International Business Research; Vol. 13, No.

1; 2020
ISSN 1913-9004 E-ISSN 1913-9012
Published by Canadian Center of Science and Education

Impact of Financial Leverage, Size and Assets Structure on Firm

Value: Evidence from Industrial Sector, Jordan
Zaher Abdel Fattah Al-Slehat1
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Assistant professors: Faculty of Business, Tafila Technical University, Jordan
Correspondence: Zaher Abdel Fattah Al-Slehat, Tafila Technical University, At-Tafila, P.O. Box 179, Tafila,
66110, Jordan.

Received: November 11, 2019 Accepted: December 4, 2019 Online Published: December 10, 2019
doi:10.5539/ibr.v13n1p109 URL: https://doi.org/10.5539/ibr.v13n1p109

Abstract
The present study aims at revealing the financial leverage, Size, and asset structure and its impact on the values of
firms. The researcher used the analytical method approach for a sample of 13 firms from the mining and extraction
industry sector listed on the Amman stock exchange of the period 2010-2018.The model of simple line regression
was used for testing the hypotheses of the study by using both programs of (E-views, STATA) in addition to both
programs of unit root test and variance inflation factor to make sure of the data stability and no relationship
between variables.
The study concluded the non-existence of the impact of financial leverage on the firm value and the relationship
between the financial leverage and Tobin’s q scale was negative. However, there was an impact of each size and
asset structure on firm value and the relationship between the natural logarithm of size and asset structure was
positive with Tobin’s q. The study recommends that Companies must achieve an optimal mixture of debt and
equity, for long-term survival and hence the growth of the company.
Keywords: financial leverage, size, assets structure, firm value
1. Introduction
Financial leverage and firm size have considered the most important issues which concern financial managers as a
result of the enormous development which the financial market undergoes and the technological development in
the use of financial resources, which have allowed accomplishing the advantage of the variety of these resources.
This requires the increase of concern about both decisions of financing and investment, in a way that realizes a
current of positive future profits, and consequently, the rise of stock prices in the market, namely, the increase in
the wealth of owners.
On the other hand, (Noghondari & Noghondari, 2017) refer to the financial leverage is one of the most difficult
issues that face the financial manager when taking a decision, because the increase in the debt ratio may increase
the financial risks and lead to the rise of capital cost. Accordingly, firms should improve the use of financial
resources in a way that leads to an increase in profitability.
The Jordanian mining and extraction industry sector works in light of an environment characterized by
competition at both local and international levels. Therefore, this sector needs more technological intensity than
the other sectors. The fact which forces the financial management to be successful to mix between financing by
debt and equity, concerning quantity and quality, in a way that reflects on the achievements of its future aims.
The main aim of present study is to study the nature and direction of the relationship between each of financial
leverage, size, assets structure and firms value. And the impact of financial leverage, size, and assets structure of
the firm's value.
Financial Leverage is important in the mining and extraction industry sector, to finance its assets and thus increase
shareholder value. Therefore, this study is important for the Jordanian economy, which was affected by the global
financial crisis. As the Amman stock financial market helps to increase investment, create employment
opportunities, increase economic growth and attract local and foreign investments. Thus, this topic will be focused
on academics and researchers to help this sector.

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2. Theoretical Framework and Previous Studies

