IMPROVING THE INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES IN THE CHEMICAL AND INEFTEHIMICHESKOY INDUSTRY
Develop the main directions of improving the investment activity of enterprises. According to the analysis of capital structure and determining the size of borrowings by the chemical and petrochemical industry, we can conclude that the use of borrowed funds will enable the company to increase the return on equity. Financial decisions on the structure of investments - is the choice of a compromise between risk and return. Increasing leverage increases risk due to the uncertainty of the future effectiveness of their application. On the other hand, a higher leverage provides greater value return on their own investments. Enterprises using only their own sources of funding have maximum financial stability, but significantly limit the pace of development. At the same time, the enterprise borrows funds generally have a greater potential for growth. However, with increasing leverage they lose their financial independence.