Is The Higher Debt Level Profitable for State-Owned Enterprises?

Bambang Sutopo, Arum Kusumaningdyah Adiati and Purnama Siddi

International Journal of Economics & Business Administration (IJEBA), 2021, vol. IX, issue 1, 243-256

Abstract: Purpose: The need for more significant debt financing to achieve higher profitability of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) is an issue that has recently attracted public attention in Indonesia. This study examines how SOE debt financing is associated with profitability when the debt level is relatively low and relatively high. Design/Methodology/Approach: The sample includes 514 SOE observations in the 2014-2018 period. Regression models are used to test the research hypotheses. Findings: The regression results show a positive association between debt financing and profitability when debt levels are low. On the other hand, the results show that the relationship is negative when debt levels are high. These results are consistent after controlling for the size, type, and industrial sector of the SOEs and observation year. Practical Implications: These findings suggest the need for controlling SOE debt financing to achieve SOE objectives in generating profits in Indonesia. Originality/value: By splitting the sample into low and high debt levels, this study presents findings that can show when debt financing can increase profitability and reduce SOEs' profitability.

Keywords: Debt financing; debt levels; profitability; state-owned enterprises (SOEs); Indonesia. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C21 L32 M10 M48 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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