EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION, INSTITUTIONAL OWNERSHIP, AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE (A STUDY ON
MANUFACTURING COMPANIES IN INDONESIA)
Zaky Anwar
Ibrahim1, Atmaji2
Universitas Sebelas Maret Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia
�[email protected]1, [email protected]2
ABSTRACT
This research aims to determine and analyze
Executive Compensation, Ownership and Financial Performance of Manufacturing
Companies in Indonesia. The method used in this research is quantitative. The
population of this research is all companies operating in the manufacturing
sector registered on the BEI in 2019 - 2022.
The sample in this study was selected using a purposive sampling method. The
research results show that executive compensation significantly impacts
manufacturing company performance through ROA but is less significant about
ROE. Nonetheless, well-compensated executives are motivated to increase
profits, potentially reducing agency costs. However, factors such as initial
solid performance and external events such as COVID-19 may influence the impact
of executive compensation on performance. In addition, institutional ownership
does not significantly influence company performance because institutional
investors tend to prioritize their portfolios and remain passive towards
managerial activities, thereby rejecting the hypothesis that supports a
significant positive effect of institutional ownership on performance.
Keywords: executive
compensation, institutional ownership, financial performance, company.
Corresponding Author: Zaky
Anwar Ibrahim
Email: [email protected]
INTRODUCTION
Compensation is not only a form
of return from the company to employees for their services and contributions to
creating "value" for the company. It also provides a vital role for
the company because it can be a triggering instrument that strengthens employee
motivation. To achieve and exceed performance targets so that the company's
performance trend will also increase (Merchant &
Van der Stede, 2017). It is so important to increase
employee motivation in order to create optimal company performance, especially
on the board of directors as the highest position which exerts considerable
influence and has the authority to take strategic actions that determine the
achievement of company goals, so the amount of remuneration compensation that
is greater and even excessive is given. Far from the average remuneration of
employees in their Company (Sari
et al., 2020), as can be seen in Table 1 and
Table 2 regarding the remuneration received by the board of directors and
employees in manufacturing sector companies, which are the object of this
research. Manufacturing sector companies were chosen as the object of this
research because they play an essential role in national economic Growth by
covering various industries as classified by the Indonesian Stock Exchange with
the IDX Industrial Classification report and citing the Ministry of Industry
website, that "to support the achievement of the economic growth target of
5.3 % in 2023, optimal Leverage is needed from the manufacturing sector.
"The Ministry of Industry's priority steps in the next year include adding
commodities to the commodity balance, which will be encouraged in 2023. This is important to guarantee the supply of raw or
auxiliary materials and support added value and downstreaming in the country.
"
Table 1. Remuneration for the Board of Directors in
2020
|
Name Company |
Sub-Sector Industry |
Number of Directors (Person) |
Total
Remuneration (Billion
IDR / Year) |
Average Remuneration
(Billion/ Person/Year) |
|
PT.
Indo Acidatama Tbk |
Chemicals |
6 |
9,654 |
1,609 |
|
Clairvoyant Concrete Precast Tbk |
Construction |
5 |
8,341 |
1,668 |
|
Asiaplast Industries Tbk |
Specialty Chemicals |
3 |
4.55 |
1,517 |
|
Five Budi Dream Tbk
(PBID) |
Containers & Packaging |
6 |
31,571 |
5,262 |
|
Krakatoa Steel (Persero) Tbk |
Iron & Steel |
6 |
16,772 |
2,795 |
|
Toba Pulp Sustainable Tbk |
Forestry & Paper |
5 |
8,538 |
1,708 |
|
Ceramics Indonesia Association Tbk. |
Building Products &
Fixtures |
4 |
4,102 |
1,026 |
|
Sumi Indo Cable Tbk |
Electrical |
4 |
5,943 |
1,486 |
|
Kobexindo Tractors Tbk. |
Machinery |
6 |
20,961 |
3,494 |
|
Tri
Banyan Tirta Tbk |
Beverages |
4 |
1,512 |
0.378 |
|
PT
Indofood Success Prosperous Tbk |
Processed Foods |
16 |
234 |
14,625 |
|
Saraswanti Grace Prosperous Tbk. |
Agricultural Products |
6 |
5,869 |
0.978 |
|
Warehouse Salt Tbk |
Tobacco |
12 |
154 |
12,833 |
|
Chitose International Tbk |
Household Products |
7 |
3,2 |
0.457 |
|
Martina Berto Tbk |
Personal Care Products |
6 |
4,235 |
0.706 |
|
Goodyear Indonesia. Tbk |
Auto components |
3 |
13,847 |
4,615 |
Source: 2020 Company Annual Report
Based on Table 1, it can be seen that the board of
directors at PT. Indofood Sukses Makmur received an annual compensation of 14.6
billion rupiah per year in 2020, while the average employee remuneration was
around 1 billion rupiah per year on average.
