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Penelitian ini secara umum membahas mengenai pengaruh tingkat hutang terhadapkinerja perusahaan. Dengan menggunakan data perusahaan periode 2010?2014 padaperusahaan non-keuangan, khususnya perusahaan manufaktur, yang terdafar di BursaEfek Indonesia. Data diolah menggunakan analisis regresi OLS dengan metode efektetap, menggunakan data panel yang merupakan gabungan dari data cross-section dantime-series. Variabel independen pada penelitian ini adalah leverage. Sedangkanvariabel dependennya adalah kinerja perusahaan yang diproksikan dengan ROA. Danvariabel kontrolnya adalah umur perusahaan, ukuran perusahaan, dan interest. Hasilpenelitian menemukan bahwa tingkat hutang berpengaruh secara signifikan terhadapkinerja perusahaan

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ABSTRACT
In general, this research discussed about leverage effect on company?s performance.Using firm data from 2010-2014 on non-financial firms, specifically manufacturefirms, that listing on Indonesia Stock Exchange. The data were running using OLSregression analysis with fixed-effect model, using panel data which combination ofcross-section and time-series data. The independent variable in this research isleverage. While the dependent variable is company?s performance which is representwith ROA. And the control variable are age, size, and interest. The results shows thatleverage affect the company?s performance significantly., In general, this research discussed about leverage effect on company’s performance.Using firm data from 2010-2014 on non-financial firms, specifically manufacturefirms, that listing on Indonesia Stock Exchange. The data were running using OLSregression analysis with fixed-effect model, using panel data which combination ofcross-section and time-series data. The independent variable in this research isleverage. While the dependent variable is company’s performance which is representwith ROA. And the control variable are age, size, and interest. The results shows thatleverage affect the company’s performance significantly.]