Abstract

As an industry that has an important role for other industrial sectors, the plastic and packaging industry is the supply chain for consumer products. Behind the high industrial growth and the potential is still large, there are problems with plastic waste, consumption power, and changes in people's lifestyles that can affect the growth of the plastic and packaging industry. This study aims to determine how much impact the NPM (Net Profit Margin), GPM (Gross Profit Margin), TAT (Total Assets Turnover) on Profit Growth in the plastic and packaging industry sub-sector companies listed in IDX (Indonesia Stock Exchange) for the period 2014 to 2018. The method used in this study is a quantitative descriptive. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling in order to obtain a sample of 11 companies from a population of 12 companies. In the study the method of data analysis used the multiple linear regression analysis techniques by processing data using Eviews 8, because the data is not normally distributed, it uses the log transformation method. The results showed that simultaneously NPM (Net Profit Margin), GPM (Gross Profit Margin), TAT (Total Assets Turnover) had a significant effect on profit growth. And partially NPM (Net Profit Margin) has a significant effect on profit growth, while GPM (Gross Profit Margin) and TAT (Total Assets Turnover) have no significant effect on profit growth.

Highlights

  • The economic activity in the processing of raw materials, semi-finished or finished materials into high quality consumer product is called industry

  • Profit growth will have an impact on the financial ratios that the author has previously mentioned, in this study will use the profitability ratio represented by the NPM (Net Profit Margin) and GPM (Gross Profit Margin), and the ratio of activities represented by TAT (Total Assets Turnover)

  • Based on existing theory and research, a framework is created with the dependent variable profit growth, and the independent variable financial ratios consisting of NPM (Net Profit Margin), GPM (Gross Profit Margin), TAT (Total Assets Turnover)

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Summary

Introduction

The economic activity in the processing of raw materials, semi-finished or finished materials into high quality consumer product is called industry. Profit growth in the plastic and packaging industry sub-sector for the 2014-2018 period fluctuated. Profit growth will have an impact on the financial ratios that the author has previously mentioned, in this study will use the profitability ratio represented by the NPM (Net Profit Margin) and GPM (Gross Profit Margin), and the ratio of activities represented by TAT (Total Assets Turnover). These three ratios can assist management in carrying out short-term or long-term planning and decision making

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