Factors Affecting the Profitability Management of Indonesian State-Owned Enterprises: Cash Flow from Operating as a Moderating Variable
Syarifa Yunindiah Lestari *
Faculty of Economics and Business, Trisakti University, Indonesia.
Etty Murwaningsari
Faculty of Economics and Business, Trisakti University, Indonesia.
Sekar Mayangsari
Faculty of Economics and Business, Trisakti University, Indonesia.
Vinola Herawaty
Faculty of Economics and Business, Trisakti University, Indonesia.
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Abstract
This research aims to analyze the phenomena of the factors affecting the profitability management of state-owned enterprises. The purposive sampling method was used in data collection by selecting seven state-owned enterprises during the last eleven years and using multiple regression analysis techniques. The findings of this study are that subsidy has a negative and significant effect on profitability management, which means that the more it is subsidized, the lower the profitability management indicator will be, mainly because of the decreasing motivation and challenges with profitability orientation. The firm size variable has a negative and significant effect, which means that the larger the company scale, the lower the profitability of management because the task for services requires economic orientation or not financial-based.
Keywords: Profitability management, financial performance, capital structure.