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 EFFECT OF LIQUIDITY, PRODUCTIVITY AND FIRM SIZE 

ON BOND RANKING 

Volume: 2 

Number: 2 

Page: 79-88 

1Ssuharmadi SUHARMADI, 2Suripto SURIPTO 
1Economics Faculty, University of Mercu Buana, Indonesia  
2 Economics Faculty University of Pamulang, Indonesia  

Corresponding author: Suharmadi SUHARMADI 

Economics Faculty, University of Mercu Buana, Indonesia 

Email: harmadihardjono@gmail.com 

 

Article History: 

Received: 2021-02-16 

Revised: 2021-03-15 

Accepted: 2021-03-28 

 Abstract:  
The development of the business world which is increasingly rapid 

and complex causes companies to need more capital or funds. The 

purpose of this research was to analyze the effect of liquidity, 
productivity and firm size on bond ratings on non-financial 

companies in ranked PT PEFINDO and listed on the IDX in the 

period 2016-2019. The sampling method was purposive sampling 
method in order to obtain 31 nonfinancial companies with a total 

research of 93 samples. The data analysis technique used in this 

research is multiple linear regression analysis with IBM SPSS 
version 25 software. The results of this research indicate that the 

liquidity variable which is proxied by current ratio has no significant 

effect on bond ratings. While the productivity variable which is 

proxied by total asset turnover and firm size which is proxied by 
natural log total assets has a significant positive effect on bond 

ratings. 

Keywords:  

liquidity, productivity, firm size, bond rating 

  

 

 

 

 

Cite this as: SUHARMADI, SURIPTO, (2021). “Effect Of Liquidity, 
Productivity and Firm Size On Bond Ranking”. International Journal 

of Environmental, Sustainability, and Social Sciences, 2(2), 79-88. 

https://doi.org/10.38142/ijesss.v2i2.78 

 

INTRODUCTION 

The development of the business world which is increasingly rapid and complex 
causes companies to need more capital or funds. The capital or funds are used to 

improve the quality of the company so that it can continue to compete in the 
industry. This source of funding can come from creditors or bank loans as well 

as investments from investors through the capital market (Putri et al, 2019). One of the 
forms of funding that companies can do through the capital market is by issuing 

bonds. Bonds are long term, transferable bonds containing an agreement with the 

issuing party to pay coupon in the form of interest for a certain period and pay off the 
principal debt at a specified time to the buyer of the bond (Sari and Badjra, 2016). The 

advantages of investing in bonds over stocks are in terms of return payments. Bonds 
are able to provide fixed income in the form of coupons. However, the bond is not 

without risk for the bonds can not be paid off right from the failure of the issuer 
(corporate/ government) to fulfill its obligation to pay the debt principal and interest 

(coupon) or commonly referred to by default risk. 

A case of default that has occurred in Indonesia, namely the land transportation 
service issuer, aka PT Express Transindo Utama Tbk (TAXI) taxi, was unable to pay the 

bond coupon which was supposed to be paid on March 26, 2018. This Rajawali Group 
issuer released a bond of IDR 1 trillion which matures on 24 June 2019 with a bond 



 

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coupon of 12.25% per year. PT Pemeringkat Efek Indonesia (PEFINDO) then lowered 

the rating for the Bond I Express Transindo Utama 2014 from BB- to D for default. 
PEFINDO has also lowered the company‘s rating from BB- to SD or selective default 

(source: www.cnbcindonesia.com) To avoid the risk of default, investors need to pay 

attention to several things, one of which is the bond rating. According to Sari and 
Badjra (2016) bond rating states the risk scale or security level of a bond issued. The 

security of a bond is indicated by the ability of a company to pay interest and pay off 
the principal of the loan so that investors get information about the bond rating by 

using a rating agent. 