Table 2 Average Employee Remuneration in 2020
|
Name Company |
Sub-Sector Industry |
Amount Employee (Person) |
Total
Remuneration / Year |
Average Remuneration / Person / Year |
|
PT. Indo
Acidatama Tbk |
Specialty Chemicals |
380 |
IDR
31,405,718,000 |
Rp.
82,646,626 |
|
Clairvoyant Concrete Precast Tbk |
Construction |
1270 |
IDR
127,753,171,232 |
Rp.
100,593,048 |
|
Asiaplast Industries Tbk |
Specialty Chemicals |
404 |
Rp.
45,380,695,867 |
Rp.
112,328,455 |
|
Megawisata
Epack Sentosaraya Tbk |
Containers &
Packaging |
1241 |
IDR
172,706,558,064 |
Rp.
139,167,251 |
|
Krakatoa Steel
(Persero) Tbk |
Iron
& Steel |
3089 |
IDR
519,019,422,000 |
IDR
168,021,826 |
|
Toba Pulp
Sustainable Tbk |
Forestry &
Paper |
1195 |
Rp.
149,153,352,000 |
IDR
124,814,521 |
|
Indonesian
Ceramics Association Tbk. |
Building Products & Fixtures |
515 |
Rp.
65,973,768,210 |
Rp.
128,104,404 |
|
Sumi Indo Cable Tbk |
Electrical |
557 |
Rp.
34,966,286,394 |
Rp.
62,776,098 |
|
Kobexindo Tractors Tbk. |
Machinery |
790 |
IDR
59,919,383,958 |
Rp.
75,847,321 |
|
Tri Banyan
Tirta Tbk |
Beverages |
290 |
IDR
22,462,094,455 |
Rp.
77,455,498 |
|
PT Indofood Sukses
Makmur Tbk |
Processed Foods |
91585 |
IDR
7,851,131,000,000 |
Rp.
85,725,075 |
|
Saraswanti Grace
Prosperous Tbk. |
Agricultural Products |
385 |
Rp.
64,206,991,719 |
Rp.
166,771,407 |
|
Warehouse Salt Tbk |
Tobacco |
30940 |
IDR
2,745,783,000,000 |
Rp.
88,745,410 |
|
Chitose International Tbk |
Household Products |
427 |
IDR
38,410,843,731 |
Rp.
89,955,138 |
|
Martina Berto
Tbk |
Personal Care
Products |
517 |
Rp.
103,664,382,337 |
Rp.
200,511,378 |
|
Goodyear Indonesia.Tbk |
Auto components |
837 |
IDR
47,932,691,946 |
Rp.
57,267,254 |
Source: 2020 Company Annual Report
Even though the value of compensation given to the
board of directors is much greater than the value given to all employees on
average, the value of compensation given fluctuates, as shown in Figure 1. and
it can be seen that the value of compensation continuously varies from year to
year, whether there is an increase from the previous year or a decline from the
previous year with impacts on different levels of performance.
Figure 1. Graph of
Remuneration for Directors of
Manufacturing Companies for
the 2019 � 2022 Period
Source: 2020 Company Annual Report
Figure 2. Graph of the Net
Profit (Loss) of Manufacturing Companies for the 2019 - 2022 Period
Source: Company Annual Financial Report 2019 - 2021
For example, as shown in Figure 1. and Figure 1.
which are based on the annual reports of each company for the period 2019 to
2022, in general, the level of directors' compensation is directly proportional
to the level of company performance, meaning that if the amount of compensation
increases, then the level of compensation will increase. Company performance
will also increase and vice versa.
