THE
DIVIDEND POLICY MODERATES THE INFLUENCE OF LIQUIDITY,
SOVABILITY,
PROFITABILITY, AND SALES GROWTH
ON THE
COMPANY'S VALUE
Kasmawati1, Budiyanto2,
Agustedi3�
Sekolah
Tinggi Ilmu Ekonomi Indonesia (STIESIA) Surabaya
[email protected]1, [email protected]2, [email protected]3
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ABSTRACT
This research aims to determine and analyze
dividend policy moderating the influence of Liquidity, solvability, profitability, and sales growth on company
value. The method used in this research is the
research approach used, namely positivist (quantitative). The population in
this research is all food and beverage subsector companies in 2019 - 2021,
totaling 71 companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. Based on the
research results, it can be concluded that Liquidity significantly affects
company value, confirming the acceptance of the research hypothesis regarding
the influence of Liquidity. solvability does not significantly affect company
value, so the hypothesis related to solvability is not accepted. Profitability
significantly affects company value, supporting the hypothesis of the influence
of profitability. Sales growth significantly affects company value, confirming
the sales growth hypothesis. Dividend policy
moderates the effect of Liquidity on firm value, confirming the acceptance of
the liquidity-related moderation hypothesis. The dividend policy cannot
moderate solvability on company value, so the moderation hypothesis
related to solvability is rejected. A dividend policy can moderate the
effect of profitability on firm value, supporting the moderation hypothesis
related to profitability. Dividend policy moderates the effect of sales growth
on firm value, confirming the acceptance of the moderation hypothesis regarding
sales growth.
Keywords: liquidity, solvability, profitability, sales growth, company value.
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Corresponding Author: Kasmawati
Email: [email protected]
INTRODUCTION
The main objective of establishing a company is to
seek maximum profits so that the company's survival can be maintained, to make
shareholders prosperous, and to maximize the company's value as reflected in
the share price. Companies with high profitability will be interested in their
shares by investors so profitability can influence company value. Company value
is investors' perception of the company's level of success, which is often
linked to share prices. A high share price makes the company value high. It
will increase market confidence not only in the company's current performance
but also in its future prospects (Nguyen et al., 2021). Maximizing company value also means maximizing the
company's main objectives. The company hopes financial managers will take the
best action by maximizing company value so that the owners or shareholders can
prosper (Nurhayati &
Amanah, 2019).
Company value can generate maximum prosperity for
shareholders if share prices increase. The higher the company's share price,
the higher the prosperity of shareholders. According to (Burhanuddin &
Yusuf, 2019), company value is an essential concept for investors,
because it is an indicator for the market to assess the company as a whole. The
company's financial information will be analyzed, or investors will calculate
its financial ratios, which include the company's Liquidity, solvability,
profitability, activity, and market ratios as a basis for consideration in
investment decisions.
The following is
data on company value as measured by Price To Book Value (PBV) in food and
beverage sub-sector companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in
2019-2021.
Table
1. Development of Company Value (PVB) in the Food and Sub-Sector
Drinks
Listed on the Indonesian Stock Exchange 2019-2021
|
Code |
Company
name |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
|
AALI |
Astra Agro Lestari Tbk |
1.48 |
1.23 |
0.86 |
|
BISI |
BISI International Tbk |
1.36 |
1.26 |
1.09 |
|
BUDI |
Budi Starch & Sweetener Tbk |
0.36 |
0.34 |
0.58 |
|
CHECK |
Wilmar Cahaya Indonesia Tbk |
0.88 |
0.84 |
0.81 |
|
CPIN |
Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk |
5.06 |
4.58 |
3.88 |
|
DLTA |
Delta Djakarta Tbk |
4.49 |
3.45 |
2.96 |
|
DSNG |
Dharma Satya Nusantara Tbk |
1.31 |
1.04 |
0.84 |
|
FISH |
FKS Multi Agro Tbk |
1.12 |
0.67 |
1.68 |
|
GOOD |