The rating agency used in this research refers to the bond rating published by PT 

PEFINDO, established on December 21, 1993 which has the main function of providing 
an objective, independent and accountable rating for the credit risk of issuing debt 

securities issued to the public. This research uses variables that can affect the bond 

rating from financial factors liquidity, productivity and firm size. The first factor that 
can affect a bond's rating is liquidity. The liquidity ratio is a ratio that shows the 

company’s ability to meet its obligations or pay its short-term debt (Hery, 2015:175). 
According to Pambudi (2017), a company that is able to fulfill its financial obligations 

on time means that the company is in a liquid condition and has more current 
assets than its short-term liabilities. The ability to pay off the company's short-term 

obligations indirectly affects its long-term obligations (bonds payable). High liquidity 

levels will indicate the strength of the company's financial condition that the higher 

level of liquid itas means the better the bond rating. 

Productivity is also a factor that can affect a bond's rating. Productivity is a ratio 
that measures how effectively a company uses its resources. Companies that have high 

productivity tend to be more able to generate higher profits than companies with low 
productivity levels because of the high level of sales from the company. This also shows 

that companies with a high level of productivity will be better able to fulfill their 
obligations, so that the higher the productivity ratio, the better the company's bond 

rating (Vina, 2017). Apart from liquidity and productivity, firm size is also a factor that 

can affect bond ratings. Firm size can be reflected in the total assets, sales or equity 
owned by a company. With the size of the company, investors can find out the 

company's ability to pay bond interest periodically and pay off the loan principal which 
can increase the company's bond rating. Size companies can also be correlated to the 

level of risk of bankruptcy or failure to pay that may affect the rating of bonds (Utami 

and Khairunnisa, 2015).  

According to Satriadi (2015) a high level of liquidity can provide a signal that the 
company has the ability to pay off short term obligations well. If the company's ability 

to pay off short term debt is good, at least the company's ability to pay off its long term 

debt will also get better. A company that is able to meet its financial obligations on 
time can give a signal to investors that the company is liquid and has bigger assets 

than its current debt. This is because the current assets owned are able to pay off the 
company's short term liabilities. A high level of liquidity will indicate the strength of the 

company's financial condition so that it will affect the bond rating, which means that 
the higher the level of liquidity, the better the corporate bond rating. A good bond 

rating will certainly make it easier for companies to obtain funds from outside parties, 

because investors will think that the bonds they are going to buy are safer and have a 
low risk. This is in line with previous research conducted by Damayanti et al. (2017) 

which states that liquidity has a significant effect on bond ratings. 

H1  : Liquidity has a significant positive effect on bond ratings. 

 

According to Susanto (2015) productivity is a tool to measure the effectiveness of a 

company in using or utilizing its resources. Companies with high productivity levels 

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can provide good signals for investors, because companies tend to be able to generate 

higher profits so that companies are better able to fulfill all their obligations to 
investors better than companies with low productivity levels. If a company has a high 

productivity ratio, this can signal that the more efficient use of all assets is in 

generating income which can improve the company's bond rating. Thus, high 
productivity will increase the company's profits which can then have an impact on the 

increase in the company's bond rating. This is in line with research conducted by 
Indah Surya (2015) and Henny (2016) which shows that productivity has a significant 

positive effect on bond ratings. 

H2 : Productivity has a significant positive effect on bond ratings. 

 

According to Tensia, et al. (2015), generally large companies will provide a good 

rating (investment grade). With the size of the company, investors can find out the 

company's ability to pay bond interest periodically and pay off the principal of the loan 
which can increase the company's bond rating and thus the size of the company can 

also give a signal to investors that the larger the size of the company will affect the 
higher the bond rating, the more the smaller the size of the company will have an effect 

on the lower the bond rating. This is in line with research conducted by Sari & Badjra 
(2016), Indah Surya (2015) and Pinandhita & Suryantini (2016) which gave the result 

that firm size has a significant positive effect on bond ratings. 

H3 : Firm Size has a significant positive effect on bond ratings. 

 

METHODS 

This research was conducted in March 2020 - July 2020 on non financial 

companies whose bonds are rated by the Indonesian Securities Rating Agency (PT 
PEFINDO) and listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) in the period 2016-2019. 

The research design used is a causal research with a quantitative approach. Causal 
research is research that aims to determine the relationship between two or more 

variables. Operationalization of variables is used to determine the types and indicators 

of the variables involved in this research. 

