PENGARUH STRUKTUR MODAL, PERTUMBUHAN LABA, UKURAN PERUSAHAAN TERHADAP PROFITABILITAS

Abstract

This research aimed to examine the effect of capital structure, profit growth, and companies’ size on profitability. The population was Food and Beverage companies that were listed on Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) from 2018 up to 2020. The research was quantitative. Moreover, the data collection technique used purposive sampling, in which the sample was based on criteria given. In line with that, there were 18 samples from 34 Food and Beverage companies that were listed on Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) during 3 years. Therefore, the data observation became 54 data. The data analysis technique used multiple linear regression. The research result concluded that capital structure did not affect profitability of Food and Beverage companies. Likewise, firm size did not affect profitability of Food and Beverage companies. On the other hand, profit growth had a positive and significant effect on profitability of Food and Beverage companies that were listed on Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) from 2018 up to 2020.