The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibilities on the Capital Structure and Financial Performance of Companies Listed in the Tehran Stock Exchange

The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of corporate social responsibilities on the relationship between capital structure and financial performance of companies listed in the Tehran Stock Exchange. This research period is from 2011 to 2014. The results showed that there is a significant negative relationship between short-term debt ratio, long-term debt ratio and total debt ratio with equity rate of return, asset rate of return and net profit margin. We also found that corporate social responsibility has a significat impact on the relationship between short-term debt ratios and financial performance. Corporate social responsibility has also influenced the relationship between long-term (total) debt ratios and financial performance.