Debt Maturity Structure and Credit Quality
We examine whether a firm?s debt maturity structure affects its credit quality. Consistent with theory, we find that firms with greater exposure to rollover risk (measured by the amount of long-term debt payable within a year relative to assets) have lower credit quality; long-term bonds issued by those firms trade at higher yield spreads, indicating that bond market investors are cognizant of rollover risk arising from a firm?s debt maturity structure. These effects are stronger among firms with a speculative-grade rating and declining profitability, and during recessions..Printed Journal
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JFQA4904 | PSB lt.dasar - Pascasarjana | 1 |
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