Estructura de capital y su efecto en la rentabilidad en los emprendimientos de Café en Quito.

Abstract

Abstract: The purpose of this exploratory and descriptive study was to analyze the level of relationship between the capital structure and the profitability of Ecuadorian coffee companies. The study used a sample of 18 companies in the coffee sector for the period 2017 to 2021. The analysis The Pareto test has been used to analyze the relationship between the dependent variables of the profitability and the independent variables associated with the capital structure. the findings of the study revealed that the data do not present normality, for which reason they were used non-parametric statistics in 3 statistical models, where the p-values ​​were greater than 0.05, so they are a predictive factor of the models whose modifications in the independent variables will directly affect the dependent ones. The pioneer study for the Ecuadorian context allows administrators, investors and regulators of the public sector establish actions that promote financial management on the capital structure in companies in the coffee sector.