TheJakartaPost
Please Update your browser
Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.
IDX expects slowdown in transactions
Change Size
A general view shows the Indonesia Stock Exchange in Jakarta on March 24, 2020. (AFP/Adek Berry)
I
ndonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) aims for an average daily transaction value (ATV) of Rp 14.75 trillion (US$948 million) in 2023, which would mark a slowdown from the volume achieved so far this year.
At Rp 15.1 trillion year-to-date as of this week, the ATV seen in 2022 handily beats the full-year target of Rp 13.75 trillion that the bourse set for itself, but IDX president director Iman Rachman preferred to err on the side of caution.
“Why don’t we put up the Rp 15.1 trillion as our ATV target for this year? Because this number was [mostly thanks to] the first six months [of the year]. So, we are quite optimistic, but cautious,” he said during an extraordinary general shareholders meeting (EGM) on Wednesday.
In a press release issued on the same day, IDX also announced its target of attracting 70 new public listings next year, consisting of equity offerings, new corporate bonds and other securities, including exchange-traded funds (ETFs), real estate investment funds (DIRE) and asset-backed securities (EBA).
The target, IDX explained, would be achieved through various activities for listed companies and prospective listed companies currently carried out through a combination of promotion, one-on-one meetings and workshops.
The majority of these activities are routinely carried out through online media. “IDX will also continue to actively attract new listed companies from the new economy, start-ups and the renewable energy sectors,” the release added.
Furthermore, IDX stated that it would continue to support the development and compliance of exchange members and participants “through training and socialization activities, regular meetings, information service support as well as technical support in the development of exchange systems and services.”
In 2023, IDX will also focus on developing the market to increase capital market activities and trading volumes.
During the EGM, IDX also announced a target of a 7.16 percent year-on-year (yoy) rise in operating income to Rp1.67 trillion this year.
Operating expenditure in 2023 is estimated to increase by 7.34 percent yoy to Rp1.26 trillion, with net profit forecast at Rp 428.22 billion.
Total IDX assets in 2023 are projected to hit Rp 6.27 trillion, an increase of 8.45 percent from the revised 2022 target, while the final balance of cash and cash equivalents – including short-term investments – is targeted to reach Rp 3.90 trillion.
