Financial distress, growth opportunities, and dividend policy on firm value through company hedging policies

This study aims to obtain empirical evidence of the effect of financial distress, growth opportunities, and dividend policies on firm value through company hedging policies. This research was conducted on property and real estate companies listed on the Indonesian stock exchange in 2016-2018. The sampling technique used purposive sampling, with several criteria, to get a sample size of 55 companies. The data analysis technique used is path analysis. Hypothesis testing shows that financial distress has a positive effect on hedging, while growth opportunities and dividend policy have no significant effect on hedging. Financial distress hurts firm value. Growth opportunities and dividend policy have a positive effect on firm value. This study also found that hedging has no significant effect on firm value. Also, this study is unable to prove the company's hedging policy as a mediating variable.

The Effect of Agency Costs on Hedging Policy in Indonesian Public Companies

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of agency costs on company hedging policies. This study use the concept of hedging policies derived from synchronizing foreign exchange derivatives based on agency theory and hedging with foreign exchange debt based on balancing theory. The novelty of this research is the application of the synthesis of agency theory and balancing theory as indicators of hedging policies. The hedging policy based on foreign exchange derivatives is synchronized with the hedging policy based on foreign debt. The population was companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) in 2012-2017. Using the purposive sampling method, 78 companies for each year from 2012 - 2017 were obtained with a total of 468 data. This research used a panel data regression method. The hypotheses were tested with the Hausman Test, which shows the best research model is the Fixed Effect Model. The results of the study concluded that financial distress and underinvestment had a significant positive effect on hedging policies, while business risk did not affect hedging policies because most companies had relatively low foreign sales. The findings of this study have theoretical implications that support agency and balancing theory.

FAKTOR INTERNAL PERUSAHAAN YANG MEMPENGARUHI KEBIJAKAN LINDUNG NILAI

Hedging is used to protect the value of a company’s assets or liabilities from exposure to fluctuations in the value of foreign currency. This study aims to investigate the conditions and influence of firm size, growth opportunities, leverage ratio, and financial distress either simultaneously or partially to the hedge policy of BUMN listed in the IDX period of 2013-2016. The sample in this study was chosen based on purposive sampling method, obtained from 16 BUMN companies with research period from 2013-2016. Data analysis technique in this research is descriptive statistical analysis and logistic regression analysis. The results of this study indicate that firm size, growth opportunities, leverage, and financial distress simultaneously have a significant effect on hedging policy. Partially, firm size and financial distress have a significant positive effect on hedging policy, leverage has a significant negative effect on hedging policy, while growth opportunity has a positive effect not significant to hedging policy.

Islamic Currency Swap: Can Be The Best Way to Hedge Indonesia Hajj Fund?

The operational costs of Hajj in foreign currencies will always face the risk of changes in exchange rates. Hajj operational costs will continue to grow in line with the increasing number of pilgrims. But at present, the government (BPKH) does not have a currency hedging policy to reduce the risk of fluctuating currency values. Hajj operational costs are saved in rupiah, dollar and riyal currencies. As a result, deposits of pilgrims will continue to be overshadowed by the reduction in value due to the depreciation of the rupiah against the dollar and riyals. Hedging policy is a necessity in the management of Hajj funds. This study will use an Islamic currency swap simulation analysis. According to the MUI DSN No 96 in 2015, a swap is a contract that starts a spot transaction followed by a forward agreement by setting a forward exchange rate. Then it is settled by spot transactions using the agreed forward exchange rate. The results of the study show that the dollar and riyal in 2018 are in a state of high volatility, so hedging is needed to reduce cash outflows. Based on analysis, Islamic currency swap can be the best hedging to the operational costs of Hajj in USD is with tenors 30 days, 180 days, 360 days. while the operational costs of Hajj are in Saudi Arabia Riyal currency, efficient in overnight tenors, 30 days, 90 days and 180 days.