Capital structure of agricultural cooperatives of Paraná

Authors

  • Leonardo Köppe Malanski Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná

Abstract

The paper aims to analyze a hierarchy of preference for the composition of the capital structure of agricultural cooperatives, based on a literature review with an emphasis on the Trade-off theory and the Pecking Order theory. It was used data from Balance Sheets and Income Statements of 46 agricultural cooperatives from Paraná, available in the OCEPAR System, between 2006 and 2016 (quarterly data). It is a quantitative research, with multivariate regression with fixed effects and FGLS regression. The paper seeks to find evidence of the conflict of interest between managers and cooperative members, in the method of financing sources for agricultural cooperatives. It was observed that the managers of the agricultural cooperatives give greater concern to the cooperatives’ profitability than momentarily favor the associates with dividends. Results corroborate the Pecking Order theory in agricultural cooperatives, a kind of organization where could be an agency conflict between the elected president and cooperative’s members.

Published

04/05/22