ANALYSIS OF CRUDE PALM OIL (CPO) PRODUCTION VOLUME AND PRICE ON PROFITABILITYAND ITS IMPACT ON STOCK RETURNS

This study aims to examine and analyze the effect of production volume and crude palm oil (CPO) prices on profitability (proxied by return on assets, ROA) and its impact on stock returns (proxied by capital gains) in plantation industry sector companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (BEI) 2013 - 2017. The sampling method used was purposive sampling. From the population of 18 plantation industry companies, 12 companies met the criteria to be sampled. The type of data used is panel data, which is collected by documentation techniques. The analytical method used in this study is multiple linear regression using Eviews version 9.0 software. The results showed that CPO production had a positive and not significant effect on ROA. The price of CPO has a negative and not significant effect on ROA. ROA has a positive and not significant effect on stock returns. CPO production has a negative and not significant effect on stock returns. CPO prices have a positive and not significant effect on stock returns. Simultaneously CPO production and prices have no significant effect on ROA and stock returns. CPO production and CPO prices simultaneously contribute more to stock returns than through ROA as an intervening variable.