Another theory of capital structure is the signalling theory (Ross, 1977). The
signalling theory is also based on asymmetry information. According to Ross (1977),
a higher level of debt is interpreted by investors as a signal of higher quality and higher
future cash flow. Thus, unlike higher quality firms, lower quality firms are unable to
take on more debt as any level of debt worsens their expected bankruptcy cost
(Schoubben and van Hulle, 2004).