Financial leverage
Financial leverage is the use of debt in a firm's capital structure, when firms take their financial decision, they
should take into consideration the capital structure as it influences the mixture of debt and equity, and consequently,
the influence on the earnings and risks of shareholders. The mixture of debt and equity can be determined by the
help of financial leverage. (Jiricek & Dostalova, 2010) pointed out that money can be obtained through issuing
bonds, bank loans or issuing more earnings per share. And is the degree to which a firm has funded its business
operations through external resourced (Modigliani & Miller, 1958). (Myers, 2002) indicates that the use of a raised
level of debt has the advantage of the tax-saving, which improves profitability, but this can also lead to the
likelihood of being taken over by the creditor. (Mule & Mukras, 2015)
Financial leverage is represented in the process of using debts (Borrowing) within the financial structure or the
loan whose surplus can be re-invested in order to obtain more earnings. (Raheel & Shah, 2015)
(Akpinar, 2016; Senol et al., 2017; Ahmad et al., 2015; Al-Malkawi, 2008; Chikalipah, 2019; Raza 2013;
Al-Rdaydeh et al., 2018) indicated that the financial leverage can be calculated by using the following equation:
Financial leverage = Total Debt / Total Equity
Financial leverage = Total Debt / Total Assets
And (Pandey 2015) pointed out The financial leverage is measured by the following indicators:
1. The ratio of debt to equity capital.
2. The ratio of debt to total capital.
3. The ratio of fixed charges to net operating income.
(Agwan, 2015; Rayan, 2008) pointed out that the decision of financial leverage emphasizes the apportionment
between debt and equity in financing the firm in light of an environment characterized by uncertainty in regard to
future cash flows.
company size
The firm size is considered as one of the basic restrictive things in both small and big firms at the local and foreign
levels when taking decisions relating to financial leverage. (Faccio et al., 2016) pointed out that the total assets are
the total fixed assets (tangible and intangible assets and other fixed assets), and current assets (inventory,
receivable and other current assets). For determining the firm size, the natural logarithm of the total assets will be
used. (Panaretou, 2014; Ayturk et al, 2016; Aggarwal & Padhan, 2017).
Usually, the big firms are more diversified and less risky and the earning per share is connected with size and is
positively connected with the ratio of the market value to the book value, a lot of researches have revealed that the
relationship between size and financial earnings are similar concerning financial and non-financial firm. (Liow,
2010)
Assets structure
Assets structure is one of the aspects relating to the firm resources which describe the assets structure, like the
fixed assets, current assets, they are the ownerships of the firm at a certain time for a certain period that can be
measured through the following equation: (Desmintari & yetty, 2016; Machali & Setiadharma, 2017; Ukhriyawati
et al., 2017).
1. The percentage of current assets to total assets.
2. The percentage of fixed assets to total assets.
3. Other assets ratio to total assets.
(Al-Ani, 2014; Ukhriyawati et al., 2017) pointed out that assets structure is a group of tangible assets of the firm in
establishing and expanding its tasks and using them in its operations, the tangible assets must be used as insurance
to get debt finance from the bank as lenders (Myers, 1977). According to (Titman & Wessels, 1988; Harris & Raviv,
1991) asset tangibility are the main factor in deciding the firm’s debt level, and the empirical studies have shown
that the assets tangibility is positively related to debt ratio. (Friend & Lang, 1988; Rajan & Zingales, 1995;
Williamson, 1988).
value of the company
Interest in the firm’s value has become an important element in the analysis; several previous studies have

