The Effect of Financial Distress, Company Size, Capital Intensity and Leverage On Accounting Conservatism
The Effect of Financial Distress, Company Size, Capital Intensity and Leverage On Accounting Conservatism
The Effect of Financial Distress, Company Size, Capital Intensity and Leverage On Accounting Conservatism
Matthew Christian
Abstract
The company's financial statements will describe the effectiveness of its management in managing company
resources. Management can choose which accounting technique to use in the preparation of financial statements.
One of the techniques that can be used is the accounting conservatism technique. The purpose of this study was
to determine the effect of financial distress, firm size, capital intensity and leverage on accounting conservatism.
The population in this study by period is Manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in the
period 2017 – 2019. The number of samples analyzed were 30 companies. The sample was taken by purposive
sampling method where the data taken were selected using certain criteria. The analysis technique used was
multiple linear regression analysis. The results of this study indicate that financial distress has no effect on
accounting conservatism, firm size has no effect on accounting conservatism, capital intensity has no effect on
accounting conservatism and leverage also has no effect on accounting conservatism.
INTRODUCTION
As evidenced by the various conveniences in meeting needs, the magnitude of economic
growth has increased in the twenty-first century; these advances can substantially increase the
competitiveness of entrepreneurs. According to LaFond & Watts (2006), conservative financial
statements can help reduce information asymmetry by reducing management's capacity to
falsify financial statements.
Schamalenbach (1959) stated that he agrees with the notion that conservatism is an
important factor. According to him, overstated profits tend to be more dangerous than
understated profits. In addition, he argues that excessive levels of conservatism can lead to
underestimation of income, which is equally detrimental. Therefore, it is necessary to choose
an acceptable level for financial statements so as not to be too conservative.
Accounting conservatism in Indonesia has been quite widely used by companies,
especially those engaged in manufacturing. caused by an understanding of the importance of
the role of accounting conservatism for the survival of the company (Luthfiany Hikmah, 2013).
One example of a case of manipulation of financial statements is that PT Garuda Indonesia is
one of the most famous cases of financial statement fraud (GIIA).
In practice, the use of accounting conservatism strategies is influenced by several factors.
Financial Distress, Firm size, capital intensity, and Leverage. Accounting conservatism has
been extensively studied, but there are still large differences of opinion.
METHODOLOGY
This research uses associative quantitative research. This investigation is used to test
hypotheses and to see correlations between variables. The quantitative approach (Sugiyono,
2018) analyzes a particular population or sample using research equipment and statistical
analysis to collect data and create hypotheses that can be evaluated.
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Types of research
This investigation relied on data from other sources. Secondary data is data obtained by
researchers through intermediary media, such as journals or databases.
Population
Population is a general area chosen by academics to investigate and develop conclusions
based on certain characteristics and characteristics of goods or people (Sugiyono, 2018). A
total of 30 manufacturing companies are included in this study population for the 2017-2019
period.
Data sources
The Indonesia Stock Exchange (www.idx.co.id) and the company's official website were
used as secondary data sources for this research. For the years 2017 to 2019, the relevant
secondary data is in the form of annual financial reports from manufacturing companies.
Financial statements of each business
Test Model
The most suitable effect to be used, then the model test is carried out. There are three
models tested to determine the method, which are as follows (Agus Widarjono, 2018):
1. Test Chow
The Chow test was performed to identify which technique, between general and fixed
effects, was superior to use when estimating panel data. 0.05 is the applied significance
threshold.
2. Hausman Test
The Hausman test is performed to identify which approach to estimating panel data,
fixed effects or random effects, is superior in terms of suitability and should therefore
be used. 0.05 is the applied significance threshold
3. Lagrange Multiplier Test
The Lagrange Multiplier test was performed to determine whether the technique,
general effect or random effect, should be used more frequently when estimating panel
data. 0.05 is the applied significance threshold. In the lagrange multiplier test
Hypothesis testing
This study has three hypothesis tests, which are as follows (Ajija, Sari, Setianto, and
Primanti, 2019: 34):
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1. Test F
The F test, also known as the overall model test, is performed to determine whether all
the different regression coefficients are zero or not, which indicates that the model
should be accepted. The F test was conducted to determine whether or not there was an
effect of the independent variable on the dependent variable simultaneously. 0.05 is the
applied significance threshold.
