The relationship between capital structure and firm performance of French firms: Under the moderating role of corporate governance

Author(s)	Dr. karama saadaoui, Prof. salah ben hamad
Country	Tunisia
Abstract	This article studies the moderating effect of the corporate governance in relationship between the capital structure and the financial of listed French companies. To achieve this objective, we performed a regression on panel data relating to 57 listed companies over the period 2010-2020. First, the results of this study suggest that the debt ratio has a significantly negative effect on the financial performance of firms. Second, our sample confirmed a significantly positive relationship between corporate governance and corporate financial performance. Third, the results reveal that corporate governance can moderate the relationship between corporate debt and financial performance.
Keywords	capital structure, corporate governance, financial performance, ROA ,governance score .
Field	Business Administration
Published In	Volume 7, Issue 4, July-August 2025
Published On	2025-07-20
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i04.51696
Short DOI	https://doi.org/g9t2dt

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