scholarly journals Effect of Social and Environmental Disclosure on the Performance of Listed Consumer Goods Producing Companies in Nigeria

Author(s):  
Emuebie, EMEKE ◽  
Samuel Adebayo OLAOYE ◽  
Grace Oyeyemi OGUNDAJO

Information is power; its presentation, processes and utilization can make or mare circumstances. One of the strategies of bridging information asymmetry is to disclose relevant information required by stakeholders in taking crucial decision. The impact of social and environmental disclosure on the performance of Nigeria consumer goods’ producing companies was examined in this paper, using multiple regression analysis while the sample constitute 16 out of 20 companies listed as consumer goods sector. The study found that social and environmental disclosure had significant effect on return on assets while firm size and age had no significant control in the effect of social and environmental disclosure on ROA. Also, social and environmental disclosure had insignificant effect on earnings per share (EPS) but firm size and age had significant control in the effect of social and environmental disclosure on EPS. The study concluded that social and environmental disclosure has significant impact on the performance of manufacturing companies in Nigeria. It was opined that managers should ensure that information about their social practices is well communicated in an understandable manner to the stakeholders, and thus the stakeholders would be able to comprehend, value and process it in taking meaningful decision about the firm, and that disclosure should be country-specific; every country should design the benchmark, rules and guidelines befitting their environment for such to be impactful.

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 3255-3269
Author(s):  
Fery Derianto ◽  
Fefri Indra Arza

This study aims to provide empirical evidence regarding the factors that affect the timeliness of financial reporting on manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2017-2019. Timeliness is information that ready to be used before losing meaning by companies who use financial statements and their capacity is still available for make a decision. The determinant factors in this study are profitability, solvency and firm size. By using purposive sampling method, obtained research samples of 30 companies. The dependent variable of this study is timeliness measured by the date the audited annual financial statement is submitted to BAPEPAM by using a dummy variable. The independent variables in this study are profitability, solvency, and firm size. Profitability is measured using return on assets (ROA), solvency is measured by the debt to assets ratio (DAR), and firm size is measured by natural log of total assets. The analysis technique used is multiple regression analysis. The results of this study are the solvency has a significant and positive effect on the timeliness of financial reporting, while profitability and company size do not have an influence on the timeliness of financial reporting


2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 78
Author(s):  
Muthia Harnida

The approaches of stock valuation can be used by the investor using  the approaches of present value and price earnings ratio. This research is to investigate the effect of fundamental analysis on the stock valuation using the approach of price earnings ratio. The fundamental factor uses some variables such as dividend yield, return on assets, leverage, firm size and growth of earnings per share. The sample is manufacturing companies listed in Indonesian Stock exchange for the period of financial report of 2013 until 2015.            The result indicates that statistically dividend yields, leverage, firm size, and return on assets have significant effect on the stock valuation of price earnings ratio, but  growth of earnings  per share does not affect the stock valuation.


2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 112
Author(s):  
Ngoc Hung Dang ◽  
Thi Viet Ha Hoang ◽  
Manh Dung Tran

This study is conducted for investigating the impact of cost control on business efficiency of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the area of Thai Binh, Vietnam for the period from 2012 to 2014. Impacting factors were built and verified on business efficiency of SMEs including (i) Cost of goods sold ratio, (ii) Financial expense ratio, (iii) Administration expense ratio, (iv) Firm size, (v) Financial leverage, (vi) Assets structure, and on Pre-tax return on sales ratio and Pre-tax return on assets ratio. The study employed regression models of OLS, FEM, REM and GLS with multi-year dataset of SMEs in Thai Binh province. The results show that the ratios of cost of goods sold, financial leverage, and administration expenses have negative relation with business efficiency, but affecting Return on sales (ROS) and Return on assets (ROA). In addition, financial leverage, assets structure and firm size have small impacts on ROS and ROA. Also, basing on the findings, SMEs operating in the form of joint stock company have higher business efficiency than those operating in the form of limited liability company.


2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 24
Author(s):  
Mariska Leviani Dan Indra Widjaja

This research aimed to examine the effect of Liquidity (Current Ratio), Profitability (Return On Assets), Sales Growth, and Firm Size toward Capital Structure (Debt to Equity Ratio) on manufacturing companies sector food and beverages in Indonesia Stock Exchange for period 2013 - 2017. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling and the sample collected consisted of 14 companies. Analysis using SPSS program. Based on statistical t test, the result of research show that Liquidity had a significant, negative effect on Capital Structure. Meanwhile, Profitability, Sales Growth, and Firm Size did not affect Capital Structure. Based on statistical F test indicates that variables Liquidity, Profitability, Sales Growth, and Firm Size simultantly affect Capital Structure on manufacturing companies sector food and beverage listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange for period 2013 - 2017.


2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-66
Author(s):  
Martha Nandana Ongkopranoto ◽  
Synthia Madyakusumawati

This study aims to determine the effect of fiscal loss compensation, corporate governance, return on assets, leverage, and firm size on tax avoidance in manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2013-2017. Analysis of the data used is descriptive statistical analysis, classical assumption test, and hypothesis testing using the SPSS. The study using secondary data in the form of financial statements of manufacturing sector companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange and audited during 2013-2017. Based on the results of regression testing, it is known that the fiscal loss compensation variable has a negative effect, and return on assets has a positive effect on tax avoidance, while corporate governance, leverage, and firm size do not affect tax avoidance.


