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Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia

53 (3) 2019 3 – 9

The Nonlinear Effect of Debt on Firm Performance
Kesan Tidak Linear Hutang terhadap Prestasi Firma

Jl. Pandawa Pucangan
Kartasura Sukoharjo
57168 Jawa Tengah
INDONESIA

masbayuklaten@gmail.com

Jl. Tidar No. 21
Magersari, Magelang
59214 Jawa Tengah
INDONESIA

mranani_muji@yahoo.com

Abstract

This research posits the nonlinearity model of capital structure in Indonesia by examining the rate of debt acquisition and its effect on firms’ performance. It uses the total debt and earnings after tax (EAT) as proxies of firms’ performance from a sample of 2,064 as listed on the Indonesian Stock Exchange (IDX) from 1999 to 2018. To analyse the nonlinear effect, it uses the polynomial regression analysis. The results established the positive quadratic impact of debt on firms’ performance which predicts that increasing debt will trigger such high performance. It is conceived that increasing debt use in financing decisions will cause the company performance to go down in the future. This research provides a new perspective to the field of capital structure theory, especially to the classical trade-off theory. For future research, introducing other proxies in gauging firms’ performance may strengthen the validity of this study. It should also explain and elaborate on the nexus between debt increment and positive quadratic effect on firms’ performance, and also provide solutions to practical issues in the economy.

Keywords

capital structure; earning after tax (EAT); financing decisions; financing model; liability

Author’s Acknowledgement

We would like thank the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education for funding this research. We also would like to acknowledge the Center for Economic and Financial Data in the Faculty of Economics and Business and the Muhammadiyah University, Magelang, for their kind assistance in providing data used in this study.

http://dx.doi.org/10.17576/JEM-2019-5303-1
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Raharja, , & Mranani, (2019). The Nonlinear Effect of Debt on Firm Performance. Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia, 53(3), 3–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.17576/JEM-2019-5303-1

@article{raharja2019nonlinear,
  title={The Nonlinear Effect of Debt on Firm Performance},
  author={Raharja, Bayu Sindhu and Mranani, Muji},
  journal={Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia},
  volume={53},
  number={3},
  pages={3—9},
 

year={2019},
}

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