On the other hand, several
companies experience different conditions, such as the PT Keramika Indonesia
Association. Tbk (KIAS), where there was a decrease in the value of directors'
compensation year on year (yoy), but the company experienced an increase in
performance, which was marked by a reduction in the level of net loss for the
current year since 2019 with a loss of IDR (494,426) million and the loss
continues to decrease year on year (yoy) until 2022 it managed to make a profit
again of IDR 6,554 million. Then at PT. Goodyear Indonesia. Tbk (GDYR). 34,555
million, but in 2022, the company will again record a net loss of (Rp. 48,999)
million; this indicates that increasing compensation does not necessarily have
the impact that the company will experience increased performance or generate
net profits and gives the impression that there is waste for the company.
However, the decline in company performance was also caused by the Covid-19
pandemic, which caused abnormal phenomena and the decline in the world economy (Siswati, 2021), so a different analysis
approach will be carried out between the research sample and the year included
in the pandemic period category. (abnormal) with the research year included in
the non-pandemic (normal) period category. Apart from experiencing losses,
there were also corruption cases that befell several government-owned
manufacturing companies, namely PT Krakatau Steel Tbk (KRAS), based on CNN
Indonesia, 19 July 2022, the Attorney General's Office (Kejagung) appointed the
former Main Director of PT Krakatau Steel (Persero) for the period 2007- 2012
as a suspect in a corruption case for the Blast Furnace Complex (BFC) Factory
construction project which caused losses in several consecutive years referring
to the company's financial reports.
Furthermore, the latest case
regarding alleged corruption also occurred at PT Waskita Karya (Persero) Tbk,
which according to CNBC Indonesia, 2 May 2023, explained that "The
Attorney General's Office (Kejagung) has named the President Director of PT
Waskita Karya as a suspect in the alleged corruption case. or misuse of funds
from PT Waskita Beton Precast in 2016-2020", and suffered the same fate as
PT Krakatau Steel Tbk (KRAS), which also experienced losses referring to the
company's financial report in 2020. Corruption cases continue to be mentioned
as reported, which can also be caused by the company's governance system. The
bad thing that cannot be separated from agency problems is the difference in
the focus of different interests between the controlling party (management) and
the owner (shareholders) in the agency problem theory (Jensen & Meckling, 2019).
The news is quite worrying.
Some manufacturing companies, one of which has the status of a state-owned
company, have experienced relatively poor performance and losses in several
years even though the board of directors has been given remuneration in amounts
that are much greater than the average remuneration for all employees based on
tables one and table 2 because apart from being an instrument that motivates
employees, providing compensation also functions to provide a controlling role
as explained by (Merchant
& Van der Stede, 2017) in their book entitled
"Management Control System" incentives are the final essential
element in the result control or control system results. Result Control is an
effective preventive control system because it directly addresses the problem
where control is needed and can be used to control employee behaviour at
various levels of the organization.
Furthermore, even though the
company's performance is decreasing, causing losses and corruption cases, it is
still influenced by various other factors. However, this research is only
limited to finding out how the role of compensation can influence company
performance. Other factors that influence the level of company performance
include the COVID-19 pandemic, which indicates that some manufacturing
companies are pretty vulnerable in mitigating and overcoming disasters or in
the worst situations; as we know, world conditions are pretty dynamic and
should be able to face and overcome various kinds of risks. Alternatively, even
survive sustainably in even the worst situations, especially as the
manufacturing sector is one of the vital sectors for economic Growth; companies
are expected to show good performance, such as generating maximum profits and
guaranteeing shareholders' welfare. Discusses company performance, which can be
defined and measured in terms of profitability, Growth, market value, total
shareholder return, economic added value, and customer satisfaction, based on
stakeholder expectations (Raharjo & SE, 2023) and according to (Fuadah & Hakimi, 2020 ) defines corporate performance
as "the total value created by the company". through its activities,
which is the amount of utility created for each legitimate stakeholder."
The hope of the community, shareholders, government and all stakeholders is, of
course, that as soon as possible, the issuers who perform poorly, especially
the board of directors, immediately improve or improve their performance as
they have been given compensation and awards, so they should provide optimal
performance commensurate with the awards given by the company.
