Capital structure

Capital structure refers to the sources of capital for a firm as well as the proportion in which they are present.

This term is also used in a simpler way, to refer to the relative proportions of equity and debt within the firm’s long-term capital.

See also

• Aggressive
• Borrowed funds
• Capital
• Capital employed
• Capital management
• Conservative
• Corporate finance
• Corporate financial management
• Debt
• Debt structure
• Debt to equity ratio
• Dividend payout ratio
• Equity
• Financial risk
• Gearing
• Leverage
• Longer term
• Maturity
• Modigliani and Miller
• Optimal capital structure
• Own funds
• Re-equitisation
• Shareholder value
• Term