This study aims to examine the effect of liquidity, firm size and business risk on capital structure with profitability as an intervening variable in food and beverage sub-sector companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the 2014-2020 period. The population in this study are all food and beverage sub-sector companies that have been and are still listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling and obtained a sample of 9 companies. The data analysis technique used classical assumption test, multiple linear regression and sobel test. The results of this study indicate that liquidity has a positive and significant effect on profitability, while firm size and business risk have no effect on profitability. Liquidity has a negative and significant effect on capital structure, firm size has a positive effect on capital structure, business risk and profitability have no effect on capital structure. Profitability cannot mediate liquidity, firm size and business risk on capital structure.
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