The Influence of Political Costs on Income Smoothing: Evidence From Listed Egyptian Firms

Author(s):  
Walid Shehata Soliman

Income smoothing is affected by some factors, one of these factors is political costs (PCs) which firms may pay to get information, trading, and negotiation which is imposed by the decision making and legislating authorities. Hence, the association between PCs and income smoothing is tested by focusing on Egyptian Stock Exchange (EGX), especially EGX 30, which included the most active firms, for a ten-year period from 2006 to 2015 for 63 firms, including 417 completed observations, the sample represented 10 different sectors. Two main hypotheses were formulated and tested, the first hypothesis consists of four sub-hypotheses, it was tested using multiple regression analysis, and the second hypothesis tested by testing the moderating effect of Egyptian revolution 2011 on the association between PCs and income smoothing. The findings are; first, PCs proxies have a positive and significant effect on income smoothing, second, there is a negative and significant moderating effect of Egyptian revolution 2011 on the association between firm size only and income smoothing.

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 562
Author(s):  
I Ketut Winanda ◽  
Ida Bagus Putra Astika

The capital market in Indonesia is currently growing, so that competition between companies is increasing. The company will try to increase the value of the company in order to attract investors to invest in the company. Management realizes that attention investors tend to only focus on profit, so managers are encouraged to practice income smoothing. This study aims to obtain empirical evidence of the influence of firm value, firm size and profitability on income smoothing practices in banking companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the 2016-2018 periode. The number of samples selected in banking companies is as many as 31 companies, using the purposive sampling method. The data analysis technique used is a logistic regression analysis and the results showed that the firm value and firm size had a positive effect on income smoothing practices, while the profitability did not effect the income smoothing practice. Keywords: Income Smoothing; Firm Value; Firm Size; Profitability.


2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-100
Author(s):  
Yolita Kurniawati ◽  
Paulus Sulluk Kananlua ◽  
Sugeng Susetyo

This study aims to investigate the effect of: (1) Return on Asset (ROA), Debt to Equity Ratio (DER), Net Profit Margin (NPM), and the proportion of women in board of directors on income smoothing. (2) Further, this study also investigates the moderating effect of proportion of women in board of directors on effect of ROA, DER, and NPM to income smoothing. Data were collected from anufacture companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) in the year of 2013 -2015. Multiple regression analysis and moderated regression analysis were used to test the hypotesis in this study. The results of multiple regression analysis show that Return on Asset (ROA) and Debt to Equity Ratio (DER) influence the income smoothing. Meanwhile, Net Profit Margin (NPM) does not influence the income smoothing. The result of moderated regression analysis shows that the proportion of women does not moderate the effect of Return on Asset (ROA), Debt to Equity Ratio (DER), and Net Profit Margin (NPM) on income smoothing. Those could happen because very women are sit in the Board of Directors of the firms in Indonesia.Keywords: Income Smoothing, Return on Asset (ROA), Debt to Equity Ratio (DER), Net profit Margin (NPM).


2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-92
Author(s):  
Yolanda Sesilia ◽  
A. Zubaidi Indra ◽  
Chara Pratami Tidespania Tubarad

This study aimed to examine the effect of Firm Size, Financial Leverage, Dividend Payout Ratio, and Firm Value toward Income Smoothing in BUMN Companies Listed on Indonesia Stock Exchange.  Income Smoothing measured by Index Eckel’s.  The Population in this study is BUMN companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2015-2019 Based on the purposive sampling method, the sum of a sample obtained from the population is 16 companies.  Sources of data obtained from annual reports of companies listed on Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2015-2019.  The analytical method for this study uses logistic regression analysis and Mann Whitney test with SPSS 21.  Based on the result of the analysis showed Firm Size, Financial Leverage, Dividend Payout Ratio, and Firm Value are not influence Income Smoothing. 


2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rini Tri Hastuti

The purpose of this research is to reexamine the factors allegedly effecttoincome smoothing, whiches firm size, profitability, financial leverage, institutional ownership. The sample of this study consisted of 59 manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) in 2013 until 2015. To determine the status of grading company and not a profit grader used Eckel index. As for answering research hypothesis used Logistic Regression analysis tools. The results of this study concludes that income smoothing taken by the company to go public in the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX). Multivariate testing using the Logistic Regression showed thatfirm size, profitability, financial leverage has significant effect on income smoothing. While, the variable institutional ownership had no significant effect on income smoothing.


