Budapest International Research and Critics Institute-Journal (BIRCI-Journal): Humanities and Social Sciences
Vol 5, No 2 (2022): Budapest International Research and Critics Institute May

The Effect of Profitability on Financial Distress with Leverage as a Moderating Variable in Pharmaceutical Sub-Sector Companies Listed on the IDX from 2018-2020

Irwin Gunawan Sahala Subiyanto (Unknown)
Harlyn Lindon Siagian (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
27 Apr 2022

Abstract

Financial distress is a condition where management is unable to overcome financial problems that cause a decrease in financial performance successively before the company is declared bankrupt. This research has something to be achieved. This study aims to determine the effect of profitability on financial distress with the moderating variable leverage, and to determine whether the company went bankrupt. The sample used in this study were 12 pharmaceutical sub-sector companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) 2018-2020. The analytical method used is descriptive statistical method with the Moderated Regression Analyze analysis tool. The results of this study indicate that there is a significant negative effect of the ROA variable on bankruptcy prediction. The DAR variable is able to moderate the relationship between ROA and bankruptcy. By using the Altman Z-Score model. The solution that companies can take to anticipate a decline in financial performance is discipline in paying short-term debt and efficiently using debt capacity to get very large profits from their obligations to avoid financial difficulties.

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birci

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Religion Arts Humanities Economics, Econometrics & Finance Social Sciences

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Budapest International Research and Critics Institute (BIRCI-Journal) : Humanities and Social Sciences is a peer-reviewed journal published in February, May, August and November by Budapest International Research and Critics University Journal (BIRCU-Journal). BIRCI welcomes research papers in ...