DEBT COVENANT, MANAGERIAL OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE AND ACCOUNTING CONSERVATISM
Lies Zulfiati and Elsa Lusiana
Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Ekonomi Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
Abstract
This study aims to determine the effects of debt covenant and managerial ownership structure on accounting conservatism in manufacturing companies listed in the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) period 2016-2018. According to Givoly and Hayn (2000), accounting conservatism is proxied by total accrual, while debt covenant is proxied by leverage. Managerial ownership structure is measured by managerial ownership level. The control variables are firm size and sales growth. The sample in this study is manufacturing companies listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) period 2016-2018. The companies selected using purposive sampling amount to 112 companies for 3 consecutive years, or336 companies in total. This study employed data panel regression with eviews version 10.0. The findings of this study show that debt covenant and sales growth have a positive and significant effect while managerial ownership structure and firm size havea positive and insignificant effect on accounting conservatism in the manufacturing companies listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) period 2016-2018.
Keywords: Debt Covenant, Managerial Ownership Structure, Accounting Conservatism
Topic: Financial Accounting