Garuda Food Putra Putri Jaya Tbk |
4.03 |
3.17 |
6.39 |
|
HOCKEY |
Buyung Poetra Sembada Tbk |
3.48 |
2.76 |
3.36 |
|
ICBP |
Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk |
4.88 |
2.22 |
1.85 |
|
INDF |
Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk |
1.28 |
0.76 |
0.64 |
|
JPFA |
Japfa Comfeed Indonesia Tbk |
1.57 |
1.51 |
1.54 |
|
LSIP |
PP London Sumatra Indonesia Tbk |
1.19 |
1.01 |
0.79 |
|
MGRO |
Mahkota Group Tbk |
4.56 |
4.65 |
4.26 |
|
MYOR |
Mayora Indah Tbk |
4.63 |
5.38 |
4.02 |
|
BREAD |
Nippon Indosari Corporindo Tbk |
2.60 |
2.61 |
2.95 |
|
SIMP |
Salim Ivomas Pratama Tbk |
0.38 |
0.36 |
0.36 |
|
SKLT |
Sekar Laut Tbk |
2.72 |
2.66 |
3.09 |
|
TBLA |
Tunas Baru Lampung Tbk |
0.99 |
0.85 |
0.65 |
|
TGKA |
Tigaraksa Satria Tbk |
3.20 |
4.18 |
3.65 |
|
ULTJ |
Ultra Jaya Milk Industry & Trading Company Tbk |
3.43 |
3.87 |
3.53 |
|
|
|
2.50 |
2.24 |
2.26 |
Source: Indonesian Stock Exchange (www.idx.co.id),
2021
Table 1. is the average company value over the last
three years as proxied by PBV in food and beverage sub-sector companies. In
2019, the average PBV of food and beverage sub-sector companies was 2.50. This
figure decreased to 2.24 in 2020 and increased slightly in 2021 to 2.26.
Several factors influence the rise and fall of PBV figures. The factors
influencing the PBV value are Liquidity, solvability,
profitability, and dividend policy (Isnalita, 2018). Apart from these four factors, sales growth can
influence the size of the PBV value (Irawati et al., 2019). (Jogiyanto, 2014) states that the standard PBV value that a company must
meet is more significant than one. The majority of the PBV values of the
companies in Table 1 are more significant than one. In 2020 there were
additional companies that had a PBV value of less than one, namely 6 companies,
this figure increased from 2019, namely only 4 companies. In 2021, the number
of companies with a PBV below one will increase to 8. From 2019 to 2021, food
and beverage sub-sector companies experienced an increasing trend in the number
of companies still needed to meet PBV value standards. It is necessary to
analyze further what factors influence the rise and fall of the PBV value.
Company value is very important to use as a benchmark for investors when
investing their capital in a company.
Table 1 shows that company value is a positive or
negative signal for capital owners such as investors to invest capital in the
company. The relationship between signal theory and company value is that more
comprehensive disclosure will provide a positive signal to parties with an
interest in the company and the company's shareholders.
The company's financial report information provided by
the company is beneficial for investors. Investors will calculate their
financial ratios, which include the company's Liquidity, solvability,
profitability, activity, and market ratios as a basis for considering
investment decisions. The first financial ratio that investors consider is
Liquidity. Liquidity is a ratio that measures a company's ability to meet
short-term financial obligations (Kasmir, 2015).
The following ratio is solvability. solvability is a ratio used to measure
the extent to which a company's assets are financed by debt, meaning how much
debt the company bears compared to its assets. solvability is a ratio to measure how far a company uses debt (Pandyanto
& Laily, 2021). If the company is solvable,
it means it has sufficient assets or wealth to cover all its debts, and vice
versa; if the company does not have enough wealth to pay its debts, then it is
called an insolvable company, meaning the company has too much debt. However,
the company has few assets. To pay debts.
Furthermore, the financial
ratio that is no less important for investors is used as a balance, namely
profitability. Profitability is a ratio that assesses a company's profit-making
ability (Kasmir,
2015). This ratio also provides a
measure of the effectiveness of company management; this is shown by the
profits generated and investment income. Investors can use profitability as a
benchmark for assessing a company and for stock traders to decide whether
company shares are worth buying. In the company's operational activities,
profitability is an essential element in ensuring the company's survival. With
the company's ability to obtain profitability by using company resources, the
company's goals will be achieved.
