The Impact of Maximum Allowable Debt Level of Local Government Units on their Investment Potential

Keeping local government units’ financial stability to run necessary projects is becoming a severe threat due to the remarkable increase of theirs’ debt level. A question arises whether the application of debt limits excessively restrict municipalities’ investment potential. Using the linear regression model, we proved that increasing the maximum allowable debt level decreases investment potential. We have challenged the relevance of using fiscal rules and presented liberalizing the fiscal rules’ principles to assess the investment potential as an indicator to guarantee optimum use of the local government units’ economic potential from different perspectives.

The ECB Under the Threat of Fiscal Dominance – The Individual Central Banker Dimension

This paper examines the threat of fiscal dominance for central banks with a focus on the individual dimension. A general symptom of fiscal dominance is a feedback loop from sovereign debt developments to monetary policy decisions. Our theoretical reasoning clarifies under which assumptions the individual members in a federal central bank system should pay particular attention to their home regions’ public debt situation. We present empirical evidence for the existence of such a repercussion in the context of the ECB Council. Based on public statements regarding the Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme (PEPP), we classify the governors of the euro area national central banks (NCB) and the ECB board members as “hawks”, “neutrals,” and “doves”. We correlate the resulting classification with their home countries’ debt level. The resulting pattern is consistent with what can be expected for a regime of fiscal dominance. Whereas the doves tend to come from high-debt countries, the average debt level of the hawks’ home countries is significantly lower. As expected, this pattern is even more pronounced for the NCB presidents than for board members.

Pengaruh Nilai Perusahaan, Tingkat Utang, Dan Kesulitan Keuangan Terhadap Keputusan Hedging

The purpose of this research is to investigate the influence of firm value, debt level, and financial distress on hedging decisions. The population of this research is the manufacturing company sector various industrial that listed in the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) in 2015-2019. The sample used in this research consist of 12 manufacturing companies in the various industrial sector. The sampling method is non probability sampling with the sampling technique using purposive sampling. The analysis is performed by using regression analysis logistic. The results of the research with the logistic regression test show that in the LR test simultaneously all independent variables, namely Firm Value, Debt Level, and Financial Distress together have a effect on hedging decisions with a significant value less than 0.05, namely 0.004023 < 0,05. In the Z-score Test Statistic (partially), the Firm Value with a significant value of 0,0527 > 0.05, it does not affect the Hedging Decision. The Debt Level with a significant value of 0,0218 < 0.05 has effect on hedging decisions. Financial distress with a significant value of 0,0018 < 0.05, it has a significant effect on hedging decisions. The McFadden R2 test for the three variables obtained 16% while the remaining 84% was explained by other variables not explained in this research. Keywords: Firm Value, Debt Level, Financial Distress, Hedging Decisions.

Effect of Debt Level, Operating Cash Flow, Sales Volatility and Managerial Ownership on Earning Persistence

This study aims to examine the variables of debt level, operating cash flow, sales volatility and managerial ownership on earnings persistence in Property & Real Estate Sector Companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2017-2020. The research method used in this study is the method quantitative research. The sample was taken using a purposive sampling technique where the population was 63 companies and a sample that met the specified criteria was 11 companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2017-2020. The statistical analysis used in this study was multiple linear regression analysis. The results of this study indicate that debt level has no significant effect on earnings persistence in Property & Real Estate Sector Companies on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2017-2020. Operating cash flow has a positive and significant effect on earnings persistence in Property & Real Estate Sector Companies on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2017-2020. Sales volatility has a negative and significant effect on earnings persistence in Property & Real Estate Sector Companies on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2017-2020. Managerial ownership has no significant effect on earnings persistence in Property & Real Estate Sector Companies on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2017-2020. Keywords: Debt Level, Operating Cash Flow, Sales Volatility, Managerial Ownership, Earnings Persistence.

