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Abstract: This study aims to determine the formation of optimal capital structure in food and beverage sector companies on the Indonesian stock
exchange during the period 2013-2017. Analysis was carried out on profitability, dividend policy, company size, and SWOT model through analysis of
strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats and became the basis for formulating various alternative strategies that can be done by company
managers. The findings explain the fact that profitability has not been maximized, debt ownership is large and less efficient, but consistent in the
provision of dividends, as well as the size of large companies. Alternalitive choice of strategies in the form of dividends to enhance the company's
positive image, expand business networks with large capital strength, maximize domestic resource potential, produce products efficiently, use debt
capital efficiently, and improve the quality of all company resources.
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Ashari Sofyaun is a lecturer at Balikpapan University, Indonesia and
student of Doctoral Program, E-mail: asharisof.uniba@gmail.com
Isti Fadah is a Professor and lecturer at Faculty of Economics and
Business, University of Jember, Indonesia, E-mail:
istifadah1966@gmail.co.id
Asrid Juniar is a lecturer at Faculty Economics and Business,
Lambung Mangkurat University, Indonesia and student of Doctoral
Program, E-mail: asridjuniar@ulm.ac.id
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The large expansion of food and beverage companies listed structure can avoid the company from bankruptcy caused by
on the Indonesian stock exchange through ownership of the amount of costs incurred or the limited funds to invest in
market shares both nationally and internationally has not been highly profitable projects. An overview of the situation that
effective. There is a declining trend in profit gains from several occurs in food and beverage sector companies as well as an
companies. The results of the average profit per company explanation of several empirical studies related to capital
during the study period reflected through profitability with a structure, it is necessary to formulate a strategy in forming a
ratio of return on equity can be presented below. capital structure mix in food and beverage companies listed on
the Indonesian stock exchange through a SWOT analysis.
SWOT analysis is used to analyze the strengths, weaknesses,
opportunities and threats faced by the company [7] [8] in
relation to the company's capital structure.
Research purposes
The study was intended to produce the best strategy analysis
in the formation of optimal capital structures in food and
beverage companies on the Indonesian stock exchange.
2 LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 SWOT Analysis
SWOT analysis as a form of activity compares the state of the
internal and external environment of a company [9] [10]. [11],
SWOT includes (Strenght, Weakness, Oppurtunity, Threat)
with full description as follows:
The problems faced by the food and beverage industry are 1. Strength
inseparable from the ongoing trend of weakening rupiah. In Strength is a form of strength inherent in the company, so it is
addition, the dependence of imported raw materials is still maximized in order to find business opportunities.
high, as a result of which the company's funding needs are
getting bigger. Ownership of funds as company capital can be 2. Weakness
sourced from both internal and external funds. In some Weakness (weakness) is a form of lack of company resources
approaches companies often use internal funds to be followed that need to be minimized so as to reduce the threats faced.
by external funds. Limited funds as capital can encourage
management to take appropriate actions to get a flow of funds 3. Opportunity
to ensure the sustainability of the company's activities. Steps Opportunity is the overall potential that is owned and needs to
that are often taken in anticipating the availability of capital for be used to obtain the company's progress.
a company are referred to as capital structure policies.
Accuracy in determining the composition of the company's 4. Threat
capital structure is a challenge so that the right strategy is Threats are factors outside the company that are able to have
needed by a financial manager. Upper-Echelon Theory by [1] a negative impact on the sustainability of the company's
The choice of strategy and level of performance of the business activities.
company represents the manager's self. The strategy in this
study is the ability to form an optimal capital structure mix. The 2.2 Strategic Analysis
lack of accuracy made on the long-term debt mix and own The process of forming a grouped strategy into three stages,
capital has an impact on the sustainability of the company. [2], [11].