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indicated that the value of the company is influenced by the following factors: (Machali & Setiadharma, 2017)
1. Firm value is affected by asset structure: Assets are property or property owned by the company in a
certain period. There are two types of assets: current assets and fixed assets. The ratio of those assets will
determine the firm asset structure.
2. Firm value is affected by firm size. The total assets owned by a firm indicate the firm size. The bigger the
firm size, the easier it is to get internal or external sources of funds, which will affect the firm value itself .
3. Firm value is affected by capital structure: The first thing that has to be done by firm management is to
understand fully the main components of capital structure. An optimum capital structure is the one which
maximizes the stock price. Excessive loans may detain the firm developed and make the shareholder
think twice before investing.
(Sabrin et al., 2016; Moeljadi, 2014) indicated that the main aim of the firm owners is to maximize the firm value
as it implies the prosperity of shareholders or investors. Seeking the increase of the firm value may face the agency
problem. The firm value is influenced by internal factors such as the factors of financial decisions, dividend policy
and external factors such as economic growth, interest rates, Foreign Exchange Rates.
The firm value has been measured through Tobin's q equation which is one of the most widely spread measures for
determining the firm value. It's known as the market value of the firm divided by the book value of assets or the
book value or the owners' equity. (Kim et al., 2015)
The study of (Fu et al., 2016) pointed out that Tobin's q equation indicates that the market value of the firm divided
by the replacement value of the firm assets. (Lindneberg & Ross, 1981) pointed out that the replacement value of
the firm can be expressed by the following equation:
RCt = Tat + RNPt – HNPt + RINVt – HINVt
Where is the:-
RCt: Replacement cost.
Tat: Total assets per year t.
RNPt: The net value of the equipment and machinery at replacement cost per year t.
HNPt: The net value of historical equipment and machinery.
RINVt: The net replacement cost of inventory value per year t.
HINVt: The net value of inventory of historical value per year t.
To avoid the problem of the unavailability of the information relating to the population of the study, the
approximation of Tobin's q was used which is measured as follows:
Tobin's Q Approximation = (TMV+PS+DEBT) / TA
TMV: The Company's market value.
PS: preferred stock.
DEBT: The Accounting value of the company's indebtedness.
TA: The Accounting value at the end of the year of the company's total assets.
Where the value of Tobin's q is greater than the one it shows that the market values of the firm's assets are greater
than actual cost which signify that the firm's position is good and vice versa. (Chung & Pruitt, 1994; Gill &
Obradovich, 2013)
2.1 Previous Studies
The study of Dutta et al., (2018) examined the impact of financial leverage on the firm's value for a sample of 31
companies listed in New York stock exchange for six different sectors for ten years. The study concluded the
existence of a big negative relationship between the degree of financial leverage and the firm's value after the
control of the changing size of the firm.
Ishari, (2016) investigated the impact of financial leverage on the values of firms for the period 2011-2015 for a
sample of ten industrial firms listed in the Sri Lanka market, the results indicated the existence of a reverse
relationship between financial leverage and firms' value, the study proved that financial leverage did not have an
impact on the firm's value.
On the other hand, cheryta et al., (2017) aimed at the analysis of the impact of financial leverage and profitability

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and inconsistency of information and cash, possessions on the firm's value for a sample of 56 firms listed on
Indonesia stock exchange for the period 2012-2015. The results indicated that financial leverage had a negative
impact on cash positions and profitability had a positive impact on cash positions and the firm's value. The study
concluded the non-existence of the impact of financial leverage and the size of the firm's value.
Bestariningrum, (2015) explored the effect of capital structure and firm size on the firm's value of the firms listed
in the LQ-45 indicator for the period (2010-2014), for a sample of 42 companies. The study concluded that capital
structure and firm size had a positive and important impact on the firm's value.
The study of Ayuba et al., (2019) aimed at testing the impact of financial performance, capital structure and firm
size on the value of firms for a sample of 27 insurance companies listed on a Nigeria stock exchange for six years
from 2012-2017. The study concluded that all variables had an impact on the value of insurance companies in
Nigeria.
The study of (Machali & Setiadharma, 2017) aimed at testing the impact of asset structure and size of the firm's
value for a sample of 34 estate firms in Indonesian stock exchange for the period 2010-2014. The study concluded
the existence of a direct impact on the asset structure of the firm's value and it concluded the non-existence of
impact of size on the firm's value.
However, (Farooq & Masood, 2016) studied the impact of financial leverage on the value of firms in the cement
sector in Pakistan for the period 2008-2012 for a sample of 19 firms. The study concluded the existence of a
statistically positive and important correlation between financial leverage and firm's value expressed by Tobin's q
scale.
Finally, the study of Collins et al., (2012) aimed at revealing the impact of the firm's capital structure on its market
value for a sample of 19 non-financial firms for the period 2005-2009. The study concluded a group of results, the
most important of which was the existence of a positive impact on the firm's size of its market value.
2.1.1 Study Contribution
Through the review of literature, no study has dealt with the four dimensions combined together represented in
(financial leverage, size, assets structure and firm value). Therefore, what distinguishes the study, to the
researcher's knowledge, is the fact that it combined four variables which are very important in the science of
financing for two sides: the applications side as the financial leverage forms one of the basic pillars in taking the
financial decisions. And the practical side as the four dimensions represented in financial leverage, size assets
structured and firm's value is the concern of researchers.
3. Methodology
3.1 Research Hypotheses
H01: There is no impact of the financial leverage on firm value.
H02: There is no impact of size on firm value.
H03: There is no impact of the asset structure on firm value.
3.2 Population and Sample Study
The populations of the present study consist of all company mining and extraction industry listed on the Amman
Stock Exchange for the period from 2010 to 2018. While the sample consists of 13 firms based on the following
conditions:
1. All required data are available.
2. No merger process between firms.
3. The fiscal year ends on the 31/12.
4. The financial reports for all firms are available.
3.3 Data Collection
The annual financial reports of sample firms, the reports issued by the Amman Stock Exchange, books,
periodicals, Journals, and related references are used, in addition to studies, articles, master theses and doctoral
dissertations published on the internet.
3.4 Model of Study
For dealing with the variables of the study and achieving its aim, the study of (Al-Malkawi, 2008; Chikalipah,
2019; Raza, 2019) was used for the independent variable, represented in financial leverage. And the studies of

