Comparative analysis of capital structures in Latin America companies

Palabras clave: Financial structure, capital structure, financing decisions, determinants of indebtedness

Resumen

This article aims to provide a comparative analysis of the capital structure of large companies in the manufacturing sector of Colombia and Ecuador regarding company size, guarantees or tangibility, cost of debt, growth opportunities, reputation, and liquidity as determinant variables. Based on a sample of 509 manufacturing companies in Colombia and Ecuador, a panel data model was applied to estimate the determinants of the indebtedness of companies in this sector. The findings expose that in Colombia, the variables that influence the total indebtedness of companies are ROA, tangibility, and liquidity. In Ecuador, variables that influence the analysis of the total indebtedness of companies are ROA, size, tangibility, and liquidity. The Pecking Order Theory explains these results. This study contributes to understanding the determinants of companies’ financing types in Colombia and Ecuador, acknowledging that there are substantial differences between the economies of the two countries explained above, all by dollarization and the family structure of most companies in Ecuador and by more significant development in the Colombian stock market.

Biografía del autor/a

Cristina Logreira-Vargas

Magíster en Administración, Universidad de la Costa-Colombia; Especialista en Finanzas y Sistemas, Universidad de la Costa-Colombia; Profesional en Finanzas y Relaciones Internacionales, Universidad de la Costa-Colombia. Docente tiempo completo en Fundación Universitaria CEIPA - Colombia. Email: cristina.logreira@ceipa.edu.co, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2057-7331

Luis Gabriel Pinos-Luzuriaga

Master en Riesgos Financieros y Seguros, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral; Economista, Universidad del Azuay-Ecuador. Profesor/investigador, Universidad del Azuay-Ecuador. Email: lpinos@uazuay.edu.ec, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3894-8652

Luis Bernardo Tonon-Ordoñez

Master en Administración de Empresas, Universidad del Azuay-Ecuador; Economista, Universidad del Azuay-Ecuador. Coordinador de la Escuela de Economía, Universidad del Azuay-Ecuador. Email: ltonon@uazuay.edu.ec, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2360-9911.

Lisseth Vásquez-Peñaloza

Magister en Contabilidad internacional y de gestión, Universidad de Medellín-Colombia; Especialista en Estadística Aplicada, Universidad del Atlántico-Colombia; Contadora pública, Universidad de la Costa- Colombia. Profesora Tiempo completo en Universidad de la Costa-Colombia. Email: lvasquez8@cuc.edu.co, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5400-1194 

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Publicado
2025-01-30
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Logreira-Vargas, C., Pinos-Luzuriaga, L. G., Tonon-Ordoñez, L. B., & Vásquez-Peñaloza, L. (2025). Comparative analysis of capital structures in Latin America companies. Revista Venezolana De Gerencia, 30(109), 446-461. https://doi.org/10.52080/rvgluz.30.109.5
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