In this research, dividend
policy is used as a moderating variable (strengthening/weakening) of the
influence of Liquidity, solvability, profitability, and sales
growth on company value. Dividend policy is the center of attention of many
parties, such as shareholders, creditors, and other external parties who have
an interest in the information released by the company being considered better,
and, ultimately, the assessment of the company as reflected in the share price
will also be better. Company value is the actual value per share that will be
received if the company's assets are sold according to the share price (Salman et
al., 2020). Company value can be seen
from the company's ability to pay dividends. Previous research stated that
dividends can strengthen factors that influence company value, namely (Isnalita, 2018), (Tahu & Susilo, 2017), (Aldi et al., 2020), as well as research from (Purwati, 2020). Their research shows that dividend policy is able to
moderate the factors that influence company value.
Food
and beverage sub-sector companies were chosen as the companies studied. The
consideration is that food and beverage sub-sector companies have an essential
role in developing the industrial sector, especially their contribution to the
growing Gross Domestic Income (GDP). Based on Figure 1, we can see that the
development of GDP from 2018 to 2021, measured based on GDP at current prices,
shows an increasing trend. However, it experienced a decline in 2020 due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. However, post-COVID-19 economic recovery has been
demonstrated since the second quarter of 2021. GDP has increased to the same
level as the year before the pandemic.

Figure 1. GDP at Current Prices 2018 to 2021
Source: Central Statistics Agency data processed,
2022.
In total, the trend data on the
growth of the food and beverage industry each year from 2010 to 2021 can be
seen in Figure 1. Companies in the food and beverage sub-sector also have
bright prospects in the future. This is because the need for food and drink in
everyday life is excellent. Business people see this as an opportunity to
provide or fulfill market needs. Consumer loyalty will be created if the market
is interested in the products produced. This condition will increase profits
for the company.

Figure 2. Food and Beverage Industry
Growth Data Trends from 2010 to 2021
Source:
Central Statistics Agency data processed, 2022.
The research results (Purwati,
2020) showed that the profitability variable
positively and significantly influenced company value. The dividend policy
moderated the influence of profitability on company value in manufacturing
companies listed on the Indonesian stock exchange. The research results (Tahu &
Susilo, 2017) showed that profitability had a positive
and significant effect on company value, and dividend policy moderated the
effect of profitability on company value.
Research (Isnalita,
2018), (Tahu &
Susilo, 2017), (Aldi et
al., 2020), (Purwati,
2020) shows that Liquidity, profitability, and solvability influence company value and dividend policy can moderate the influence of
Liquidity, profitability, and solvability on company value. The results of this
research contradict the results of research from (Setiawan
& Rahmawati, 2020) (2019), (Nurhayati
& Amanah, 2019), as well as research (Afinindy
et al., 2021), which shows that dividend policy is unable
to moderate Liquidity, profitability, and solvability on company value.
Dividend policy does not influence the value of the company or its
cost of capital, meaning that the value of the company will only be determined
by its essential ability to generate profits and its business risks. Several
studies state that dividend policy is related to Liquidity, solvability,
profitability, and sales growth on company value. Research conducted by (Aldi et al., 2020), (Purwati, 2020), (Tahu & Susilo, 2017), (Isnalita, 2018), (and Nguyen et al., 2021) states that dividend policy can moderate the influence of
Liquidity, solvability, profitability, and sales growth on company value.
This research uses PBV as a tool to measure company value for the
reason that PBV shows how much the market appreciates the corporate value of a
company's shares. This research is a development of
research (Omagwa & Muathe, 2019) related
to profitability. The novelty in this
research lies in the addition of the sales growth variable as an exogenous
variable that influences company value. Based on research (Hidayat,
2018), (Dang et al.,
2019), (Irawati et
al., 2019) sales growth affects company value. This
means that the higher the sales growth, the higher the company value. Sales
growth is highly expected for the company's development because high growth
provides a sign of the company's development. This is by signaling theory. The increase in sales growth experienced by the
company reflects that the company is in good performance condition, so this
will be a positive signal for investors to invest in the company so that the
company's value will increase, which can be seen in the company's share price. (Brigham,
2016) .
This research has its originality because of
the problems previously described and the research gap, which has
different results from existing research. To obtain novelty from this
research, a bibliometric analysis was carried out with the help of VosViewer
software, the results of which can be seen in Figure 3. The basis for adding
sales growth variables was also obtained from network visualization from previous studies. Based on network
visualization from 500 studies in 2018-2022 using the Bibilio Metric
VosViewer, the position of the variables liquidity, profitability, solvability,
sales growth, dividend policy, and company value can be seen in Figure 3 below.
