E-JURNAL AKUNTANSI
Vol 35 No 1 (2025)

Profitability, Leverage, and Sales Growth: The Mediating Role of Dividend Policy in Determining Firm Value

Ni Putu Diah Kartini (Faculty of Economics and Business, Udayana University, Indonesia)
I Gde Ary Wirajaya (Faculty of Economics and Business, Udayana University, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Jan 2025

Abstract

Firm value represents the market's perception of a company's performance and future prospects. This study seeks to provide empirical evidence on the impact of profitability, leverage, and sales growth on firm value, with dividend policy serving as a mediating variable. The research sample comprises 60 energy companies selected from a population of 87 firms listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange during the 2022–2023 period. Data were analyzed using path analysis techniques, employing SmartPLS 4.0 to evaluate the proposed relationships. The findings indicate that profitability, sales growth, and dividend policy positively influence firm value, whereas leverage exerts a negative effect. Moreover, profitability and sales growth positively affect dividend policy, while leverage has a negative impact. Dividend policy is shown to partially mediate the relationships between profitability and leverage with firm value, and fully mediates the relationship between sales growth and firm value. Keywords: Profitability; Leverage; Sales Growth; Dividend Policy; Firm value.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

akuntansi

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Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance

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E-Jurnal Akuntansi covered various research approaches, namely: quantitative, qualitative and mixed-method. E-Jurnal Akuntansi focuses related on various themes, topics and aspects of accounting and investment, including (but not limited) to the following topics: Financial Accounting Managerial ...