Table 1. Variable Operationalization 

Source: Literature Review 

   

Descriptive statistics provide an overview of the sample data used in this research, 
namely showing the lowest value (minimum), higest value (maximum), average value 

(mean) and standard deviation of each independent variable liquidity (CR), productivity 
(TATO) and firm size (SIZE) and the dependent variable is the bond rating. The results 

of the descriptive test can be seen in the table as follows : 

 

Variable Research Measurement Scale  

Variable (Y)   

Bond Rating Declare the bond rating for between levels from 

lowest to highest value (Non-Investment Grade -
 Investment Grade) 

Interval 

Variable (X)   

Liquidity Current Ratio (CR) = Current Assets/Current 

Liabilities 

Ratio 

Productivity Total Asset Turnover (TATO) = Sales/Total Assets Ratio 

Firm Size Ln = (Total Asset) Ratio 



 

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Table 2. Descriptive Statistics 

 N Min Max Mean Std. Deviation 

CR 93 ,241 5,989 1,59649 ,959865 

TATO 93 ,113 3,519 ,66129 ,669224 

SIZE 93 27,869 34,939 30,47818 1,448036 

Peringkat 

Obligasi 

93 1 20 15,91 3,056 

Valid N 

(listwise) 

93 
    

            Source: Data processed 2021 

 

The results of the descriptive analysis test show that the liquidity variable which is 

proxied by the current ratio (CR) has a minimum CR value of 0.241 found at PT 
Sumberdaya Sewatama (SSMM) in 2016, this is because the value of current debt is 

higher than current assets so that current assets it is not enough to fulfill all current 

liabilities, it can be seen in the financial statement data for the period that the total 
current assets owned by the company cannot fulfill one of its current liabilities long 

term liabilities that mature in one year for bonds payable that have an excess value 
amount of current assets owned. The maximum value is 5.989 namely at PT Tiphone 

Mobile Indonesia Tbk (TELE) in 2016, this shows that the company has more current 
assets than its current debt so that it is able to fulfill all current liabilities with its 

current assets. Then obtained an average value of 1.59649 and a standard deviation of 
0.959865. The average value that is higher than the standard deviation value indicates 

that the average value has a low level of aberration so that it can be concluded that the 

data shows a good distribution or even distribution. 
Productivity proxied by total asset turnover (TATO) is the ratio of the sales company 

with total assets of the company. The results of the descriptive statistical test show 
that the minimum TATO value of 0.113 is found in PT Jasa Marga (Persero) Tbk 

(JSMR) in 2017, this is because the company is inefficient in managing all assets it has 
to generate income so that it can increase the risk of the company, that it cannot be 

paid obligation properly (default risk). The maximum value is 3.519, namely at PT 

Tiphone Mobile Indonesia Tbk (TELE) in 2019, this shows that the company's 
performance is good in managing all assets owned to generate income, so that it is able 

to achieve the predetermined targets. Then obtained an average value of 0.66129 and a 
standard deviation of 0.669224. The average value which is lower than the standard 

deviation value indicates that the average value has a high degree of aberration so that 
it can be concluded that the data shows the distribution is not good or the distribution 

is uneven. 
The firm size variable is the composition of the total assets owned by the company 

as measured by the natural log of total assets. The results of descriptive statistical 

testing show that the minimum SIZE value of 27.869 is found in PT Express Transindo 
Utama Tbk (TAXI) in 2019, this is because the total asset value of the company has the 

lowest value compared to other sample companies and the total assets owned cannot 
reflect the company's overall wealth as a company guarantee to fulfill and pay off all of 

its obligations so that the company experiences default risk . The maximum value is 
34.939, namely at PT PLN (Persero) Tbk (PPLN) in 2019, this shows that the assets 

owned by the company are large and have used all of their assets effectively and 
efficiently so that they can reflect the company's overall wealth as a guarantee for the 

company to pay off its obligations. Then obtained an average value of 30.47818 and a 

standard deviation of 1.448036. 