Figure 3 shows a network that shows the relationship between variables in this
research: Liquidity, profitability, solvability, sales growth, dividend policy,
and company value.

Figure
3. Network Visualization of Liquidity, Profitability, solvability,
Growth
Sales,
Dividend Policy, and Company Value
Source:
Secondary data processed, 2022.
The Liquidity, solvability, and dividend policy
variables are in the blue cluster, while the profitability and sales growth
variables are in the red cluster. All of these variables are interconnected
with company value. Dividend policy has yet to be widely studied about company
value. This is evident from Figure 3, where the distance between company value
and dividend policy is very far. The picture still needs to be bigger, meaning
that few researchers are researching dividend policy, so there is an
opportunity to conduct further research on the relationship between company
value and dividend policy. Furthermore, the dividend policy variable as a
moderating variable is new in this research.
Based on the phenomenon that exists in food and
beverage sub-sector companies, namely the increase in the number of companies
that do not meet the standard
PBV value, namely less than one during
2019-2021, and the differences in research results regarding variables that
influence company value, this research aims to find out and analyze dividend
policy moderating the influence of Liquidity, solvability,
profitability and sales growth on company value.
METHOD
In this research,
the research approach used is positivist (quantitative). The
population in this research is all food and beverage subsector companies in
2019 - 2021, totaling 71 companies listed on the Indonesian Stock Exchange. In
this research, the sample was obtained using a non-probability sampling method
with a saturated sampling technique so that the number of samples used was the
same as the total population, namely 22 companies in the food and beverage
sub-sector. This research uses research objects, namely financial reports from
food and beverage sub-sector companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange
for the 2019-2021 period. Meanwhile, the research time used starts from 2019 to
2021. The types of data in this research are qualitative and quantitative. The
data analysis technique used in this research is hypothesis testing.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Statistical Hypothesis Testing in Structural Models
Table 2 is the output of the test results. It can be seen that
not all p-values show numbers less than 0.05, so not all test results show a significant
effect. A variable can have a significant effect if the p-value is less than
0.05.
Table
2 Hypothesis Test Results
|
Variable |
coefficient |
T Statistics |
P-Values |
|
Liquidity -> Company Value |
0.512 |
5,490 |
0,000 |
|
solvability -> Company Value |
-0.094 |
1,369 |
0.172 |
|
Profitability -> Company Value |
0.259 |
3,882 |
0,000 |
|
Sales Growth ->
Company Value |
0.272 |
3,485 |
0.001 |
|
Dividend Policy -> Company Value |
0.152 |
2,126 |
0.034 |
|
Dividend Policy*Liquidity -> Company Value |
0.187 |
2,092 |
0.037 |
|
Dividend Policy* solvability -> Company Value |
-0.005 |
0.052 |
0.959 |
|
Dividend Policy*Profitability -> Company Value |
0.133 |
2,001 |
0.046 |
|
Dividend Policy* Sales Growth -> Company
Value |
0.171 |
2,543 |
0.011 |
Source: Appendix 3.
PLS output page 165
Based on Table 2, the following
test results are obtained:
The
liquidity variable influences company value.
It
was found that the p-value from the test results was 0.000. This figure is less
than 0.05, so Liquidity significantly affects company value. The coefficient of
Liquidity on company value is 0.512, meaning that this figure shows a positive
relationship between Liquidity and company value. So, the hypothesis which
states that Liquidity affects company value is accepted. This means that the
higher the liquidity value, the company value also increases, and vice versa.
In this research, the most dominant variable influencing company value is
Liquidity because Liquidity has the highest coefficient, which will increase
company value.
Say
that Liquidity shows a company's ability to meet short-term obligations or
obligations that have matured (Sanjari & Zarei, 2014). Liquidity
is a ratio that describes a company's ability to fulfill its short-term
obligations on time (Irham, 2016).
High cash capacity will have an impact on the company's short-term liability
capabilities and have a positive impact on company value. In the signal theory
stated by Morris (1987: 109), Liquidity reflects the availability of funds
owned by the company to meet all maturing debts.
