Effect of Debt Level, Operating Cash Flow, Sales Volatility and Managerial Ownership on Earning Persistence

Abstract

This study aims to examine the variables of debt level, operating cash flow, sales volatility and managerial ownership on earnings persistence in Property & Real Estate Sector Companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2017-2020. The research method used in this study is the method quantitative research. The sample was taken using a purposive sampling technique where the population was 63 companies and a sample that met the specified criteria was 11 companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2017-2020. The statistical analysis used in this study was multiple linear regression analysis. The results of this study indicate that debt level has no significant effect on earnings persistence in Property & Real Estate Sector Companies on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2017-2020. Operating cash flow has a positive and significant effect on earnings persistence in Property & Real Estate Sector Companies on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2017-2020. Sales volatility has a negative and significant effect on earnings persistence in Property & Real Estate Sector Companies on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2017-2020. Managerial ownership has no significant effect on earnings persistence in Property & Real Estate Sector Companies on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2017-2020. Keywords: Debt Level, Operating Cash Flow, Sales Volatility, Managerial Ownership, Earnings Persistence.