Debt and financial performance of REITs in Malaysia : a moderating effect of financial flexibility

The use of debt by REITs entity seems to be a puzzle in numerous REITs literature, as REITs are tax-exempted business entities. The trade-off theory implies that the financing strategy of using debt provides no value in a REIT entity with a marginal tax rate of zero. However, high dividend pay-o...

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Main Authors: Zalina Zainudin, Hafezali Iqbal Hussain, Izani Ibrahim, Rasidah Mohd Said
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20749/1/16066-65495-1-PB.pdf