Author(s):  
Felicia Vanessa Wijaya ◽  
Luky Patricia Widianingsih

Abstract: In the era of globalization, companies are developing into multinational companies that establish branches or subsidiaries in various countries. This globalization has given an impact to increase international transaction. These transactions could lead to transactions with related parties that shows an indication of transfer pricing. Along with the development of globalization, factors affecting transfer pricing are not only derived from taxes, but also from other factors. The purpose of this research is to examine the effect of tax, exchange rate, tunneling incentive, and firm size on transfer pricing. This research used secondary data in the form of annual reports published on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. Population of this research was manufacturing companies for years 2014-2018 and by purposive sampling method, a sample of 19 manufacturing companies was obtained. Analysis technique used on this research was a multiple linear regression using SPSS 23 application. The result shows that tax, tunneling incentive, firm size have significant effect on transfer pricing, while exchange rate does not take any effect on transfer pricing. Adjusted R2 determination coefficient of 32,8% shows transfer pricing is affected by tax, exchange rate, tunneling incentive, and firm size, while remaining 67,2% is affected by other variables outside research model. Keywords: Transfer Pricing; Tax; Exchange Rate; Tunneling Incentive; Firm Size.


2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 2999
Author(s):  
Ayuningtyas Putri Saraswati Saraswati ◽  
Ni Putu Santi Suryantini

International trade by multinational company can result in risk borne by the company. Foreign exchange rate fluctuation risk is the biggest rist that affect international trading activity. Therefore to reduce that risk, the company using hedging policy as risk management. This study is aimed to analyse the impact of leverage , firm size, and profitability of the hedging decision using derivative instruments in manufacturing companies listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2013 until 2017.  Sampling using purposive sampling techniques and according to the criteria established company obstained 107 sample and 535 dirm year observation. Logistic regression techniques was used to test this research. The result of this study indicates that variables debt to equity ratio as a proxy for leverage has a positive and significant effect on hedging activites, variables  Ln(total asset) as a proxy for firn size has a positive and significant effect on hedging activities, and return on asset as proxy for profitability has a posistive and significant on hedging activities.      Key Word: leverage, firm size, profitability, hedging.


Author(s):  
S. Anandasayanan ◽  
T. Velnampy

Corporate Governance is basically concerned with ways in which all parties interested in the well-being of the firm (the stakeholders) attempt to ensure that managers and other insiders are always taking appropriate measures and adopting mechanisms that safeguard the interests of the stakeholders. The purpose of the study is to find out the impact of corporate governance on corporate profitability of Diversified Holding companies listed in Colombo Stock Exchange. Secondary data were used for the study.17 companies out of 20 were selected based on the availability of the data during the study period. In this study board size and board composition and CEO duality were considered as independent variables and Return on Assets (ROA) was used as profitability measurement. Further debt to equity ratio and firm size were considered as control variables. Hypotheses were tested using panel Least Square regression analysis. Descriptive statistics were computed for the Diversified Holding companies to represent the main characteristics of the study variables. The findings revealed that the influence of corporate governance on corporate profitability was statistically significant while debt to equity ratio and firm size have insignificant impact on corporate profitability.


Author(s):  
Titis Nistia Sari ◽  
Dabella Yunia

A complicated tax problem in Indonesia is tax avoidance. Tax avoidance is a legal action that is detrimental to the state. This research aims to determine whether tax avoidance affects leverage, firm size and return on assets. This study was tested using multiple linear regression with the dependent variable tax avoidance and independent variables in the form of leverage, firm size, and return on assets. The population in this research is companies that listed in Indonesian Stck Exchanged (www.idx.co.id) and sample in this study amounted to 50 (fifty) manufacturing companies. The selection of the research sample was done by random sampling. Multiple regression testing uses SPSS 25 software. The results show that leverage has a positive effect on tax avoidance, while firm size and return on assets have no effect on tax avoidance. Companies with high debt levels tend to do tax avoidance. On the other hand, companies of any size and any return on assets can carry out tax avoidance


2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-69
Author(s):  
Aurick Chandra ◽  
Felicia Wijaya ◽  
Angelia ◽  
Keumala Hayati

Purpose: This study aimed to examine and analyze the effects of the Debt to Equity Ratio (DER), Total Assets Turnover (TATO), firm size, and Current Ratio (CR) on Return on Assets (ROA) on the manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange from 2017 to 2019 Research methodology: This research approach used quantitative research with descriptive research type. The research sample was determined by purposive sampling method to obtain 93 manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock exchange in 2017-2019. Results: The study results with simultaneous hypothesis testing showed that the Debt to Equity Ratio, Total Assets Turnover, firm size, and Current Ratio had a significant influence on the Return on Assets. Partial testing of the hypothesis showed that the Debt to Equity Ratio had a negative influence and significant on the Return on Assets. Total assets turnover and firm size had a positive influence and significance on the Return on Assets. However, the Current Ratio had no influence and was not significant on the Return on Assets. Limitations: The use of historical data and variables was limited, only three years and five variables. Contribution: This research can be used for adding knowledge in the financial field, especially for those who want to invest in a company by seeing the Return on Assets ratio. Keywords: Debt to Equity Ratio (DER), Total Assets Turnover (TATO), Firm Size, Current Ratio (CR), Return on Assets (ROA)


Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document