 

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The bond rating variable is the bond rating owned by a company as measured by 

the bond rating scale. The results of descriptive statistical testing show that the 
minimum value of Bond Rating of 1 is found at PT Express Transindo Utama, Tbk 

(TAXI) in 2019, this is because in that year the company was declared to have default 

risk by the Indonesian Securities Rating Agency (PEFINDO) so that obtaining the 
lowest bond rating, namely idD or default . The maximum value is 20 in 5 companies, 

namely PT Angkasa Pura I (Persero), PT Angkasa Pura II (Persero), PT PLN (Persero) 
Tbk, PT Indosat Tbk and PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk for the period 2016-2019, 

this is shows that the 5 companies during the research period obtained the highest 
bond ratings and were included in the investment grade category . Then obtained an 

average value of 15.91 and a standard deviation of 3.056. According to Ghozali 
(2018:166) the normality test can be done with the One-Sample Kolmogorov-Smirnov 

Test . The goal is to find out that the rest data is normally distributed. This test is 

carried out on the unstandardized residual value of the regression model. The data is 
categorized as normally distributed if it produces the Asymp value Sig. (2-tailed) > 

0.05. The results of the normality test can be seen in the table as follows : 
 

Table 3. Normality Test 

Source: Data processed 2021 

 
The results of the normality test using One Sample Kolmogorov Smirnov show the 

Asymp Sig. (2-tailed ) of 0.200 is greater than the significant level of 0.05. Thus it can 
be concluded that the data in this research were normally distributed because of the 

Asymp Sig. (2-tailed ) 0.200 > 0.05. According to Ghozali (2018:107-108) the 
multicolonierity test aims to test whether the regression model finds a correlation 

between independent variables. A good regression model should not have correlation 

between the independent variables. Decision making in the multicolonierity test is to 
look at the  Tolerance and Variance Inflation Factor (VIF). Multicolonierity does not 

occur if the tolerance value is > 0.10 or equal to the VIF value < 10. Conversely, if the 
tolerance value is < 0.10 or equal to the VIF value > 10, multicolonierity occurs. The 

multicolonierity test results show that the independent variables, namely liquidity 
(CR), productivity (TATO) and firm size (SIZE) have a tolerance value greater than 0.10 

(tolerance > 0.10) and a VIF value less than 10 (VIF < 10) . Thus it can be concluded 
that there is no multicolonierity between the independent variables in the regression 

One-Sample Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test 

 Unstandardized 

Residual 

N 93 

Normal Parametersa,b Mean ,0000000 

Std. Deviation 2,56654227 

Most Extreme Differences Absolute ,077 

Positive ,064 

Negative -,077 

Test Statistic ,077 

Asymp. Sig. (2-tailed) ,200c,d 

a. Test distribution is Normal. 

b. Calculated from data. 

c. Lilliefors Significance Correction. 

d. This is a lower bound of the true significance. 



 

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model. The heteroscedasticity test aims to test whether in the regression model there is 

an inequality of variance from the residual value of one other observation (Ghozali, 
2018: 137). A good regression model is a model that has homoscedasticity status or 

does not occur heteroscedasticity, it can be done by using the Glejser test , which is 

looking at its significance. The cut off value used in the heteroscedasticity test was ˃ 
0.05. So if the significance value is above 0.05, the regression model is free from 

heteroscedasticity problems. Heteroscedasticity test results with test glejser 
significance value for the variable liquidity (CR) of 0.895, the variable productivity 

(TATO) of 0.480 and a significance value for the variable firm size (SIZE) of 0.055. The 
significance value of the three independent variables is greater than 0.05 (Sig > 0.05). 