Several previous studies have
discussed the effect of providing compensation on the quality of company
performance. However, the research results differ from one study to another as
in the research conducted (Smirnova
& Zavertiaeva, 2017), (Wang et
al., 2021). �Have the same opinion, which
finds that executive compensation positively affects company performance.
However, research provides the opinion that CEO compensation does not always positively
impact company performance. Then, another research conducted by (Kim &
Jang, 2020) found that providing
compensation improves company performance in the short term but can reduce
company revenue in the long term.
The novelty of this study is
that it attempts to explore the relationship between executive compensation,
ownership structure, and financial performance in the context of manufacturing
companies in Indonesia. The researcher tried to carry out re-testing and tried
to find solutions to the negative issues caused by indications of agency
conflicts and suspected that other factors could potentially influence the
relationship between executive compensation and the level of quality of the
company's performance, namely monitoring activities which were one element of
corporate governance mechanisms. Supervisory activities are one of the
effective measures to mitigate agency problems based on the statement of Jean
Tirole, an economist mentioned in research (Miller et al., 2022), that "A supervisor is
actively tasked with reducing agency problems in the companies in which they
invest." External or internal parties can carry out supervision
activities, and one of the parties who can carry out supervision is the shareholders
themselves, where the shareholders are classified based on the proportion of
shares owned by each party and form a structured structure. Referred to as
ownership structure, so in this study, the researcher raised ownership
structure as a moderator between the two research objects.
Based on the explanation above, the
manufacturing sector's role is so essential for economic Growth that it is
miserable if the news is heard about the loss of a manufacturing company. The
level of effectiveness of providing compensation to improve employee
performance, especially for the board of directors, is the party with the most
authority and responsibility; however, it turns out that this is still the
case. There are cases of corruption that are not expected, along with the
latest negative issues regarding the performance of some companies in the
manufacturing sector as quoted by the media circulating and the presentation of
previous research where there are still differences in views. Hence, the
researcher aims to determine and analyze the Executive Compensation, Ownership
and Performance of Corporate Finance of Manufacturing Companies in Indonesia.
METHOD
The method used in this research is quantitative. The population of this
research is all companies operating in the manufacturing sector listed on the
IDX in 2019 - 2022, and the research period spans the pre-Covid 19 period and
the post-Covid-19 period. The sample in this study was selected using a
purposive sampling method. The data in this research is secondary data obtained
from annual reports and financial reports of companies listed on the Indonesia
Stock Exchange. The research period was four years, from 2019 to 2022.
This study
uses statistical methods by looking for the effect of Executive Compensation,
and ownership on financial performance at Manufacturing Companies in Indonesia.
So, after the data is obtained, then the data is processed statistically using
the SPSS 24.0 application. Data analysis used is inferential statistical
analysis with classical tests and hypothesis testing. Classical tests include
normality test, autocorrelation test, multicollinearity test, heterogeneity
test, multiple linear regression test, and coefficient of determination
analysis. While the hypothesis test uses the F test and the t test. After the
data is processed, the data is presented and conclusions are drawn.
RESULTS AND
DISCUSSION
Classic
assumption test
Normality
test
Figure 3. Normality Test Results
Source: Eviews output results 9, 2023
The Sig value is obtained based on the Eviews output presented in
Figure 3. The normality test using the Jarque-Bera method with a probability
value smaller than alpha (0.000000 < 0.05) shows that the residual data is
not normally distributed.
Because the data is panel data, the normality of the data is
assumed to have been fulfilled because the panel data has more than 30
observations; this is by the central limit theorem, which states that if there
are more than 30 n, then it is stated that the data tends to distribute normal
(Mclave, 2015). Based on this, further testing can be carried out.
Autocorrelation Test
Table 3 Durbin-Watson Statistical
Test
|
Durbin-Watson
stat |
Conclusion |
|
1.624313 |
There
is Positive Autocorrelation |
Source:
Eviews output results 9, 2023
From Table
3, the Durbin-Watson value is obtained. This value is then compared with the dL
and dU values in the Durbin-Watson table. For α = 0.05, k
= 7 and n = 596, we get dL = 1.84574 and dU = 1.88612. Because the
Durbin-Watson value is less than the dL value (1.624313 < 1.84574), it can
be concluded that there is positive autocorrelation. Because the model chosen
is a random effect or General Least Square (GLS) estimator, it is BLUE because
the standard error of the transformed equation is not autocorrelated and
homoscedastic.
