ARBITRASE: JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS AND ACCOUNTING
Vol. 7 No. 1 (2026): July 2026

Paradoks Arus Kas dan Nilai Publik pada BUMD Air Minum

Dominggo Calvino Role Gulu (Universitas Tanjungpura, Pontianak)
Syarbini Ikhsan (Universitas Tanjungpura, Pontianak)
Gita Desyana (Universitas Tanjungpura, Pontianak)



Article Info

Publish Date
12 Jul 2026

Abstract

Perumdam Tirta Khatulistiwa of Pontianak City recorded solid financial performance during 2022–2024, with net operating cash flow growing from IDR 34.86 billion to IDR 50.62 billion (CAGR +20.50%) and net profit from IDR 23.02 billion to IDR 32.66 billion. However, service quality simultaneously deteriorated: the non-revenue water rate rose from 29.96% to 32.56%, exceeding the national standard of 20%, while adequate water pressure coverage plummeted from 41.84% to 14.71% (CAGR ?40.8%). This study aims to analyze cash allocation patterns and measure their conversion efficiency into public service value using a Critical Case Study approach based on audited financial statements. The analysis shows the Cash Reinvestment Ratio ranged only 4.30%–5.58%, below the 7–11% reference range, while capital expenditure declined (CAGR ?8%) amid strong operating cash growth, indicating that cash surpluses have not been optimally converted into infrastructure investment supporting public service value. These findings confirm that prevailing BUMD performance assessment frameworks ("Healthy"/"Good" ratings) tend to emphasize financial dimensions and have not yet fully incorporated substantive public value indicators. This study contributes by proposing the addition of non-financial indicators, based on cash flow ratios and service quality, into the performance evaluation framework for water utility BUMDs, so that corporate health assessments are no longer biased toward financial aspects alone.

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Abbrev

arbitrase

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Subject

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

Description

1. Auditing, 2. Financial Management, 3. Marketing Management, 4. Strategic Management, 5. Organizational Behavior, 6. Operations Management, 7. Change Management, 8. Management of Sharia, 9. Knowledge Management 10. Entrepreneurship, 11. E-Business, 12. Business Management, 13. Capital Market, 14. ...