Economics and Business Journal
Vol. 4 No. 5 (2026): July

The Effect of PER, DER, and CR on Firm Value: The Moderating Role of Firm Size in Indonesian Industrial Sector Companies

Olifvia Maharany Sitorus (Universitas Muhammadiyah Pontianak)
Edy Suryadi (Universitas Muhammadiyah Pontianak)



Article Info

Publish Date
05 Jul 2026

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the effect of Price Earning Ratio (PER), Debt to Equity Ratio (DER), and Current Ratio (CR) on firm value, with firm size as a moderating variable, in industrial sector companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange during the 2022–2024 period. This study employed a quantitative approach with an associative method. The data used were secondary data obtained from companies’ annual financial reports. The sample was determined using purposive sampling, resulting in 44 companies with a total of 132 firm-year observations. The data were analyzed using Moderated Regression Analysis (MRA), supported by classical assumption tests, correlation coefficient analysis, coefficient of determination analysis, simultaneous testing, and partial testing. The results of the moderation model show that firm size has a positive and significant effect on firm value, with a significance value of 0.043. Meanwhile, PER, DER, and CR do not have a significant effect on firm value after firm size and the interaction variables are included in the model. The moderation test results indicate that firm size is unable to moderate the effect of PER, DER, and CR on firm value, as all interaction variables have significance values greater than 0.05. Although PER has a positive and significant effect on firm value in the first model, this effect is no longer significant in the moderation model. The coefficient of determination in the moderation model is 12.1%, indicating that the model’s ability to explain variations in firm value remains limited. These findings indicate that firm size is a more dominant factor in explaining firm value than PER, DER, and CR in the moderation model.

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Economics, Econometrics & Finance

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Economics and Business Journal (ECBIS) | ISSN (e): 2963-7589 is an international peer-reviewed, open access scientific journal dedicated to the advancement and dissemination of research results that support high-level research in the fields of Economics, Management and Business, this journal ...