[3] explained that there were no consistent factors in shaping 1. The first stage is said to be input stage or input in the form
each company's funding decisions. [4] in the trade-off theory of summarizing basic input information. In the first stage is
approach, the size of a company changes the composition of needed in formulating a strategy, which includes the EFE
capital structure. Companies with large scale provide a very matrix, IFE matrix, and CPM matrix
open space to enter the capital market, potentially having a 2. Matching the stage as the second stage that combines
loan. On the other hand there are difficulties experienced by external and internal factors with the aim of producing
small-sized companies in paying off their obligations. [5], and alternative strategies. Matching stages that include the
[6] in the perspective of the company's life cycle theory are SWOT matrix, as well as matching with the Grand Strategy
considered to be the evolution of trade off theory in formulating matrix
a determinant that is empirically related to dividend policy. 3. QSPM (Quantitative Startegic Planning Matrix) technique
Companies with large potential profitability, and not investing as part of the third stage, namely the decision stage.
in company managers, the tendency to pay dividends is very Stages explain the interests of alternative strategies so that
large. [4], in the approach of pecking order theory "explains they are an objective basis in choosing specific strategies.
the ownership of high profitability, the impetus for the selection
of small debt. Careful considerations must be owned by the 2.3 Optimal Capital Structure
management of the company in formulating an appropriate Conflicts of corporate interests occur between managers and
strategy by considering economic and micro economic factors shareholders namely free cashflow problems [2]; [12]. This
of the company. The accuracy of the application of the conflict of interest occurs because managers are not
structure in the choice of the composition of the capital concerned with the expectations of shareholders in the form of
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improper investments through excess intrenal funds, the profits obtained by the company are used as parameters
managers are more relaxed when the company's equity for changes in equity value. So that the manager's orientation
increases. So that steps need to be taken to minimize conflicts is not only to achieve a large profit, but the one that is
of interest through increasing supervision of managerial smartest is maximizing the value of the company's
discipline and opportunistic behavior of managers. Prevention shareholders. [18], profitability as a form of the company's
of important conflicts requires agency costs. The problem of ability to obtain profits. The greater the ability to obtain
the emergence of agency costs that occur to shareholders and company profits, the greater the chance of receiving large
managers can be minimized through the ownership of part of returns for shareholders. Increase in profit can also be done
equity by managers and increasing capital sourced from the through increasing the company's debt to obtain tax payment
forest. Increased debt reflects the expenditure of large cash savings, as explained in the trade-off theory. It is different from
components, so it can reduce the amount of excess cash or the pecking order theory perspective that the company's
free cash flow that is usually used by managers in activities in orientation to increase company profits can reduce the value
less productive activities. Ownership of excess cash flow can of capital structure as a result of the availability of the amount
be used to pay off liabilities for loan principal repayments and of internal funds through profitability, so the company does not
interest. Bankruptcy is expensive for managers as a result of use debt. Profitability in this study is measured through return
the manager's loss of reputation, resulting in debt ownership on equity (ROE). [19] increased the large ROE value, the
as an incentive for managers to improve performance better.
motivation, [13]. In the end, the use of debt can reduce the
conflict of interest of managers with share ownership. 2.5 Company Size
Differences in perspective between shareholders and creditors Company size is a criteria for measuring the size of a
contribute to conflict. Conflicts that occur in shareholders with company. Measurement of the size of a company is done
capital lenders or usually are called asset substitution and through total assets, loq size, stock market value. In
underinvestment problems [14]; [2]. The cost of this conflict is measuring a company, the categories are large, medium and
called debt agency costs. The debt contract found a statement large companies. One of the parameters in determining the
of an investment is quite successful, if the shareholders obtain size of the company through the amount of assets of the
a larger additional income, on the contrary failure in the company. [20] criteria for the size of a company using total
investment of the lender is responsible for the cost of failure company assets. Large asset ownership in a company reflects
due to limited debt guarantees. The impact of shareholders is that the company has entered the stage of maturity, at that
required to create strategies through taking projects that are stage the position of cash flow is good so that it has the
very risky. However, the lender must anticipate it, so that the opportunity to grow in the long term. Besides that, the
shareholder bears the costs of the lender when the debt is ownership of total assets that is strong represents the stability
given, as a result the shareholders will receive a debt that is of the company in the ownership ability of high profit,
slightly less than they should. Therefore incentive costs in compared to companies that have little assets [21]. So that the
investing in high-risk projects through debt must be the number of assets as an indicator of the scale of a company's
responsibility of the shareholders, usually said to be the effect position.