Urgensi Persistensi Laba : Antara Volatilitas Penjualan, Arus Kas Operasi, Tingkat Utang, dan Ukuran Perusahaan pada Perusahaan Manufaktur Sektor Barang dan Konsumsi yang Terdaftar di ISSI Periode 2016-2019

<p class="sbab"><em>The purpose of this study is to analyze and obtain empirical evidence on whether there is an influence between sales volatility, operating cash flow, debt level, and firm size on earnings persistence. This research is associative research with a quantitative approach. The technique used in sampling is purposive sampling. The data used in this research is secondary data. Furthermore, the data were analyzed using panel data regression analysis using the help of Eviews 10. The object of this research is a manufacturing company in the goods and consumption sector listed on the Indonesian Sharia Stock Index (ISSI) for the 2016-2019 period. The number of samples in this study was 15 companies. The results of this test partially debt level and firm size have a negative effect on earnings persistence. Meanwhile, sales volatility and operating cash flow have no effect on earnings persistence. The four independent variables have a proportion of 90.88% of their influence on the dependent variable and 9.12% is explained by other variables not included in the study.</em></p>

The Effect Of Accrual Reliability, Debt Level And Cash Flow Volatility On Earnings Persistence

This research is entitled “The Effect of Accrual Reliability, Debt Level and Cash Flow Volatility on Earnings Persistence”. The research question is “Is the persistence of earnings is affected by accrual reliability, debt levels and cash flow volatility? The research objective is to examine empirically the effect of accrual reliability, debt levels and cash flow volatility on the earnings persistence. Accrual reliability, level of debt and cash flow volatility are independent variables in this study while earnings persistence is the dependent variable. This study used secondary data in the form of annual financial statements of sample companies, namely basic industry and chemicals sector companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the period 2014-2018. The sample selection method used was purposive sampling method. In total, there were two 12 sample companies in this study. This study used multiple linear regression data analysis technique including classical assumption test, F-statistical test and hypothesis testing. The results showed the accrual reliability and cash flow volatility had no effect on earnings persistence, while the level of debt had a positive effect on earnings persistence, and therefore, the second hypothesis is acceptable.

Debt financing and firm performance: empirical evidence from the Pakistan Stock Exchange

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between the listed firms' debt level and performance on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) during a five-year period.Design/methodology/approachThis study uses pooled ordinary least squares regression and fixed- and random-effects models to analyse a cross-sectional sample of 30 Pakistani companies operating in the automobile, cement and sugar sectors during 2013–2017 (N = 150).FindingsThe results indicate that both short- and long-term debt have negative and significant impacts on firm performance in profitability. This suggests that agency issues may lead to a high-debt policy, resulting in lower performance. However, both sales growth and firm size have positive effects on the profitability of non-financial sector companies.Research limitations/implicationsThis study suggests that when debt financing significantly and negatively influences firm profitability, company owners and managers should focus on finding a satisfactory debt level. However, this study is limited to the automobile, cement and sugar sectors of Pakistan. Future studies could address other sectors, such as textiles, fertilizers and pharmaceuticals.Originality/valueThis study focusses on enhancing the existing empirical knowledge of debt financing's influence on the PSX's major sectors' profitability.

PENGARUH TINGKAT HUTANG DAN UKURAN PERUSAHAAN TERHADAP PERISTENSI LABA DENGAN BOOK TAX DIFFERENCES SEBAGAI VARIABEL MODERATING (Studi Pada Perusahaan Manufaktur Yang Terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia Periode 2016-2019)

This study aims to examine whether the debt level and firm size has an effect on earning persistence. In addition, this study also aims to determine whether the book tax difference variable moderates the relationship between the variable debt level and firm size on earning persistence. The sample used in this study were manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) during 2016-2019. The number of samples in this study were 33 companies. The sample was selected using purposive sampling technique. This research uses quantitative descriptive method, for data analysis using multiple linear analysis and moderation analysis using the absolute difference value test with SPSS 20 software. The results of this study indicate that the level debt has a positive effect on earning persistence. Meanwhile, firm size has no effect on earning persistence. The results of the moderating variable indicate that Book Tax Differences as a moderating variable can weaken the debt level with earning persistence and firm size with earning persistence. Keywords : Debt Level, Firm Size, Earning Persistence, Book Tax Differences