Paradigma ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 62-72
Author(s):  
Nadhila Ellyane Ardaputri ◽  
Dikdik Saleh Sadikin

This study aims to determine the effect of Executive Incentive, Firm Size, and Leverage on Earnings Management. The object of research in this study is the LQ-45 company listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (BEI) in the 2015-2018 period. This research uses purposive sampling method so that 27 companies are obtained with a total of 97 observations after outliers. This study uses a random effect model and multiple regression analysis used in hypothesis testing. This study provides results that the executive incentive LQ-45 company does not affect earnings management; firm size has a positive effect on earnings management; and leverage has no effect on earnings management.


Author(s):  
Mutiara Lusiana Annisa ◽  
Ruth Samantha Hamzah

This study analyses the effect of debt to equity ratio, return on asset ratio, and firm size toward audit delay. The population in this study is listed companies on mining sector at the Indonesia Stock Exchange circa 2017-2019, which consists of 13 companies. This study employed multiple regression analysis and purposive sampling as an analysis method and sampling technique, respectively. The result shows that debt to equity ratio and return on asset ratio do not have a significant effect on audit delay, meanwhile firm size significantly affects audit delay.


2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuniar Aemanah S

Income smoothing is one of the strategies or business conducted by the company's management with the aim to reduce the fluctuations in earnings This is done with the motivation to show good performance to investors. This effort is made by playing with the income and the cost of the current period to be higher or lower than the actual income and expenses. Income smoothing is one form of earnings management. This study aims to determine the effect of independent variables in the form of profitability, firm size, and leverage to the practice of income smoothing in property and real estate companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange 2012 to 2017. The method used in sampling this study using purposive sampling which produces 23 samples within the period of 6 (six years) of 138 sample units. The analytical method used is logistic regression analysis processed using SPSS 23. Based on the result of research, it is found that simultaneously profitability, firm size, and leverage variables influence the practice of income smoothing. Partially variable of firm size, and leverage do not have an effect on income smoothing, while profitability variable have positive and significant effect to income smoothing.


2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 259-270
Author(s):  
YOHANES ERYANTO ◽  
SURYANTO SURYANTO

The purpose of this research is to provide empirical evident whether insider ownership, firm size, profitability, leverage, liquidity, earnings per share and price to book ratio have significant influence of dividend policy. Sample in this research are nonfinancial companies, which are listed in Indonesian Stock Exchange over the three years period 2012 until 2014. This research used purposive sampling method. The sample of this research consist of 52 companies that meet in criteria. This research uses multiple regression analysis to find out the influence of all independent variables above to dividend policy. The result of the research showed that firm size, leverage, earnings per share and price to book ratio had a significant influence on dividend policy, while insider ownership, profitability and liquidity had no influence.


Author(s):  
Dana Puspita Rahmawati ◽  
Lulus Kurniasih

This study aims to examine the effect of IFRS implementation and audit quality as represented by public accountant firms’ size on timely loss recognition in Indonesia. This study uses firm size, profitability, and growth as control variables. This research was conducted in the non state-owned companies and non financial companies listed on Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2012-2015. This study used a purposive sampling method for getting the sample. Multiple regression analysis was used as the main analysis and the results show that timely loss recognition is affected by audit quality and firm size. However, this study finds that IFRS implementation, profitability, and growth don’t have significant effect on timely loss recognition.


2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Bernadetta Dian Novita ◽  
Abriandi Abriandi

This research aimed to determine the effect of the profitability which is measured using Return On Assets (ROA) and Firm Size measured using total assets to stock return with income smoothing as moderating variable. The object in this research is manufacturing companies listed in Indonesian Stock Exchange period 2012-2016. The research using Indeks Eckel as income smoothing indicator. The technique of sampling using purposive sampling so 70 companies have been selected as sample. The multiple linear regression analysis and moderated regression analysis are used as the data analysis , also used  t test (partial) and F test (simultaneously) to Goodness of fit test on SPSS 23. The result of this research shows that partially profitability has positive and significant effect to stock return, while firm size has negative and not significant effect to stock return. Simultaneously,  profitability and firm size have significant effect to stock return. Income smoothing can not moderate the relationship of profitability and firm size to stock return.  


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