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Most private companies don’t spend much time thinking about their capital structure. A few people own the business, and they typically have a relationship with a commercial bank that works well for ...

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Capital structure refers to the mix of funding sources a company uses to finance its assets and its operations. The sources typically can be bucketed into equity and debt. Using internally generated ...

A company’s capital structure refers to how it finances its operations and growth with different sources of funds, such as bond issues, long-term notes payable, common stock, preferred stock, or ...

The capital structure of a company directly impacts its profitability and ability to continue as a going concern. If a company is over-leveraged and cash flows are insufficient to meet recurring debt ...