Capital Structure and Investment Activity of Companies in the Łódź Region in the Years 2009–2014

Abstract

The aim of the paper is the analysis of enterprises investment activity in the Łódź region including their capital structure. The empirical analysis is based on selected economic indicators: the investment intensity, the value of capital expenditures for the purchase of fixed assets per one company and dynamics of capital expenditures. The article is based on the published data coming from the Central Statistical Office characterizing the national enterprises and entities with foreign capital share from the years 2009–2014. The empirical results prove that although the percentage of enterprises with the foreign capital share is low in compression with domestic entities their significance in investments and labor market activities is relatively high.