The Effect of Foreign Ownership on Corporate Debt Maturity: Evidence from the Companies Listed in Amman Stock Exchange

Authors

  • Dima Waleed Hanna Alrabadi Professor of Finance, Department of Finance and Banking, Sciences, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Sciences, Yarmouk University
  • Asmaa Mohammad Alandali Master in Finance and Banking Sciences, Yarmouk, University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14666/2194-7759-8-1-003

Keywords:

Debt maturity, Foreign ownership, Industrial companies, ASE

Abstract

This study investigates the effect of foreign ownership on corporate debt maturity of the industrial companies listed in Amman Stock Exchange (ASE). Annual data of 42 firms is used over the period (2010-2017) and panel data regression analysis is applied. Moreover, mean and median equality tests are utilized to investigate whether the debt maturity differs according to different foreign ownership percentages. The study documents an average debt maturity of Jordanian industrial companies listed in ASE of 1.6 years which indicates that these companies use short-term debt more than using long-term debt. The average foreign ownership percentage of sample companies is 20%. Results show that there is a statistically significant positive effect of foreign ownership on debt maturity for Jordanian industrial companies listed in ASE. Also, there are statistically significant differences in debt maturity of Jordanian industrial companies categorized by foreign ownership.

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Published

2019-11-14

How to Cite

Alrabadi, D. W. H., & Alandali, A. M. (2019). The Effect of Foreign Ownership on Corporate Debt Maturity: Evidence from the Companies Listed in Amman Stock Exchange. Journal Global Policy and Governance, 8(1), 55-66. https://doi.org/10.14666/2194-7759-8-1-003

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