Indonesian Financial Review
Vol. 6 No. 1 (2026)

The Effect of Capital Structure and Audit Committee on Earnings Quality

Dinne Febriane (Universitas Pamulang)
Syamsul Asmedi (Universitas Pamulang)



Article Info

Publish Date
08 Oct 2026

Abstract

This study examines the effects of capital structure and audit committee on earnings quality in industrial companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange during 2020–2024. Using a quantitative approach and panel data regression with the Random Effects Model, the study analyzes 14 companies with 70 firm-year observations. Earnings quality is measured using a logarithmic transformation, while capital structure is measured by the debt-to-equity ratio and audit committee by the number of members. The results show that capital structure has a positive but insignificant effect on earnings quality (p = 0.0602), while the audit committee has a negative but insignificant effect (p = 0.1812). The simultaneous effect is also insignificant (p = 0.0586). These findings indicate that capital structure and audit committee size alone are insufficient to explain earnings quality.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IFR

Publisher

Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance

Description

The intent of the Editors of The Indonesia Financial Review is to discuss, explore, and disseminate the latest issues and developments in Empirical Financial Economics (JEL classification: G), particularly those related to financial frictions in the Emerging Markets. The others are accepted such as ...