PENGARUH PROFITABILITAS TERHADAP NILAI PERUSAHAAN DENGAN KEBIJAKAN DIVIDEN SEBAGAI VARIABEL INTERVENING PADA PERUSAHAAN FARMASI YANG TERDAFTAR DI BEI

Abstract

The value of the company can provide maximum shareholder prosperity if the company's share price increases. The higher the stock price in a company, the income and prosperity of investors will also increase and have a good impact on increasing the value of the company. This research is a causality research. The population in this study are pharmaceutical companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) for the 2018-2020 period. The sampling technique was determined by purposive sampling. Data analysis and hypothesis testing in this study used the Structural Equation Model - Partial Least Square (PLS-SEM).

The results of the direct influence hypothesis test using the Smart PLS 3.0 application, show that profitability has a significant positive effect on dividend policy, profitability has a negative and insignificant effect on firm value, dividend policy has a negative but significant effect on firm value. The results of the indirect effect hypothesis test show that the profitability variable on firm value through dividend policy has a negative and insignificant effect.