Multicollinearity Test
Table 4. Multicollinearity Statistical Testing
|
Variance
Inflation Factors |
|
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Date:
12/19/23 Time: 12:26 |
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|
Sample:
1 596 |
|
|
|
|
Included
observations: 596 |
|
||
|
|
Coefficient |
Uncentered |
Centred |
|
Variables |
Variance |
VIF |
VIF |
|
C |
0.006210 |
348.2707 |
NA |
|
LNCOMP |
2.14E-05 |
645.6182 |
2.196373 |
|
KI |
0.000295 |
10.51246 |
1.059866 |
|
LNSIZE |
1.33E-05 |
607.7746 |
2.207565 |
|
LEVERAGE |
6.29E-07 |
1.049464 |
1.001910 |
|
AGE |
3.96E-08 |
5.066148 |
1.101181 |
|
GROWTH |
2.49E-05 |
1.035404 |
1.028876 |
|
LIQUIDITY |
2.36E-08 |
1.059820 |
1.031667 |
Source:
Eviews output results 9, 2023
Based on Table 4, it can be seen that the results in the attachment show that the VIF value of each independent
variable is far below 10, So it can
be concluded that there is no multicollinearity
between independent variables in the regression model. So, the data regression model is suitable for use in subsequent
analysis.
Heteroscedasticity Test
Table 5. Heteroscedasticity Test
Results
|
Heteroskedasticity Test: Breusch-Pagan-Godfrey |
|||
|
F-statistic |
1.402625 |
Prob. F(7,588) |
0.2015 |
|
Obs*R-squared |
9.788508 |
Prob. Chi-Square(7) |
0.2009 |
|
Scaled explained SS |
249.8679 |
Prob. Chi-Square(7) |
0.0000 |
Source: Eviews output results 9, 2023
From Table 5
of the heteroscedasticity test results, the
probability value of the p-value is obtained. The model has a value greater than 0.05 (α = 5%), indicating no heteroscedasticity
problem.
Multiple linear regression
Table 6. Regression
Analysis Results
|
Variables |
Coefficient |
Std.
Error |
t-Statistics |
Prob. |
|
C |
-0.600147 |
0.294632 |
-2.036937 |
0.0421 |
|
LNCOMP |
0.016494 |
0.016888 |
0.976687 |
0.3291 |
|
KI |
0.015698 |
0.062943 |
0.249402 |
0.8031 |
|
LNSIZE |
0.008019 |
0.013527 |
0.592804 |
0.5535 |
|
LEVERAGE |
-0.034834 |
0.002265 |
-15.38153 |
0.0000 |
|
AGE |
0.001644 |
0.000752 |
2.186352 |
0.0292 |
|
GROWTH |
0.033905 |
0.014458 |
2.345103 |
0.0194 |
|
LIQUIDITY |
0.000030 |
0.000512 |
0.059480 |
0.9526 |
Source: Eviews output
results 9, 2023
Thus, the multiple linear regression equation is obtained as follows:
Y = -0.600147 + 0.016494X1 + 0.015698X2 +
0.008019X3 - 0.034834X4
+ 0.001644X5 + 0.033905X6 + 0.000030X7
The above equation can be
interpreted as follows:
A = -0.600147: If LnComp, KI, LnSize, Leverage, Age,
Growth and Liquidity are zero (0), ROE will be -0.600147 units.
β1 = 0.016494: If LnComp
increases by one unit, ROE will increase
by 0.016494 units.
β2 = 0.015698: If KI
increases by one unit, ROE will increase
by 0.015698 units.
β3 = 0.008019: If LnSize
increases by one unit, ROE will increase
by 0.008019 units.
β4 = - 0.034834: If Leverage
increases by one unit, ROE will decrease
by 0.034834 units.
β5 = 0.001644: If Age
increases by one unit, ROE will increase
by 0.001644 units.
β6 = 0.033905: meaning that if Growth increases by one unit, ROE will increase by 0.033905 units.