of asset substitution on the cost of the debt agent. Large
amount of debt raises agency costs, because of the tendency 2.6 Dividend Policy
of firms to invest in high-risk projects [15]. Furthermore, it is Form one of the awards for each invested capital, namely the
recommended that funding through debt at the right amount ownership of dividends by shareholders. Dividends as a form
be able to reduce agency costs, and still pay the loan principal of remuneration received by shareholders for all sacrifices of
and interest. The formation of the company's capital structure capital invested resources. [22] dividend policy represents the
is also related to asymmetries information and signaling. [16] amount of current corporate profits given to holders, taking
Giving a signal and manager compensation plan as a form of into account the amount of retained earnings in the framework
reducing the value of asymmetries information. Rosa's of companies investing. The company's decision to provide
statement that the manager has a lot of company information profits to shareholders in the form of dividends as a step to
that no other party knows. So that the form of corporate reduce internal funding sources. But when the policy to
investment is given a condition through a capital structure mix enlarge internal funds through retained earnings, the company
policy and the amount of compensation received by managers does not distribute dividends. The amount of profit held can
through the truth or error in the mix of capital structures reduce the company's capital structure. [23] dividend policy is
formed. irrelevant. Through investment policies on certain projects, the
amount of dividends received by shareholders does not affect
2.4 Profitability the value of a company. [24], in the theory of bird in the hand
Profitability as part of the company's financial analysis that the risk of dividend distribution has a small risk and an
needs to be maximized by the company. Knowledge of increase in the value of capital is at great risk. This means that
profitability is very important in evaluating management's the cost of equity increases when there is a reduction in
success in financial performance. [17] found the existence of dividends. So the company needs to set a large amount of
financial analysis can provide information on the comparison dividend distribution and provide a large dividend yield offer so
of success or failure of a company. Profitability reflects the as to minimize the cost of capital. In this study Dividend Pay
advantages of reducing the amount of revenue to all costs for out Ratio (DPR) as an indicator in measuring dividend policy.
a certain period. Investors and creditors need information on [25] Dividend Pay out Ratio is used to interpret the nominal
the calculation of profitability for each decision taken. In the rupiah dividend originating from the income of each
creditor's perspective profitability or profit represents the level shareholder. [26] Dividend Pay out Ratio as information on the
of repayment of the loan principal and interest. For investors amount of dividends received by shareholders.
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it can increase profitability, the strength of assets owned and The consistency of companies in providing dividends, even
can increase shareholder prosperity through dividend policy. though ownership of profitability has not been maximized, has
1. The SO strategy is done with; caused loss of investment opportunities in several projects
a) Consistent in providing dividends for the company's through internal funds. Therefore, managers continue to make
positive image. a capital structure mix through increasing corporate debt.
b) Expanding business networks with large capital Strategy managers in increasing corporate debt on the basis
strength of guarantee of asset ownership as a large measure of
2. The ST strategy is carried out with; company. [4] in the trade-off theory approach, the size of a
a) Maximizing the potential of domestic resources to company changes the composition of capital structure.
provide raw materials. Companies with large scale provide a very open space to
b) The ability to produce products efficiently so that they enter the capital market, potentially having a loan.
offer lower selling prices.
3. The WO strategy is carried out with; Maximizing the use 6 CONCLUSION
of debt capital efficiently to increase company profits. This writing concludes as follows:
4. The WT strategy is carried out with; Improve the quality of 1. The company's performance in the perspective of the
all resources owned by the company in the form of ability to achieve profit on average has not been maximized
human resources (HR), natural resources (SDA), capital by the utilization of company capital, but the company is
and technology. consistent in providing dividends, thus encouraging
companies to increase debt. While asset ownership as a
During the 2013-2017 period the profitability of food and measure of food and beverage sector companies is in a
beverage sector companies has not reached its maximum stable category.
level. But the provision of dividends is still given to 2. Some alternatives that need to be carried out by the
shareholders. These conditions certainly reduce the company include: consistent in dividend distribution,
availability of internal funds, thus encouraging companies to expanding business networks, maximizing the potential of
improve their capital structure in supporting all operational domestic resources, increasing the ability to produce
activities. Companies need to use debt effectively and products efficiently, maximizing the use of debt capital
efficiently in order to increase potential ROE. The ability to efficiently, and improving the quality of all company
manage high profits certainly reduces the level of the resources.
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