Abstract :
Good earnings quality reflects the good condition of the company, in
which the persistence of earnings is sustainable profits or sustainable for a long
period. This study aims to empirically examine the effect of earning persistence on
the performance of manufacturing companies in IDX. The variable used the
persistence of earnings as an independent variable. And the dependent variable is
company performance measured by Tobin?s Q as a measure of market
performance and ROA as a measure of performance of the company?s operational
performance. The research also use the control variable, Growth and Size.
The samples are manufacturing companies listed on IDX for seven years
in 2004-2010. Statistik test used in quantitative research is One Way Anova (The
Analysis of Variance), and cross tab to descriptive analysis. The main statistical
test in this research using multiple linear regression.
The result of study there was influence earning persistence toward
company performance both company performance as measured by ROA and
Tobin?s Q. The results of the regression test earning persistence toward company
performance with ROA and Toin;s Q have a significant, but variable control with
regression eqution earning persistence toward ROA and Tobin?s Q, Growth and
Size the significant has no effect on the performance company
Keywords: Earning Persistence, ROA, Tobin?s Q