β7 = 0.000030: If liquidity
increases by one unit, ROE will increase
by 0.000030 units.
Analysis of
the Coefficient of Determination
Table 7 Analysis of Determination
Coefficient
|
Model |
R Square |
Adjusted R
Square |
SE of
regression |
|
Quality
of Earnings |
0.303968 |
0.295682 |
0.286244 |
Source: Eviews output results 9, 2023
����������� The analysis in Table 7 shows that
LnComp, KI, LnSize, Leverage, Age, Growth and Liquidity influence ROE of
0.303968 or 30.40% (rounded). Meanwhile, the remaining 69.60% is influenced by
other variables not examined in this research.
Hypothesis
testing
F Test
(Simultaneous)
The following are the results of the simultaneous test:
Table
8. Simultaneous Hypothesis Test Results
|
R-squared |
0.303968 |
Mean dependent var |
0.039252 |
|
|
Adjusted R-squared |
0.295682 |
SD dependent var |
0.341076 |
|
|
SE of regression |
0.286244 |
Sum squared resid |
48.17805 |
|
|
F-statistic |
36.68405 |
Durbin-Watson stat |
2.290503 |
|
|
Prob(F-statistic) |
0.000000 |
|
|
|
Source: Eviews 9 output results
Based on
table 8, it is found that the value of prob. (F- statistic) is 0.000000 < 0.05;
then H0 rejected and H1 accepted,
which means that LnComp, KI, LnSize, Leverage, Age,
Growth and Liquidity simultaneously
or together have a significant effect on ROE.
t Test (Partial)
Table 9. Partial
Hypothesis Test Results
|
Variables |
Coefficient |
Std. Error |
t-Statistics |
Prob. |
|
C |
-0.600147 |
0.294632 |
-2.036937 |
0.0421 |
|
LNCOMP |
0.016494 |
0.016888 |
0.976687 |
0.3291 |
|
KI |
0.015698 |
0.062943 |
0.249402 |
0.8031 |
|
LNSIZE |
0.008019 |
0.013527 |
0.592804 |
0.5535 |
|
LEVERAGE |
-0.034834 |
0.002265 |
-15.38153 |
0.0000 |
|
AGE |
0.001644 |
0.000752 |
2.186352 |
0.0292 |
|
GROWTH |
0.033905 |
0.014458 |
2.345103 |
0.0194 |
|
LIQUIDITY |
0.000030 |
0.000512 |
0.059480 |
0.9526 |
Source: Eviews 9 output results
Based on Table 9, it can be concluded that:
1.
LnComp variable
The
calculated tvalue for the LnComp variable is 0.976687 with a p-value of 0.3291. Because the p-value is > 0.05 (5% significance level), H0 was
accepted, and H1 was rejected. It was concluded that the LnComp variable partially had
no significant effect on ROE.
2.
KI variable
The
calculated tvalue of the KI variable is 0.249402 with a p-value of 0.8031. Because the p-value is > 0.05 (5% significance level), H0 was accepted, and H1 was rejected. It was concluded that
the KI variable had no significant effect on ROE partially.
3.
LnSize variable
The
calculated tvalue for the LnSize variable is 0.592804 with a p-value of 0.5535. Because the p-value is > 0.05 (5% significance level), H0 was
accepted, and H1 was rejected. It was concluded that the LnSize variable had no
significant effect on ROE partially.
4.
Leverage Variable
The
calculated tvalue for the Leverage variable is -15.38153 with a p-value of 0.0000. Because the
p-value is <0.05 (5% significance level), then H0 rejected
and H1 accepted, it was concluded that partially the Leverage variable had a
significant effect on ROE.
5.
Age Variable
The
calculated tvalue for the Age variable is 2.186352 with a p-value of 0.0292. Because the p-value is <0.05 (5% significance level), then H0 rejected
and H1 accepted, it was concluded that partially the Age variable had a
significant effect on ROE.
6.
Growth Variable
The
calculated tvalue for the Growth variable is 2.345103 with a p-value of 0.0194. Because the p-value is <0.05 (5% significance level), H0 was
rejected, and H1 was accepted. The conclusion is that the growth variable partially
significantly affects ROE.