Thus it can be concluded that three is no heteroscedasticity in the regression model. 
According to Ghozali (2018:111-112) the autocorrelation test is a testing method 

that aims to test whether in the linear regression model there is a correlation between 

confounding errors in period –t with errors in period t-1 (previous). In testing the 
presence or absence of autocorrelation, it can be detected by the Durbin-Watson test 

(DW test). It is show  that there is no autocorrelation if the value of dU < d < 4-dU. The 
autocorrelation test results obtained the Durbin Watson value of 0.741. With N = 93 

and K = 3, the dL value is 1.5966, dU = 1.7295, 4-dL = 2.4034 and 4-dU = 2.2705. 
Thus the dw value of 0.741 is smaller than the dU limit of 1.7295 and less than 4-dU 

2.2705 (1.7295 > 0.741 < 2.2705), it can be concluded that there are symptoms of 

autocorrelation in the model used. Because of the autocorrelation, a medication is 
needed. Autocorrelation medication was performed with the Cochrane–Orcutt test. The 

results of autocorrelation medication using the Cochrane-Orcutt test obtained a 
Durbin Waston value of 2.024. Thus, after being calculated and compared with the 

Durbin Watson table value, that the dw value of 2.024 is between dU and 4-dU, 
namely 1,7295 < 2,024 < 2,2705. This indicates that this model is free from 

autocorrelation. 
The coefficient of determination (R2 ) is used to know the percentage influence of 

independent variables on the dependent variable changes. For every additional one 

independent variable, the R square must increase, regardless of whether the variable 
has a significant effect on the dependent variable. Therefore, many researchers 

recommend using the adjusted R square when evaluating which is the best regression 
model. The adjusted R square value can go up and down if an independent variable is 

added to the model (Ghozali, 2018: 97-98). The test results of the coefficient of 
determination (R²) show that the value of  Adjusted R Square is 0.271 or 27.1%. This 

means that the independent variables, namely liquidity, productivity and firm size, can 
explain the variation in the dependent variable, namely 27.1%, while the remaining 

72.9% is explained by other variables outside the research model.  

The results of the F statistical test show that the calculated F value is 12.400 with a 
significant level of 0,000. While the value of  F table at a significant level of 0.05 was 

obtained at 3.10. When compared with the F table using α = 0.05, the value of F count 
> F table (12,400 > 3.10). Because the value of F count > F table with a significant level 

of 0.000  or (0.000 < 0.05), so overall the independent variables, namely liquidity, 
productivity and firm size, together have an effect on the bond rating. The T test 

results will compare the calculated t value with the t table value. The t table value 

obtained is 1.98698. Liquidity (CR) has a t count value of -0.796 while t table is 
1.98698 (t count < t table). The significance probability value of 0.428 is greater than 

the predetermined significance level of 0.05, so that 0.428 > 0.05. Thus it can be 
concluded that partially the liquidity variable has no significant effect on bond ratings. 

Then this shows that H1 is  rejected. Productivity (TATO) has a value of t count of 
2.309 while t table of 1.98698 (t count>t table). The significance probability value of 

0.023 is smaller than the predetermined significance level of 0.05, so that 0.023 < 
0.05. Thus it can be concluded that partially the productivity variable has a significant 



 

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positive effect on bond ratings. Then this shows that H2 is accepted. Firm Size (SIZE) 

has a t count value of 5.870 while the t table is 1.98698 (t count >t table). The 
significance probability value of 0.000 is smaller than the predetermined significance 

level of 0.05, so that it is 0.000 < 0.05. Thus it can be concluded that partially the firm 

size variable has a significant positive effect on bond ratings. Then this shows that H3 
is accepted. 

The results of data processing analysis show that liquidity has no significant effect 
on bond ratings, which means that the greater or lesser the liquidity value will not 

affect the bond ratings of non-financial companies. These results indicate that 
although the current ratio held by the company is high does not guarantee that it will 

give a good bond rating to the bond issuing company because in addition to assessing 
the company's liquidity level, PEFINDO also assesses the rating on the basis of a cash 

flow statement that provides more detailed and relevant information regarding cash 

receipts and payments from the company in a certain period. Valuation analysis 
includes a comprehensive review of the company's cash flow and ability to meet its 

short term and long term financial obligations. So that the size of the liquidity value 
has no significant effect on bond ratings. 