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(Ayturk et al, 2016; Akpinar, 2016; Senol et al., 2017) were used for the size variable. For asset structure, the
studies of (Al-Ani, 2014; Noghondari & Noghondari 2017; Ukhriyawati et al., 2017). The dependent variable
represented in the value of the firm which was measured through Tobin's q equation for that the studies of (Fu et al.,
(2016); Chung & Pruitt, (1994) were used.
Through the review of previous studies, the model of the current study can be divided into the following:
3.4.1 The Quantitative Model of the Study
By reviewing the models used in the previous studies which can be used for testing the hypotheses of the study, the
following models can be formed:
Model 1: Tobin's q = α + B1FL + e
Model 2: Tobin's q = α + B1Logs + e
Model 3: Tobin's q = α + B1AS + e
3.4.2 The Qualitative Model of the Study
The following model reflects the specific concepts of the nature of the problem and its signs relating to the test of
the impact of financial leverage, size, and asset structure to the value of the firm.

The Independent Variables The Dependent Variables

Financial leverage

Size Value of the firm

Assets Structure

Figure 1. The qualitative model of the study

3.5 Study Variables

3.5.1 The Independent Variables
Financial leverage (FL) = Total debt (D) / Total Equity (E).
Size (Log size): it is computed as the natural logarithm of total assets.
Assets Structure (AS): The percentage of fixed assets to total assets.
3.5.2 The Dependent Variable
Approximate Tobin's q= (MVE + PS + DEBT) / TA
4. The Statistical Analysis
4.1 The Descriptive Analysis
Tables (1,2,3,4) explains the mean and standard deviation of the independent variables.

Table 1. Descriptive analysis of FL

FL
Mean 1.461
Median 0.973
Standard Deviation 2.250
Sample Variance 5.063
Kurtosis 17.612
Skewness 3.974
Range 14.602
Sum 170.995
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FL
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
2020 2018 2016 2014 2012 2010 2008

Figure 2. The development of financial leverage during the year of study

Table (1) explains the descriptive analysis of the financial leverage. While the mean was (1.461), with a standard
deviation of (2.250).
Figure (2) presents the development of the financial leverage during the study period. This indicates that the
examined and analyzed a sample of the study is moderate and close in its dependence on financial leverage.

Table 2. Descriptive analysis of Log s

Size
Mean 9.308
Median 9.287
Standard Deviation 0.424
Sample Variance 0.179
Kurtosis 1.180
Skewness 1.053
Range 1.9346
Sum 1089.076
Count 117

Log s 6E+09
5E+09
4E+09
3E+09
2E+09
1E+09
0
2020 2018 2016 2014 2012 2010 2008

Figure 3. The development of size during the year of the study

Table (2) shows the descriptive analysis of the size. While the arithmetic mean of size was (9.308), with a
standard deviation of (0.424).
Figure (3) presents the development of the size during the study period. This signifies the existence of
differences between the firms as a testing sample about their size being big, medium and small.

