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The Effect of Debt on Corporate Profitability: Evidence from French Service Sector

Brussels Economic Review, 56(1), 43-59, 2013

Posted: 2 Jun 2014

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Mazen Kebewar

Université d’Orléans - Laboratoire d’Économie d’Orléans (LEO)

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Date Written: Spring 2013

Abstract

Current study aims to provide new and first empirical evidence on the impact of debt on corporate profitability of French service sector. This impact can be explained by three essential theories: signaling theory, tax theory and the agency cost theory. Using panel data sample of 2240 French non listed companies of service sector during 1999-2006. By utilizing generalized method of moments (GMM) econometric technique on three measures of profitability ratio (PROF1, PROF2 and ROA), we show that debt ratio has no effect on corporate profitability, regardless of the size of company (VSEs, SMEs or LEs).

Keywords: Debt, GMM, Panel data, Profitability

JEL Classification: C33, G32, L25

Suggested Citation

Kebewar, Mazen, The Effect of Debt on Corporate Profitability: Evidence from French Service Sector (Spring 2013). Brussels Economic Review, 56(1), 43-59, 2013, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2444413

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Orléans, 45100
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