This study aims to analyze the effect of bonds
rating, return on assets (ROA), debt to equity ratio
(DER) and firm size on corporate bond Yield to
Maturity (YTM). The research population consisted of
corporate bonds traded on the Indonesia Stock
Exchange for the period 2015-2017. The sample
selection technique is done by purposive sampling. The
research sample consisted of 67 corporate bonds issued
by 29 companies from all sectors except the banking
and financial sectors. The method of research analysis
used is descriptive statistics and Random Effect Model
(REM) panel data regression. The results showed
partially that the Bond Rating and Firm Size variables
had a significant negative effect on YTM, while the
ROA and DER variables had no effect on YTM. The
implication of this research is that companies need to
improve performance and bond ratings to maintain
investor confidence. In addition, the company also needs
to increase its total assets so that it is easier to find
external funding sources through the issuance of bonds.
This is because both of them proved to have an effect on
YTM. For further research, it is expected to be able to
examine other variables that affect YTM because the
coefficient of determination of this study is 19.59%,
which means there are 80.41% variations in YTM
bonds which are explained by other variables outside
the research.
Keywords : Bond Rating, Return on Asset, Debt to Equity Ratio, Firm Size, Yield to Maturity.