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Table 3. Descriptive analysis of AS

AS
Mean 109753724
Median 11065462
Standard Deviation 266487892
Sample Variance 7.1015
Kurtosis 8.059
Skewness 3.052
Range 1222948860
Sum 12841185803
Count 117

Assets Struture 150000000

100000000

50000000

0
2020 2018 2016 2014 2012 2010 2008

Figure 4. The development of Assets structure during the year of study

Table (3) shows the descriptive analysis of the size. While the arithmetic mean of assets struture was
(109753724), with a standard deviation of (266487892).
Figure (3) presents the development of the assets struture during the study period. The asset structure signifies
the approximate ownership of assets.

Table 4. Descriptiv analysis of Tobin's q

Tobin's q
Mean 0.988
Median 0.971
Standard Deviation 0.182
Sample Variance 0.0332
Kurtosis 10.115
Skewness 0.255
Range 1.829
Sum 115.67
Count 117

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Tobins q
1.4
1.2
1
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
2020 2018 2016 2014 2012 2010 2008

Figure 5. The development of Tobin's q during the year of study

Finally, Table (4) shows the descriptive analysis of the Tobin's q. While the mean of size was (0.988), with a
standard deviation of (0.182).
Figure (4) presents the development of the Tobin's q during the study period. This signifies the existence of
simple differences in the values examined and analyzed firms resulting from differences in their sizes and age
besides the difference in their market shares.
4.2 Unit Root Test
Table (5) shows the Unit Root Test, Levin-Lin-Chu test. The P-value was less than 5% for all variables, and
consequently, all the independent and dependent variables were characterized by stability during the years of
examining and analyzed the study.

Table 5. Unit Root Test

Variables P-value t-statistic
FL 0.00 - 11.2898
Logs 0.00 - 8.00849
AS 0.00 - 3.73201
Tobin's q 0.00 - 2.28411

4.3 Multicollinearity Test Results Between Independent Variables

Table 6. Variance Inflation Factor
Variables VIF
FL 1.042
Logs 1.220
AS 1.236

The previous table shows that the values (VIF) (variance inflation factor) for all the independent variables are
less than 5. This indicates the non-existence of a multiple linear correlation problem between the study variables.
4.4 Results of Testing Hypotheses and Discussion
The First hypothesis: There is no impact of the financial leverage on firm value.
Table (7) presents the results of the simple regressions related to the first hypothesis of the study. The value of
Durbin-Watson test (1.63) indicates that there is no autocorrelation between the errors in the regression equation,
within the acceptable limits for this test. Thus, according to the calculated value of T-test (-1.737696) which is less
than the tabulated value of T-test (1.960), thus, this hypothesis is accepted, which signifies the fact about the
non-existence of the impact of financial leverage on the firm value at significance level 0.086 which is greater than
0.05 T-test value indicates the existence of a negative relationship between the financial leverage and the value of
the firm.
The table showed that that the coefficient value (R2) = (0.58), which means that the financial leverage is able to
explain 0.56 of changes occurred in firm value.

