THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CAPITAL STRUCTURE AND THE  FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF KAKUZI PLC COMPANY, KENYA .

CHERUIYOT, EMMANUEL; NYAGAH, ESTHER

dc.contributor.author	CHERUIYOT, EMMANUEL
dc.contributor.author	NYAGAH, ESTHER
dc.date.accessioned	2024-05-21T12:04:03Z
dc.date.available	2024-05-21T12:04:03Z
dc.date.issued	2023
dc.identifier.uri	https://ir.gretsauniversity.ac.ke/xmlui/handle/20.500.12736/4063
dc.description.abstract	The research in this area explores the relationship between the capital structure and the financial performance of KAKUZI PLC company listed in the NSE markets. The two areas in a firm for the major decision include financing and investment. How a firm is financed is very important to the managers and the providers of the funds, including the stakeholders. The capital structure variables and independent variables considered in this study include debt finance, equity finance, and hybrid finance. The design used in this research is descriptive design. There are several theories used in the research which include, the Trade Off Theory, Modigliani and miller theory and the Market timing theory which explains the variation of price per share. The data used to carry out this study is the secondary data obtained from the NSE database. The relevant data is collected is analyzed using the regression analysis model, standard deviation and mean. This is because the study entails more than one independent variable. The independent variables, Equity, Debt and Hybrid financing explains 68.6 % of the financial performance of Kakuzi PLC. The debt ratio has a favorable influence while Equity financing have a positive effect on the financial performance of Kakuzi PLC. The hybrid financing have a negative influence on the financial performance of the company.	en_US
dc.publisher	Gretsa University	en_US
dc.title	THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CAPITAL STRUCTURE AND THE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF KAKUZI PLC COMPANY, KENYA .	en_US