Journal of Contemporary Accounting
Volume 2 Issue 2, 2020

Free cash flow, ownership structure, and capital structure: Impact on agency cost

Yoga Khomaini Aditya (Accounting Department, Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia)
Husnah Nur Laela Ermaya (Accounting Department, Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia)
Ratna Hindria Dyah Pita Sari (Accounting Department, Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Mar 2021

Abstract

The difference in interests between investors and company managers creates a conflict of interest, so in this case, a solution is needed to reduce this problem, namely by issuing an agency cost. This study was conducted to determine the effect of free cash flow, managerial ownership, outsider block ownership, and capital structure on agency costs in Indonesia. The population in this study were all non-financial sector companies that have been listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the 2014-2018 period using multiple regression analysis techniques. The results of this study explain that free cash flow, managerial ownership, and capital structure have a significant positive effect on agency cost. Meanwhile, ownership of an outsider block does not affect agency cost. This study contributes to the science of corporate governance, especially the mechanism for reducing agency costs, and contributes to the non-financial companies themselves to reduce agency costs with manager or manager ownership programs and the right decisions in the use of corporate debt.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JCA

Publisher

Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance

Description

Journal of Contemporary Accounting (JCA) is a peer-reviewed journal published three times a year (January-April, May-August, and September-December) by Master in Accounting Program, Faculty of Economics, Universitas Islam Indonesia. JCA is intended to be the journal for publishing articles reporting ...