ANALISIS INVENTORY TURN OVER DALAM MENINGKATKAN PROFITABILITAS PADA PT. MATAHARI DEPARTEMENT STORE TBK YANG TERDAFTAR DI BURSA EFEK INDONESIA PERIODE 2013-2017

Inventory turnover is an important thing that must be considered for each company, how much inventory is rotating in one period. Because the more inventory turnover, the more profit will be generated. However, the company of Matahari Department Store Tbk, which was investigated by researchers in the implementation of its company, has not yet obtained optimal profit because it has not implemented an inventory turnover analysis. So the purpose of this study is to find out Inventory Turn over analysis in increasing profitability at Matahari Department Store Tbk (LPPF) which is listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) for the period 2013 to 2017. The method used in this research is descriptive method with a quantitative approach. Descriptive method is a method used to analyze a data by describing and describing data that has been collected. While quantitative methods are methods that aim to explain problems that occur in the form of numerical data or numbers. In this study the data taken is secondary data, namely data obtained indirectly from the site www.idx.co.id by means of literature studies or from existing documents. Literature study studies the references of journals, books, researchers must use the original sources in expressing theories that are relevant to the problems to be discussed. The results of this study have fluctuations in sales from 2013 to 2017. Which shows that inventory turnover at Matahari Department Store Tbk (LPPF) is less optimal and unstable which affects the ability of profits generated by the company