PENGARUH PERTUMBUHAN PENJUALAN, UKURAN PERUSAHAAN, DAN LEVERAGE TERHADAP PROFITABILITAS PADA PERUSAHAAN FOOD AND BEVERAGE BEI
Profit or corporate profits needed for the life of the company to gain profit. The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of sales growth, leverage, and company size on profitability. This research was conducted at Food and Beverage Company in Indonesia Stock Exchange period 2012-2016. Number of population as many as 16 companies, sample in this research as many as 11 companies with purposive sampling method. Data collection is done through secondary data. Analytical techniques conducted in this study using multiple linear regression method using independent variables of sales growth, leverage, and company size. Based on the results of the analysis found that the variable of sales growth, leverage, and company size simultaneously have a significant effect on profitability. This shows the increasing value of sales growth and size of the company and the declining value of leverage then profitability will increase. Partial sales growth has a significant positive effect on profitability. Partial leverage has a significant negative effect on profitability. The size of the company partially positively insignificant to profitability.