Enhancing Corporate Performance through Debt Financing: Evidence from Nigerian Consumer Goods Firms

Abstract

Background: Consumer goods firms play a significant role in any economy, like other businesses, require a mix of financing methods to amplify their performance. Aim: The study examined enhancement of corporate performance of Nigerian Consumer Goods Firms through debt financing for a period of eleven (11) years from 2011 to 2022. Methods: The data obtained were estimated using descriptive statistics and panel regression model of fixed effect. Results: The study found a positive and significant impacts of long-term debt (β=0.469729, P=0.0311) and firms’ size (β=0.154547, P=0.0251) on the performance of Nigerian consumer goods firms’ but negative and significant impacts of loan quality (β=−0.037431, P=0.0241) and short-term debt (−0.023417, P=0.0124) on their performance. Recommendation: The study recommends financing through Long-term debt for businesses in Nigeria.

Keywords

• corporate performance
• debt financing
• long-term debt
• short-term debt
• consumer goods firms
• nigeria