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Abstract this research aim to do further testing of empirical finding about financial ratios, especially concerning to the usefulness in predicting or measuring alteration of income at time lag one year, two years, and three years which will come at manufacturing business. the data applied in this research is secondary data, it is the form of financial statements manufacturing business which listed indonesian stock exchange that processed until the data become pooled data time-series cross­ in section. drawdown of sample is doing by using purposive sampling causing yields the sample 6l companies. audition of financial ratios applies stepwise regression that is selecting the financial ratios assumed can predict earnings change a few years which will come. the method of analysis is multiple linear has regression, then been analysed by using spss program release 16. the result of research indicates that on one year time lag only one financial ratio capable to predict alteration of income that is ratio nsar (net soles to account receivable), with r = 0,182 and r square= 0,033 or 3,3%. on two years timelag there is three financial ratios founded that is mppseps (market price per share to earnings per share), opns (operation profit to net soles) and wcns (working capital to net sales) with r = 0,841, r=0,871, r = 0,876 each one and r square to each one is 0,707 or 70,7%, 0,758 or 75,8% and 0,767 or76,7%. on three years timelag. it's only one financial ratio capable to predicting or measuring the earnings change that is cgsi (cost of goods sold to inventory) with r= 0,434 and r square= 0,188 or18,8%. toe results from this finding that is only 5 financial ratios capable to predict alteration of income at a few years to the fore out of 15financial ratios tested, it is nsar (net sales to account receivable), mppseps (market price per share to earnings per share), opns (operation profit to net sales) and wcns (working capital to net sales), and cgsi (cost of goods sold to inventory). while 10 other financial ratios measure the alteration of income to inscribed manufacturing business at indonesia stock exchange one years, two years, and three years which will come.