The theory of capital structure irrelevance developed by Modigliani and Miller (1958& 1963) paved a path to development of various theories. Miller (1977) modified the theoryby introducing personal as well as corporate taxes into the model. In 1980, Deangelo andMasulis extended Miller’s work by examining the effect of tax shields other than interestpayments on debts. In 1977, Ross did research on the signalling role of debt. Anotherequilibrium theory of optimal capital structure is agency theory proposed by Jenson andMeckling (1976). Myers (1984) proposed pecking order theory that there is a hierarchy ofpreferences in terms financing their investments. In addition, this order preference reflectsthe cost of financing options. Numerous studies have investigated the relationship betweenfinancial leverage and financial performance at different periods of time and in differentgeographical contexts as well. Studies found that there exists a positive relationship betweendebt-equity ratio and financial performance (for example, Wippen, 1966; Roden andLewellen, 1995; Dessi and Robertson, 2003; Margrates and Psillaki (2002) Abor, 2005; Oditand Gobardhun, 2011; Ojo, 2012). In contrast to the aforesaid opinions, some studies foundNegative relationship between the two (for example, Kester (1986), Friend and Lang (1988);Gansuwan and Onel, 2012; Ghosh, 2007; Rao, Hamed, Al-yahee and Syed, 2007; Abor,2006; Simerly and Li, 2000, King and Santor, 2008; Majumdar and Chhibber, 1997; Akhtar,
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