Findings – The authors find that large firms favour debt financing while profitable firms rely more
on internal capital accumulation. Intangibility and business risk increase the level of debt financing but
tax has little impact on capital structure. The authors also observe strong industrial effect and ownership
effect. Real estate firms borrow considerably more and firms from utility and manufacturing industries
use more long-term debt despite compared with commercial firms. On the other hand, firms with state
ownership tend to borrow more, while firms with foreign ownership choose more equity financing.