The effect of quick ratio, debt to asset ratio, and debt to equity ratio on profit growth in consumer goods companies sub-sector food & staples retailing listed on the Indonesia stock exchange 2022-2024
Keywords:
Debt to Asset Ratio, Debt to Equity Ratio, Profit Growth, Quick RatioAbstract
This study examines the effect of Quick Ratio, Debt to Asset Ratio, and Debt to Equity Ratio on profit growth in Consumer Goods Companies in the Food & Staples Retailing sub-sector listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange during 2022-2024. The study is motivated by the unstable profit growth of retail-based staple companies after the post-pandemic recovery period, despite the defensive character of basic consumer demand. Previous studies report inconsistent findings and generally analyze broader consumer goods categories; therefore, this study narrows the object to the Food & Staples Retailing sub-sector and interprets liquidity and leverage indicators through Signaling Theory, Pecking Order Theory, and Trade-Off Theory. This research applies an associative quantitative design using secondary data from annual financial reports. The population and sample consist of 14 companies, producing 42 firm-year observations. Data were analyzed using pooled multiple linear regression with descriptive statistics, classical assumption testing, and hypothesis testing using IBM SPSS 25. The results show that Quick Ratio and Debt to Asset Ratio have a significant negative effect on profit growth, while Debt to Equity Ratio has no significant effect. Simultaneously, the three ratios significantly explain profit growth, with an Adjusted R² of 0.901. These findings contribute empirical evidence on how liquid assets and debt-financed assets may reduce profit growth when they are not followed by productive asset utilization and efficient financing decisions.
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