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The result of testing the first main hypothesis indicates the following:
1. With the other factors remaining stable, the examined and analyzed study sample avoids the use of
financial leverage for the sake of increasing the value of the firm.
2. Managerial leaderships have a group of other factors which have something to do with the value of the
firm such as size and asset structure.
3. This result proves that the use of much financial leverage bears the financing cost of the firm represented
interest on debts.
The second hypothesis: There is no impact of size on firm value.
Table (7) presents the results of the simple regressions related to the second hypothesis of the study, the value of
Durbin-Watson test (2.40) which is within the accepted limits of this test. The calculated value of T-test (2.953141)
is bigger than the tabulated value of T-test (1.960) with a significance level (0.0006) which is less than 0.05. The
value of the T-test indicates the existence of a positive relationship between size and firm value.
Based on that, the null hypothesis is rejected and the alternative hypothesis is accepted which implies the fact of
the existence of size impact on the firm's value.
The table presented that the coefficient value (R2) = (0.60) that refers the size clarifies (0.60) of changes in firm
value.
The results of testing the main second hypothesis indicate the following:
1. It appears through the analysis of the second hypothesis that firms tend to size in the choice of financial
resources in a perfect way to increase their value and not only depend on financial leverage which bears
the additional cost for them.
2. The positive impact of the increase company size will lead to an increase in its value.
The third hypothesis: There is no impact of the asset structure on firm value.
The results of testing the third hypothesis of the study as shown in table (7) indicate the results of simple regression
where the value of Durbin-Watson was (2.39) the value indicates that there is no autocorrelation between the errors
in the regression equation within the acceptable limits for this test. And based on the calculated value of the T-test
(3.432478) which is greater than the tabulated value of the T-test (1.960). The value of the T-test indicates the
existence of a positive relationship between asset structure and the value of the firm.
However, the results refer to reject the null hypothesis and accept the alternative hypothesis which said: There is an
impact of the asset structure on firm value. with a significance level of (0.0009) which is less than (0.05).
The table presented that the value of the coefficient (R2) = (0.61) which that the size explains 0.61 of changes
in firm value.
The result of testing the third main hypothesis shows the following:
1. Increased asset structure, leading to increase the ability of companies to choose the optimal structure of
debt and equity.
2. The positive impact caused by assets structure to the value of firms reinforces what was reached in the
first hypothesis. This is an indication that the examined and analyzed firms avoid the use of financial
leverage for increasing their value, the fact which means their direction toward finance resources other
than financing by debt depending on their assets structure.
3. The positive impact of the increase assets structure will lead to an increase in its value.
We notice that the result of the first hypothesis relating to the impact of financial leverage on the value of the
firm's conformed to the studies of (Cheryta et al, 2017; Ishari, 2016; Dutta et al., 2018) and was different from
the study of (Farooq and Masood, 2016) in regard to the relationship. Concerning the second hypothesis of the
study relating to the impact of size on the firm's value, it conformed with (Bestariningrum, 2015; Ayuba, et al.,
2019; Collins et al., 2012) and was different from the study of (Cheryta et al., 2017; Setiadharma & Machali,
2017; Farooq & Masood, 2016). The third hypothesis relating to the impact of the assets structure on the firm's
value conformed to the study of (Setiadharma & Machali, 2017).

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Table 7. The results of the simple regression analysis of the financial leverage, size and asset structure
Method: Panel Least Squares

Independent
FL Logs AS

Dependent
Model 1: Tobin's q = α + B1FL + e Model 2: Tobin's q = α + B1Logs + e Model 3: Tobin's q = α + B1AS + e

Variables Coefficient T-Test VIF Coefficient T-Test VIF Coefficient T-Test VIF

33211233- 13737696- 13342 33523189 23953141 13223 73797222 33432478 13236

T

n
q
o

R-squared 3356 3363 3361

Durbin-Watson 13639 2343 2339

Probability 333863 333343 333339

5. Conclusions & Recommendations

The researcher concluded a group of conclusion as follows:
1. Jordan's mining and extraction industries sector does not focus on debt to increase the value of the firms.
2. Oversized companies enhance investor confidence in firm value.
3. Increase in asset structure, a positive indicator for investors.
4. There is no impact of financial leverage on the value of firms.
5. There is an impact of each of the size and assets structure on the value of the firms.
Based on the above mentioned conclusions, the researcher presented a group of recommendations as follows:
1. The study recommends that mining and extraction industries companies should link the concepts of
financial leverage and the value of the firm and the attempt to combine them in a way that is reflected
on profits.
2. Companies must achieve an optimal mixture of debt and equity, for long-term survival and hence the
growth of the company.
3. New investors should measure corporate performance through asset structure and size, to make a
successful investment decision.
4. Conducting more research on the same subject on different sectors, increasing sample companies,
and other variables
The limitations of the study, the study is conducted on the sample of the Jordanian mining and extraction industry
companies listed in the Amman Stock Exchange for the period 2010-2018. Therefore, the present study is valid for
generalization within this sector only.
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