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Audit Report Timeliness Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from the Market Reaction Cover

Audit Report Timeliness Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from the Market Reaction

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|Apr 2023

Figures & Tables

Sample selection

DescriptionTotal
All listed firms in the IDX as of 2020 with audited financial statements716
Less: firms in the financial industries(95)
Less: new listing firms during 2018–2020(151)
Less: firms with non-IDR presentation in the financial statements(79)
Less: firms without complete financial statements during 2018–2020(51)
Total number of companies340
Total firm-year observations during 2018–20201,020
Less: data outliers from observations during 2018–2020(43)
Final observations in firm-years977

Correlation analysis

VariableCARUEARLSizeLEVGrowLossBig4COVID
CAR1.0000
UE0.0543*0.08991.0000
ARL0.1092***0.00060.00690.82891.0000
Size−0.01220.70380.00540.86710.2038***−0.00001.0000
LEV−0.0579*0.07050.0111−0.73000.0088−0.78460.00010.1278***1.0000
Grow0.03410.28650.1252***−0.00010.0143−0.65430.04790.1350−0.01130.72431.0000
Loss−0.01470.64570.03280.30500.3111***0.0000−0.2570***0.00000.1117***0.0005−0.0989***0.00201.0000
Big40.0534*0.09560.01270.69240.1474***−0.00000.4159***0.00000.04380.17180.01860.5614−0.1282***0.00011.0000
COVID−0.2058***0.00000.1738***0.00000.1896***0.00000.00540.86530.03070.3375−0.2018***0.00000.1651***0.00000.0345−0.28131.0000

Descriptive statistics

VariableMedianMeanStandard deviationMinimumMaximum
CAR0.28322.83489.1412−2.345591.6957
UE0.00010.00380.1565−1.91961.8267
ARLD8797.203635.989529330
ARL4.46594.51560.34743.36725.7990
Assets (millions, IDR)2,316,0659,975,8402.76e+073,2663.52e+08
Size14.655314.66361.78498.091319.6790
LEV0.73731.22763.0730−19.561739.0320
Grow0.00320.01460.6570−2.61678.5745
Loss00.32750.469501
Big400.26200.439901
COVID00.34390.475201

Hypothesis H2 testing result

Model 2
Independent variableDependent variable: CAR
PredictionCoefficientt-testProbability
Constant?21.35***4.660.000
UE+150.17*1.840.067
UE*ARL−33.44*−1.880.060
UE*ARL*COVID36.60*1.690.092
UE*COVID−184.07*−1.760.079
ARL*COVID2.61***2.880.004
UE*Size+1.291.080.279
UE*LEV−0.47−1.480.139
UE*Grow+2.331.350.178
UE*Loss3.070.730.466
UE*Big4+17.341.260.208
ARL−3.16***−3.620.000
COVID−15.85***−3.790.000
Size+−0.22*−1.690.090
LEV−0.01−0.120.907
Grow+−0.03−0.070.943
Loss0.540.880.380
Big4+0.851.080.279
F-value 5.48
Probability > F 0.0000
R-squared 0.0933
Adjusted R-squared 0.0772
n 977

Hypothesis H1 testing result

Model 1
Independent variableDependent variable: CAR
PredictionCoefficientt-testProbability
Constant?19.27***5.320.000
UE+15.360.500.616
UE*ARL−5.28−1.260.206
UE*Size+0.770.750.455
UE*LEV−0.24−1.450.148
UE*Grow+0.630.970.333
UE*Loss3.840.850.394
UE*Big4+14.710.820.411
ARL−2 84***−4.850.000
Size+−0.26**−1.970.049
LEV−0.16**−2.500.013
Grow+0.671.560.120
Loss0.320.520.604
Big4+1.121.420.157
F-value 3.88
Probability > F 0.0000
R-squared 0.0351
Adjusted R-squared 0.0220
n 977
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/minib-2023-0004 | Journal eISSN: 2353-8414 | Journal ISSN: 2353-8503
Language: English
Page range: 49 - 70
Submitted on: Jan 3, 2023
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Accepted on: Feb 23, 2023
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Published on: Apr 11, 2023
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2023 Jesslyn Yen, Antonius Herusetya, published by ŁUKASIEWICZ RESEARCH NETWORK – INSTITUTE OF AVIATION
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