Journal of Applied Finance & Accounting
Vol. 2 No. 2 (2010): Published on June 2010

EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION OF ORGANIC GROWTH, EVIDENCE FROM INDONESIAN PUBLIC LISTED COMPANIES

Stephanus Remond Waworuntu (BINUS BUSINESS SCHOOL, BINUS UNIVERSITY, JWC Campus, Jl. Hang Lekir I No. 6, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta 12120)
Carina Tjhatra (BINUS UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL, JWC Campus, Jl. Hang Lekir I No. 6, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta 12120)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Jun 2010

Abstract

The main objective of this research is to examine Indonesian public listed companies with earnings generated organically rather than through earnings management, income manipulation, financial engineering, or through mergers and acquisitions. 70 samples were taken from Kompas 100 Stock Index from the period of 2004 to 2007 excluding banks, financial institutions, REITs and insurance companies. The authors applied the model of Organic Growth Index (OGI), developed by Hess (2007). The OGI model designed to illuminate value-creating companies that have consistently outperformed industry competition through organic growth. The test begins by selecting the best Economic Value Added and high growth companies. The result of our study shows that there are 10 percent of Indonesian public listed companies identified as OGI winners. These companies passed the core earnings test, income manipulation test and cash realization test, and thus indicated that those Indonesian public companies have a low level of earnings manipulation and low engagement in non-core earnings such as hedging activities.

Copyrights © 2010






Journal Info

Abbrev

JAFA

Publisher

Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance

Description

Journal of Applied Finance & Accounting (JAFA) showcases useful theoretical and methodological results with the support of interesting empirical applications in the area of Finance and Accounting. Purely theoretical and methodological research with the potential for important applications is also ...