 A negative liquidity value indicates that the company has high liquidity but is 
likely not in an efficient condition, for example the company does not use financing 

through bonds because the company has large internal funds and tends to prefer to 

use internal funds first compared to external sources of financing such as issuing 
bonds so that resulting in a decrease in company value and an effect on the decline in 

bond ratings. The results show that the current ratio does not have the ability to 
predict bond ratings can also be caused because in the financial statements, the total 

current assets not only contain liquid assets but also contain other assets such as 
receivables, prepaid taxes, prepaid expenses and inventories which cannot be quickly 

used to pay off the company's upcoming obligations so that it cannot represent the 
liquidity of a company, which is the company's ability to pay off obligations that are 

about to mature, such as interest payment obligations (coupons) and repayment of 

principal bond loans. The result is in line with research conducted by Utami and 
Khairunnisa (2015) gives the result that liquidity is no significant effect on bond 

ratings. 
The results of data processing analysis indicate that productivity has a significant 

positive effect on bond ratings. This means that the size of the productivity seen as 
total asset turnover (TATO) will affect the rating of the company's bonds, this indicates 

that investors will invest more in corporate bonds that have a great ability to turn over 
assets and the number of sales earned from each rupiah of assets. 

Companies with high productivity tend to be able to generate higher profits so that 

the company is able to pay bond interest periodically and pay off the principal of the 
loan. These results also indicate that the higher the productivity ratio, the higher the 

total sales of non financial companies on the total assets owned. Thus, high 
productivity will increase the company's profits which can then have an impact on the 

increase in the company's bond rating. This result is supported by previous research 
conducted by Indah Surya (2015) and Henny (2016) which showed that productivity 

has a significant positive effect on bond ratings. 

The results of data processing analysis show that firm size has a significant positive 
effect on bond ratings. The size of the company as measured by the company's total 

assets will affect the company's bond rating. The greater the total assets owned, the 
greater the company's ability to pay off its liabilities in the future, given the large 

amount of assets that can be used as collateral for bond issuance. The size of the 
company as measured by the total assets owned by the company is also able to predict 

the good and bad ratings of the bonds issued by the company. Assets that are owned 
by the company and used effectively can increase sales so as to increase company 



 

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profits. With the increase in company profits, it can increase the value of the company 

and have an impact on increasing the bond rating issued by the company. Large 
companies tend to have better bond ratings than small companies because they have 

the ability to pledge their assets so that they have a low risk of being faced. Therefore, 

with the size of the company, investors can find out the company's ability to pay bond 
interest periodically and pay off the loan principal which can increase the company's 

bond rating. This result is supported by previous research conducted by Tensia, et al. 
(2015), Sari and Badjra (2016) and Pinandhita & Suryantini (2016) which showed that 

firm size has a significant positive effect on bond ratings. 
 

CONCLUSION  
Based on the results of the discussion and hypothesis testing that has been carried 

out from the problems regarding the relationship of liquidity, productivity and firm size 

on bond rating of non financial companies that are rated PT PEFINDO and listed on 
the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the period 2016-2019, it can be concluded that : (1) 

Liquidity has no significant effect on bond ratings, which means that the greater or 
lesser the liquidity value will not affect the bond rating of non-financial companies. 

These results indicate that although the current ratio held by the company is high 
does not guarantee that it will give a good bond rating to the bond issuing company 

because in addition to assessing the company's liquidity level, PEFINDO also assesses 

the rating on the basis of a cash flow statement that provides more detailed and 
relevant information regarding cash receipts and disbursements from the company in a 

certain period. So that the size of the liquidity value has no significant effect on bond 
ratings. (2) Productivity which is proxied by total asset turnover, has a significant 

positive effect on bond ratings. This indicates that investors will invest more heavily in 
corporate bonds that have a great ability in asset turnover and the number of sales 

they get from each rupiah of assets. Companies with high productivity tend to be able 
to generate higher profits so that the company is able to pay bond interest periodically 

and pay off the principal of the loan. High productivity will increase the company's 

profit which can then have an impact on the increase in the company's bond rating. (3) 
Firm size has a significant positive effect on bond ratings. This indicates that the 

greater the total assets owned by the company, the more capable it is to pay off 
liabilities in the future, considering that a large number of assets can be used as 

collateral for bond issuance. With the size of the company, investors can find out the 
company's ability to pay bond interest periodically and pay off the loan principal which 

can increase the company's bond rating. 
 

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