Indonesian Journal of Islamic Economics and Finance
Vol. 6 No. 2 (2026)

Consequences of New IFRS 16 on Firm's Managerial Decision Making and Firm's Value: A Mixed-Methods Study of Indonesia's Transportation and Logistics Sector

Indra Pratama (Swiss German University)
Ersa Tri Wahyuni (Universitas Padjadjaran)
Thaddeus Ezekiel Krisnadi (Universitas Padjadjaran)



Article Info

Publish Date
03 Aug 2026

Abstract

Combining panel-data regression with an embedded qualitative case study, this study examines how the mandatory adoption of IFRS 16/PSAK 116 Leases affects financial ratios, lease liabilities, firm value, and managerial decision-making among Indonesian transport-logistics firms. The quantitative strand analyzes a four-year panel (2018–2021, 88 firm-year observations) drawn from 22 IDXTRANS-listed issuers, while the qualitative strand draws on semi-structured interviews and internal documentation at PT XYZ, a Japanese-invested forwarding company. Wilcoxon Signed-Rank tests show no statistically significant pre- to post-adoption change in the Current Ratio, Debt-to-Equity Ratio, Debt-to-Asset Ratio, ROA, or ROE (all p > 0.05). Panel regression confirms that IFRS 16 adoption significantly increases recognized lease liabilities (β = 0.9769; p < 0.001) and is associated with a modest but significant rise in Tobin's Q (β = 0.2128; p = 0.0011), suggesting investors reward the transparency gain rather than penalizing the higher recognized debt. The PT XYZ case study explains this apparent stability: management responded to the balance-sheet impact with a Rp 35 billion warehouse purchase (substituting ownership for leasing), tightened internal controls after a Rp 2.56 billion double-counting misstatement, and restructured accounting duties — actions consistent with both agency and stewardship motives. Integrating the two strands indicates that the sector-wide “zero effect” on financial ratios is not passive: it is the aggregate outcome of active, firm-level strategic adjustment. The study extends signaling-theory and agency/stewardship-theory explanations of accounting-standard adoption to an emerging-market, lease-intensive industry and offers practical guidance for management, auditors, and DSAK IAI on lease-transition governance.

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Abbrev

jief

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Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance Social Sciences

Description

Indonesian Journal of Islamic Economics and Finance E-ISSN (28081102) is a journal wich is biannually issued and publishes new editions in June and December. The journal publisher is Institut Agama Islam Sunan Giri (INSURI) Ponorogo and managed by Departement of Islamic Economics INSURI. The ...