Larger
companies have greater Liquidity, which means they have more current assets to
finance their operational activities. The better the company's Liquidity, the
better it indicates that the company can pay debts that are due, and the
company will be viewed favorably by investors. Many investors invest capital in
the company, increasing the company's share price increase, and the value of
the company will also increase (Lamtiar et al ., 2021). In
research, Liquidity is measured by the cash ratio and current ratio.
This
research is in line with research conducted by (Suhadak et al., 2018), (Sanjari & Zarei, 2014), (Sari, 2019), (Lamtiar et al., 2021). Kristian et al. (2020) said that Liquidity affects
company value because the higher the Liquidity, the higher the company's
ability to fulfill its short-term obligations. This
indicates that Liquidity needs to be considered by external parties when
assessing a company and has a significant relationship to the value of a
company.
The solvability
variable does not affect company value.
It was found that the p-value from the test results
was 0.172. This figure is more than 0.05, so solvability
does not significantly affect company value. The coefficient of solvability on
company value is -0.094, which shows a negative relationship between solvability and
company value. So, the hypothesis which states that solvability
affects company value is rejected. This means that the company value is not
affected by the high or low level of debt held by the company. The high or low
level of company debt is not a concern for investors, because investors are
more concerned with how company management uses these funds effectively and
efficiently to achieve added value to the company's value.
From the research results, the average value of solvability as
measured by the debt to asset ratio is 41.9%, according to (Kasmir, 2015) which states
that a good standard debt to asset ratio is 50% or < 1, while the average
value of debt to assets The ratio in food and beverage sub-sector companies is
41.9%, below 50% or < 1, so that the company's debt condition as measured by
the debt to asset ratio is relatively safe. This means that the DAR ratio of
food and beverage subsector companies has more assets than debt and can fulfill
its obligations to investors by selling these assets if needed. The smaller the
DAR value, the smaller the investment risk in the company.
The solvability level of companies in the food and beverage subsector
for the 2019-2021 period is relatively safe, and the company value remains
high. This is because the company funds its operations using internal funds.
This follows the pecking order theory, which states that companies prefer
internal funding to external funding, safe debt to risky debt, and ordinary
shares. This theory explains that companies that have high profitability
generally use less external funding, this is not because they want to have a
low profitability target, but because the company requires little external
funding. However, companies with low profitability tend to have more
outstanding debt for two reasons: insufficient internal funds and debt is the
preferred external source.
If we look at the indicators that measure the solvability
ratio, a small portion of the company's funding sources also come from debt.
However, only a few financing aspects are dominated by debt.
The
profitability variable influences company value.
It was found that the p-value from the test results
was 0.000. This figure is less than 0.05, so profitability significantly
affects company value. The coefficient of profitability on company value is
0.259, meaning that this figure shows a positive relationship between
profitability and company value. So, the hypothesis states that profitability
influences company value is accepted. This means that profitability has a
relationship with company value; the higher profitability value indicates good
company prospects so that investors will respond positively to this signal, and
the company's value will increase.
The results of this research are in line with research
conducted by (Pascareno Siringoringo, 2016), (2020), and (2019), saying that profitability has a significant effect
on company value. The higher profitability indicates good company prospects so
that investors will respond positively to this information, and the company
value will increase.
The sales growth
variable influences company value.
It
was found that the p-value from the test results was 0.001. This figure is less
than 0.05, so sales growth significantly affects company value. The coefficient
of sales growth on company value is 0.272, which shows a positive relationship
between sales growth and company value. So, the hypothesis states that
profitability influences company value is accepted.
The
results of this research are in line with research conducted by (Irawati et al., 2019), (Dang et al., 2019),
and (Elisa & Amanah, 2021),
saying that sales growth has a significant effect on company value. The higher
sales growth indicates good company prospects so that investors will respond
positively to this information and increase company value.
The
dividend policy variable moderates the effect of Liquidity on firm value.
It was found that the p-value from the test results
was 0.037. This figure is less than 0.05, so dividend policy is able to
moderate the effect of Liquidity on company value. The coefficient of
dividend*liquidity policy on firm value is 0.187, meaning that this figure
shows that the moderating variable has a strengthening effect, so it can be
interpreted that dividend policy strengthens the influence of Liquidity on firm
value. The type of moderation from the results of this test is quasi-moderation
because dividend policy has a significant effect on company value, and the
interaction of dividend*liquidity policy has a significant effect on company
value. This means that a moderating variable has a dual function, apart from
being a moderating variable and acting as an exogenous variable. So the
hypothesis, which states that dividend policy moderates the effect of Liquidity
on firm value, is accepted.
