Purpose – This paper aims to contribute to the existing finance literature on capital structure by examining the long‐run equity performance of the firms that employ extremely conservative debt policy – zero leverage for three or five consecutive years. Design/methodology/approach – This...

Purpose – This paper aims to contribute to the existing finance literature on capital structure by examining the long-run equity performance of the firms that employ extremely conservative debt policy – zero leverage for three or five consecutive years. Design/methodology/approach – This...