The Role of Profitability in Mediating the Effect of Financial Performance on Stock Returns: An Empirical Study of LQ45 Companies (2021–2025)
This study aims to analyze the effects of Current Ratio (CR), Debt to Equity Ratio (DER), and Total Asset Turnover (TATO) on Stock Returns, with Return on Equity (ROE) as a mediating variable, in companies included in the LQ45 index during 2021–2025. The study was motivated by Indonesian capital market volatility durin...