Abstract :
At the Law (UU) No. 8, 1995, stated clearly that the Issuer has become an
effective registration statement or public company shall submit regular financial
reports to Bapepam and announce the financial statements to the public. The
financial statements submitted to Bapepam no later than the end of the third month
after the date of the annual financial statements. Many people believe that the
timeliness of financial reporting is an important characteristic for the financial
statements.
This study used a sample of 69 financial statement data banking companies
listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange in the year 2009 to 2011. Variables used in this
study is the Debt to Equity Ratio (X1), Return on Assets (X2), Return on Equity (X3)
and Timeliness (Y). While the data used are secondary data. Sampling technique
using purposive sampling. The analytical method used is multiple linear regression.
Based on the tests performed, it can be concluded that the calculation of debtto-
equity ratio and profitability of the banking company can not affect the timeliness
of financial reporting.
Keywords: Debt to Equity Ratio, Profitability, and Timeliness of Submission of
Financial Statements.