7.
Liquidity Variable
The
calculated tvalue for the Liquidity variable is 0.059480 with a p-value of 0.9526. Because the p-value is > 0.05 (5% significance level), H0 was
accepted, and H1 was rejected. It was concluded that the liquidity variable partially had
no significant effect on ROE.
The Effect of Executive Compensation on Financial Performance
The first primary variable of this
research is executive compensation, whose influence on company performance is
proxied by ROA and ROE. Based on the hypothesis test results in Table 9, which displays the company's performance measurement
with the income ROA proxy, it has a
coefficient value (tcalculated) of 4.496663
and a probability value, respectively.
Less than 0.05, which is 0.0000, which
means it is significant. This indicates
that the executive compensation variable positively affects manufacturing
company performance as proxied by ROA. However, the influence of management
compensation on company performance using the ROE proxy produces different
results from the ROA proxy. Based on Table 9, it can be seen that income has a coefficient value (tcount) of 0.976687 and a probability value of 0.976687,
respectively. More than 0.05, namely
a value of 0.3291, which means it is not
significant.
Based on these results, the first
hypothesis proposed in this research is that executive compensation positively
affects company performance. However, it is partially accepted and supports the
research conducted. (Abdalkrim,
2019), (Afrifa
& Adesina, 2018), (Buachoom,
2017), (Wang et
al., 2021), (Dias et
al., 2020), and (Smirnova
& Zavertiaeva, 2017) argue that giving CEO
compensation can improve company performance, this is because if the executive ranks are well paid, this
tends to be more likely For increase
performance company, Because
bonus, as part compensation No still (depends
on level performance employee), give impact Which very
good for improving company results, namely higher performance The Company generates profits, the higher
the bonus Which will accept ranks executive company,
cost agency will reduce And manager can motivated more dedicated For look
for profit for company.
Furthermore, research also supports the influence of providing executive
compensation on its impact in mitigating agency problems (Jensen
& Meckling, 2019); it is said that effective corporate
governance practices mitigate agency costs by providing incentives to
executives through appropriate remuneration mechanisms (Jensen
& Meckling, 2019) ; (Gillan et
al., 2022).
Then, regarding the research results
proxied by ROE, which state that the provision of executive compensation does
not have a significant effect on the level of performance of manufacturing
companies and supports research conducted by (Kim &
Jang, 2020), this could be due to the possibility of
good company performance in generating profits in the first period due to the
performance of the board of directors and other factors that supported the
company's profit achievement, so they were given an increase in compensation in
the second period. However, then in the following period, the company's
performance is not relevant to the capabilities and behaviour of executives,
such as the occurrence of corruption cases in government-owned manufacturing
companies due to agency problems or other factors that trigger a decline in
company profits, as in this research during the period that passed the Covid-19
pandemic. This is an extraordinary condition that has never occurred in human
history before, resulting in a negative impact on the economy; company
performance can drop to the mean (average) performance in the following period;
another cause is increasing employee compensation, which has a short-term negative effect, although it
can have a positive effect in the long term because this has implications for
increasing employee compensation which directly worsens the company's
profitability. After all, the company may not always carry out careful
calculations and immediately transfer these costs and increase product selling
prices so that the company do not immediately feel the benefits of providing
compensation. So, the company's compensation to executives appears to be
useless and insignificant even in the short term.
The Influence of Institutional Ownership on Financial Performance
The second primary variable of this research is
institutional ownership, with the results not having a significant influence on
the quality of company performance even from an accounting measurement
perspective. This can be caused because institutional investors only focus on their investment portfolio
in generating profits and tend to be passive regarding the company's managerial
activities. Based on this, the second hypothesis, which assumes that institutional
ownership has a
significant positive
effect on the level of company performance, is
rejected.
CONCLUSION
Based on the
research results, it is found that executive compensation has a positive
influence on financial performance. Executive compensation has a significant
positive effect on company performance represented by ROA, while compensation
measured by ROE has no significant effect. Meanwhile, institutional ownership
has no positive influence on financial performance.. This lack of impact might
be due to institutional investors focusing solely on their investment
portfolios to generate profits, remaining passive toward a company's managerial
activities and efforts to mitigate agency problems.
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