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''Corporate finance - capital management.''
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The most appropriate capital structure taking account of both:
The most appropriate capital structure taking account of both:


 
* The immediate cost saving benefits of a low WACC.
(i) The immediate cost saving benefits of a low WACC.
* The potential flexibility and safety-robustness benefits of a more conservative capital structure (with a relatively lower proportion of debt finance).
 
(ii) The potential flexibility and safety benefits of a more conservative capital structure (with a relatively lower proportion of debt finance).




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Black swan]]
* [[Capital]]
* [[Capital management]]
* [[Capital structure]]
* [[Capital structure]]
* [[Idle cash]]
* [[Modigliani and Miller]]
* [[Modigliani and Miller]]
* [[Pecking order theory]]
* [[Pecking order theory]]
* [[Tax shield]]
* [[Weighted average cost of capital]]
* [[Weighted average cost of capital]]
* [[MCT]]


[[Category:Corporate_finance]]
[[Category:Corporate_finance]]
[[Category:Long_term_funding]]
[[Category:Long_term_funding]]

Revision as of 12:53, 8 August 2021

Corporate finance - capital management.

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The capital structure which results in the lowest Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC).


2.

The most appropriate capital structure taking account of both:

  • The immediate cost saving benefits of a low WACC.
  • The potential flexibility and safety-robustness benefits of a more conservative capital structure (with a relatively lower proportion of debt finance).


See also