Liquidity describes the company's ability to pay its
financial obligations, which must be fulfilled immediately. The company's
Liquidity affects the size of the dividends that will be paid to shareholders,
which is the company's cash outflow. Good company liquidity is assessed by a
company that can convert non-cash into cash; thus, a company that pays
dividends can balance the company's cash in its funding activities and maintain
Liquidity. Companies that have good prospects for the future have cash flow
that is maintained, this can attract investors to buy company shares so that it
can increase demand for shares. High demand for shares can increase share
prices, reflecting high company value.
The statement above is by the signal theory stated by
Morris (1987: 133): Liquidity reflects the availability of funds owned by the
company to meet all debts that will mature. Larger companies have greater
Liquidity, which means they have more current assets to finance their
operational activities. The better the company's Liquidity, the better it
indicates that the company can pay debts that are due, and the company will be
viewed favorably by investors. Many investors invest capital in the company,
increasing the company's share price increase, and the value of the company
will also increase (Lamtiar et al ., 2021). This research is in line with research conducted by (Aldi et al. 2020) (2018) and (Nguyen et al., 2021), proving that dividend policy can moderate the
influence of Liquidity on company value.
The
dividend policy variable does not moderate the solvability of the company value.
It was found that the p-value from the test results
was 0.959. This figure is more than 0.05, so dividend policy cannot moderate
the influence of solvability on company value. The type of moderation of the
results of this test is exogenous because dividend policy has a significant
effect on company value, and the interaction of dividend policy* solvability does not
significantly affect company value. So, the hypothesis that dividend policy
moderates the effect of solvability on firm value is rejected.
The dividend policy is a shareholder's right to get a
share of the company's profits. Dividend payments can also reduce investment
opportunities, and in fact, investors prefer capital gains to dividends because
capital gains tax is more diminutive than dividend tax. Based on the data that
has been tested, it shows that the average solvability value for food and beverage companies is 64.79%, which
is classified as a relatively safe condition, but this does not affect the
average dividend paid to shareholders, which is 44.4% below average solvability.
Bearti with solvability in a relatively safe
condition does not affect the increase in dividend payments to shareholders,
meaning that when solvability is in a relatively safe condition, the dividend
payment policy remains below the average solvability and does not affect
the company's value. Because the average company value as measured by PBV is
greater than 1, namely 2.33, the company value remains high even though the
dividends paid to shareholders are below average solvability. So,
investors will not see a company from dividend payments. This is in accordance
with the dividend irrelevance theory put forward by Brealey which states that a
company's dividend policy has no effect on the value of the company or its cost
of capital, an increase in dividend payments is only possible if the profits
obtained increase, the profits obtained from the increase in share prices due
to the sale of shares new, for this reason shareholders can receive cash from
the current company in the form of capital gains payments. The type of
moderation of the results of this test is explanatory/exogenous because
dividend policy has a significant effect on company value, and the interaction
of dividend policy solvability has no significant effect on company value.
These results indicate that debt policy activities
cannot increase company value. Conversely, debt policy cannot reduce company
value when the dividends paid by the company are low. This is because dividend
policy does not affect company value, where the high and low dividends paid to
shareholders are not related to the high or low value of the company.
Dividend policy is the right of shareholders to get a
share of the company's profits; dividend payments will also reduce investment
opportunities, and in fact, investors prefer capital gains to dividends because
the tax on capital gains is smaller than the tax on dividends. This research is
in line with research conducted by previous research (Purwati, 2020), (Vivi & Hermi,
2019), (Dang et al., 2019), and (Tahu & Susilo,
2017). It is proven that dividend policy cannot moderate the influence of solvability on
company value, meaning that dividend policy cannot increase company value when
debt is low. A dividend policy cannot reduce company value when debt is high.
The
dividend policy variable moderates profitability on firm value.