2. T Test
The coefficient test of the estimator variable, also known as the independent variable,
is represented by the t test. If the estimator coefficient is not too different from zero,
then the p-value is very high. The t-test was conducted to determine whether the
independent variable had any effect on the variable being tested or not. 0.05 is the
applied significance threshold.
3. Coefficient of Determination Test (Adjusted R-Squared)
The coefficient of determination is a statistical measure that shows how well the
regression line is able to explain the variation of the dependent variable that can be
related to the influence of the independent variable. The value of R squared after
adjustment may range from 0 to 1. The closer the answer is to 1, the better.
RESULTS
Table 1
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4. Capital Intensity
The average value (Mean) of the capital intensity variable is 1.376231. From the data
in the table above, it can be seen that the minimum value of capital intensity is 0.442569
and the maximum value is 11.01146 while the standard deviation value is 1.431576.
5. Leverage
The average value (Mean) of the leverage variable is 0.391180. From the data in the
table above, it can be seen that the minimum value of Leverage is 0.092483 with a
maximum of 0.963645 and a standard deviation of 0.922629.
Table 2
Based on the results of the Chow test in Table 2, it is known that the probability value is
0.000. Because the probability value is 0.000 < 0.05, then H0 is rejected and H1 is accepted.
Thus, the estimation model used is the fixed effect model.
Table 3
Table 3 shows that the probability value is 0.9939, which can be found through the
Hausman Test. So the Random Effects Model (REM) is used as a model estimator for the data
because H0 is rejected and H1 is accepted.
Table 4
The last test to determine the method used in this study is the Lagrange Multiplier Test
and the Breusch-Pagan probability result is 0.0124 <0.05, so according to the Lagrange test the
method chosen is the Random Effect Method (REM). From the three test results that have been
carried out, it can be concluded that the research will use the Random Effect Method (REM).
The following is the output of the regression using the Random Effect Model (REM).
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Table 5
Based on the data in Table V above, the panel data regression equation is obtained as
follows:
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b. It is known that the Prob value of the CPNYSZ variable is 0.6302, ie > 0.05. At the
5% significance level, the CPNYSZ variable has no effect on the CONACC
variable.
c. CPTLINSTY has a Prob value of 0.0000, which is < 0.05. There is a significant
correlation (statistically) between the variables CPTLINSTY and CONACC, with
a significance level of 5%.
d. This variable is known to have a Prob value of 0.9786, which is > 0.05. The LVRG
variable does not have a statistically significant effect on the CONACC variable at
a significance level of 5%.
DISCUSSION
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2009, the government imposed a single tax of 28 percent which fell to 25 percent in 2010. The
decrease in tax rates may be one of the reasons why companies do not use accounting
conservatism where the government trying not to burden the business. In addition, the risk of
companies that do not use conservative accounting comes from the tendency of large
organizations to want positive performance results where managers are seen to have carried
out and carried out their duties and responsibilities well, of course, this also has an impact on
manager incentives. This is in contrast to research conducted by (Ramadhani & Sulistyowati,
2019) and also (Dian Ayu Anggraeni Kusumadewi, 2018) which assumes that the larger the
size of the company, the greater the political costs. Therefore, management chose to lower
earnings to look more conservative.
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CONCLUSION
Based on the results of data analysis and discussions that have been carried out in the
previous chapter, it can be concluded that:
1. Financial distress has no effect on the accounting conservatism of manufacturing
companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2017–2019.
2. Company size has no effect on the accounting conservatism of manufacturing
companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2017–2019.
3. Capital intensity has no effect on accounting conservatism of manufacturing companies
listed on the IDX in 2017–2019.
4. Leverage has no effect on the accounting conservatism of manufacturing companies
listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2017–2019.
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