Abstract

This thesis examines the financial factors that corporate planners must consider to reach a zero-default debt. The thesis examines the financial fundamentals associated with zero-default debt along with the size and industry effects. The data includes quarterly financial indicators for the non-financial firms listed in DJIA30 and NASDAQ100 for the period 1990-2018. The results conclude that the fixed assets turnover is the only robust variable that can be optimized to reach zero-default debt and has positive and significant signaling effect.

School

School of Business

Department

Management Department

Degree Name

MS in Finance

Graduation Date

Spring 6-15-2023

Submission Date

5-16-2023

First Advisor

TAREK ELDOMIATY

Committee Member 1

TAREK ELDOMIATY

Committee Member 2

Jasmin Fouad

Extent

63 p.

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Institutional Review Board (IRB) Approval

Approval has been obtained for this item

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Business Commons

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