It was found that the p-value from the test results
was 0.046. This figure is less than 0.05, so dividend policy is able to moderate
the influence of profitability on company value. The coefficient of
dividend*profitability policy on company value is 0.133, meaning that this
figure shows that the moderating variable has a strengthening effect, so it can
be interpreted that dividend policy strengthens the influence of profitability
on company value. The type of moderation from the results of this test is
quasi-moderation because dividend policy has a significant effect on company
value, and the interaction of dividend policy*profitability has a significant
effect on company value. This means that a moderating variable has a dual
function, apart from being a moderating variable and acting as an exogenous
variable. So, the hypothesis, which states that dividend policy moderates the effect
of profitability on company value, is accepted.
The research is in line with research conducted by (Dang et al.,
2019), (2018), and (2020), proving that dividend policy can moderate the
influence of profitability on company value.
The dividend policy
variable moderates sales growth on company value.
It
was found that the p-value from the test results was 0.011. This figure is less
than 0.05, so dividend policy can moderate the influence of sales growth on
company value. The coefficient of the dividend*sales growth policy on company
value is 0.171, meaning that this figure shows that the moderating variable has
a strengthening effect, so it can be interpreted that the dividend policy
strengthens the influence of sales growth on company value. The type of
moderation from the results of this test is quasi-moderation because dividend
policy has a significant effect on company value, and the interaction of
dividend*sales growth policy has a significant effect on company value. This means that a moderating variable has a dual
function, apart from being a moderating variable and acting as an exogenous
variable. So, the hypothesis that dividend policy
moderates the effect of sales growth on company value is accepted.
Based
on the results of this research, dividend policy can moderate the influence of
sales growth on company value. This means that if sales growth increases, the
dividends that will be distributed to shareholders will also increase and
affect the company's value. The test results show that the moderating variable
has a strengthening effect, so it can be interpreted that dividend policy
strengthens the influence of sales growth on company value. The type of
moderation from the results of this test is quasi-moderation because dividend
policy has a significant effect on company value, and the interaction of
dividend policy*sales growth has a significant effect on company value. This means that a moderating variable has a dual
function, apart from being a moderating variable and acting as an
explanatory/exogenous variable. This means that a dividend policy can increase
company value when sales growth increases and a dividend policy can reduce
company value when sales growth decreases.
The results of this research are by the signaling
theory put forward by Spence (1973: 77), which states that high sales growth
indicates that the company has good growth prospects in the future so that the
company can provide high profits to investors, meaning that this will be
responded to positively. by investors and increase the company's share price
and will further increase the value of the company.
The level of sales growth affects the company's value
or share price because sales growth is a sign of good company development,
which results in a positive response from investors. (Irawati et al., 2019) Also stated that the development of sales growth can
increase industry income and support the industry to expand its business. It
can increase company value. Companies can optimize existing resources to
develop company value by looking at past sales data so that investors will
estimate the profits that will be obtained in the future. The
research is in line with research conducted by (Dang et al., 2019), (Irawati et al., 2019) (Hidayat, 2018),
and (Elisa & Amanah, 2021), proving
that dividend policy can strengthen the influence of sales growth on value.
Company.
CONCLUSION
The conclusions in this research are: 1)
Liquidity has a significant effect on company value. This means that the
research hypothesis states that Liquidity has a significant effect on company
value is accepted. 2) solvability
does not have a significant effect on company value. This means the research
hypothesis, which states that solvability
is significant to the company's corporate value, is rejected. 3) Profitability
has a significant effect on company value. This means that the research hypothesis,
which states that profitability significantly affects company value, is
accepted. 4) Sales growth has a significant effect on company value. This means
that the research hypothesis, which states that sales growth significantly
affects company value, is accepted. 5) Dividend policy moderates Liquidity on
company value. This means that the research hypothesis, which states that
dividend policy moderates the effect of Liquidity on firm value, is accepted.
6) Dividend policy is unable to moderate solvability on company value. This means that the
research hypothesis, which states that dividend policy moderates the effect of solvability on company value, is
rejected. 7) Dividend policy can moderate profitability on company value. This
means that the research hypothesis, which states that dividend policy can
moderate the influence of profitability on company value, is accepted. 8)
Dividend policy moderates sales growth on company value. This means that the
research hypothesis states that dividend policy can moderate the influence of
sales growth on company value.
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