International Research Journal of Business Studies (E-Journal)
Vol 12, No 2 (2019): August - November 2019

A Quantitative Study of Oil Price Decrease and Bankruptcy Probability in Oil and Gas Companies

Rosdini*, Dini (Department of Accounting Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Padjadjaran, Jalan Dipati Ukur No. 35, Bandung 40132, Indonesia)
Nautika*, Rahardi Gita (Department of Accounting Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Padjadjaran, Jalan Dipati Ukur No. 35, Bandung 40132, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Jul 2019

Abstract

The decrease in oil prices globally has an impact on the oil and gas company?s financial health. This study aims to provide empirical evidence about the effect of oil prices on the probability of bankruptcy in Indonesia, Singapore, and Australia using the probability of bankruptcy model of Altman Z-Score. The price of oil is measured by the price of Brent crude. Our sample is made of 20 oil and gas firms listed at the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX), the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and the Singapore Exchange (SGX) during the period of 2013-2015 selected through purposive sampling. This study is quantitative research with secondary data analyzed using simple regression model. The results of this study indicate that oil prices significantly influence the bankruptcy probability of oil and gas companies in Indonesia, Singapore, and Australia.Keywords:Oil Price, Probability of Bankruptcy, Altman Z-Score.*Department of Accounting Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Padjadjaran, Jalan Dipati Ukur No. 35, Bandung 40132, Indonesia. https://doi.org/10.21632/irjbs.12.2.145-155

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jurnalirjbs

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Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Economics, Econometrics & Finance Social Sciences

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International Research Journal of Business Studies (IRJBS), with registered number ISSN 2089-6271 (Print) and ISSN 2338-4565 (Online), is an open access and peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Prasetiya Mulya Publishing, Universitas Prasetiya Mulya. IRJBS published three times a year ...