Goodwood Akuntansi dan Auditing Reviu
Vol 5 No 1 (2026): November

Effect of Interim Earnings and Cash Flows on Abnormal Stock Returns of Technology Sector Companies

Alinvia Putri Ramadani (Politeknik Negeri Lampung, Bandar Lampung, Indonesia)
Rusmianto Rusmianto (Politeknik Negeri Lampung, Bandar Lampung, Indonesia)
Depita Anggraini (Politeknik Negeri Lampung, Bandar Lampung, Indonesia)
Anita Kusuma Dewi (Politeknik Negeri Lampung, Bandar Lampung, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
05 Nov 2026

Abstract

Purpose: This study aims to analyze the effect of interim earnings, operating cash flow, investing cash flow, and financing cash flow on abnormal stock returns of technology sector companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange Bursa Efek Indonesia (BEI) in 2022-2025.Methodology: This quantitative study uses secondary data and the documentation method. Purposive sampling yielded 14 companies with 168 observations from Quarter I, Quarter II, and Quarter III. After 68 outlier observations were excluded, the analysis used 100 observations. Data were processed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 26 through descriptive statistics, classical assumption tests, multiple linear regression, the t-test, and the F-test.Results: In the 100-observation screened sample, interim earnings have a negative coefficient of -0.002 (p = 0.030). Operating cash flow (p = 0.095), investing cash flow (reported p = 0.050), and financing cash flow (p = 0.111) do not meet the study's 5% significance criterion. The joint test is also not significant at 5% (F = 2.456; p = 0.051). R Square is 0.094 and Adjusted R Square is 0.056.Conclusions: The negative earnings association depends on outlier treatment and does not imply causality, while interim accounting data have limited power to explain market reactionsLimitations: The study covers 14 technology firms (2022–2025). Excluding 68 observations affects earnings inference, while heteroscedasticity and inconclusive autocorrelation tests limit regression reliability.Contributions: This study extends signaling theory to interim reporting, showing that earnings signals may negatively relate to abnormal returns, while accounting variables have limited explanatory power.

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gaar

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Economics, Econometrics & Finance Education Other

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Goodwood Akuntansi dan Auditing Reviu (GAAR) is a peer-reviewed, and scholarly journal published by Penerbit Goodwood. GAAR publishes high-quality research to answer important and interesting questions, develops or tests a theory, replicates prior studies, explores up-to-date phenomena, reviews and ...