INFLUENCE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY SET, OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN, CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES AND CASH FLOW TO EQUITY ON POLICY DIVIDEND ON A METAL COMPANY THAT LISTED ON INDONESIA STOCK EXCHANGE

The research objectives in this study are to find out and analyze the effect Investment Opportunity Set, To find out and analyze the effect Operating Profit Margin, To find out and analyze the effect of Cash flow from operating activities, to find out and analyze the effect Cash flow to Equity to the dividend payout ratio, to determine and analyze the effect of the Investment Opportunity Set, Operating Profit Margin, Cash Flow from Operating Activities and Cash Flow to Equity simultaneously on the Dividend Payout Ratio in metal companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the 2016-2020 period. This study uses a quantitative approach, the regression analysis technique used in this study is a multiple linear regression analysis technique. The results of this study indicate that there is an influence between the Investment Opportunity Set on Dividend Policy. There is an effect of Operating Profit Margin on Dividend Policy. There is no influence of Cash Flow From Operating Activities on the Dividend Policy in. There is an effect of Cash Flow to Equity on Dividend Policy and the Fcount Value is 12, 130 with a significant level of 0.000, while Ftable is known to be 2.68. Based on these results, it can be seen that Fcount > Ftable (12,130 > 2,68) so that H0 is rejected and Ha is accepted so it can be concluded that the variables of Investment Opportunity Set, Operating Profit Margin, Cash Flow From Operating Activities, Cash Flow to Equity together have significant influence on the Dividend Policy of Metal Companies Listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the 2016-2020 period.


INTRODUCTION
This research was conducted on metal companies listed on the IDX. Metal companies are engaged in general trading, product representatives or agents, contractors, manufacturing and fabrication industries, processing of aluminum and other metal products, printing and real estate and are engaged in the manufacture of steel and iron. Based on the Company's Articles of Association, the company's scope of activities mainly covers the iron and steel industry. The main business activities of metal companies listed on the IDX are currently engaged in the iron-concrete industry which is marketed domestically with a focus on the target market of distributors, iron shops and end users.
For investors, they tend to expect higher dividend payments, while management tends to hold cash to pay debts or increase investment. Dividends are distributions of company income which are the rights of shareholders which can be in the form of cash, assets, or other forms (Wirawati, 2016).
Dividend policy is a policy to distribute profits to shareholders which will be distributed in the form of dividends and the amount of retained earnings for business development needs. The proportion paid to shareholders depends on the ability to generate profits and the dividend policy adopted by the company. The percentage of profit paid to shareholders in the form of dividends is

THEORETICAL BASIS 1.1 Dividend Payout Ratio
The measurement of dividend policy as proxied by the dividend payout ratio is an integral part of the company's funding decisions. The dividend payout ratio (Dividend Payout Ratio) is a ratio that measures the proportion of net profit per one share of common stock which is paid in the form of dividends. An investor will maintain ownership of shares of a company. If they anticipate that the stock is able to provide a better return than the stock of other companies.
According to (Halim, 2014), "Dividends are the distribution of profits given by the company issuing the shares for the profits obtained by the company".
Here are the goals and benefits of dividends (Fahmi, 2014) as follows: a. Maximizing prosperity for shareholders As an investor, investing in the capital market is to get dividends and the high value of dividends paid can affect stock prices. The high value of dividends paid will make investors believe that the company has promising prospects in the future. b. Shows company liquidity With the distribution of dividends, it can be expected that the company's performance will look good in the eyes of investors. c. Investors view dividend risk as lower than capital gain risk Usually the company will provide a fixed dividend in each period so that the company can survive in economic turmoil and can provide returns to investors. d. Meet the needs of shareholders as a fixed income for consumption needs.
With dividends, the growth and prospects of the company can be known by the shareholders. e. As a communication tool between managers and shareholders.
Information about the entire internal company is sometimes not known by shareholders. Dividend payout ratio is widely used in valuation as a way of estimating dividends for the future period. Dividend Payout Ratio (DPR) can be formulated as follows (Murhadi, 2013).

Divident Per Saher
Earning Per Share x 100%

Investment Opportunity Set
According to (Hasnawati, 2015) states that: "The Investment Opportunity Set is the relationship between current and future expenditures with value or returns and prospects as a result of investment decisions to create company value." Then (Norpratiwi, 2017) stated that: "The Investment Opportunity Set describes the breadth of investment opportunities or opportunities for a company, but it really depends on the company's choice of expenditure for future interests." Thus the investment opportunity set is an investment opportunity or investment opportunity owned by the company and has an influence on the views of managers, owners, creditors, and investors on the profitability and growth prospects of the company. In addition, the investment opportunity set is unobservable, so it is necessary to choose a proxy that can be related to other variables in the company.
Whereas (Harmono, 2015)explained that the investment opportunity net is: "The most important policy of the two other policies in financial management, namely funding decisions and dividend policy. Capital investment is the main aspect of financial management policy because investment is a form of capital allocation whose realization must produce benefits or profits in the future.
Measurement of Investment Opportunity Set which is used as follows:

Operating Profit Margin
According to (Sawir, 2018)"Operating profit is called pure in the sense that this amount is actually obtained from a company's operating results by ignoring financial obligations in the form of interest and obligations to the government in the form of tax payments. The higher the operating profit margin, the better the operations of a company will be."

Profit Margin Determinants
According to (Riyanto, 2015)The size of the profit margin on each sales transaction is determined by 2 factors, namely net sales and operating profit. The size of the operating profit or net operating income depends on the income and the amount of operating expenses.
With a certain amount of operating expense, the profit margin can be increased by suppressing or reducing sales, or by suppressing or reducing operating expansion. Thus, there are 2 alternatives in an effort to increase profit margins, namely: 1. By increasing operating expenses up to a certain level, efforts are made to achieve the maximum additional sales, or in other words the additional sales must be greater than the additional operating expenses. Changes in the amount of sales can be caused by changes in the selling price per unit of a certain product. Thus it can be related that the notion of increasing the level of sales here can mean increasing revenue from sales by: a. Increase the volume of sales units at a certain level of sales price, or b. Increase the selling price per unit of product in the area of sales in a certain unit. 2. By reducing the income from sales to a certain level, efforts are made to have subtractionoperating expenses as much as possible, or in other words, reduce business costs relatively larger than the reduced income from sales. Although the number of sales during a certain period is reduced, but because it is accompanied by a decrease in operating expenses that is more comparable, the result is that the profit margin is getting bigger. Measurement of Operating Profit Margin The formula used to find OPM is as follows:

Cash Flow From Operating Activities
According to (Syakur, 2015) defines operating cash flow as follows: "The company's principal revenue-producing activities and other activities are not investing and financing activities."

Factors Affecting the Amount of Cash Inventory Minimum
Cash is one of the elements of working capital with the highest level of liquidity. The greater the amount of cash in the company means the higher the liquidity. This means that the company has a smaller risk of not being able to meet its financial obligations, but this does not mean that the company should try to maintain a very large cash supply, because the greater the cash means the more money that is unemployed so that it will reduce profits. On the other hand, if the company only pursues profit, the cash inventory can be turned over or in working condition. If the company carries out this action, it means placing the company in a liquid state if at any time there is a billing.
The factors that influence the size of a company's minimum cash inventory according to (Riyanto, 2015)that is: 1. Balance between cash inflows with cash outflows. The existence of a good balance regarding the quantity and timing of cash inflows and cash outflows within a company means that cash disbursements both in terms of amount and timing will be met from cash receipts, so the company does not need to have a large cash inventory. The balance is partly due to the suitability of the terms of purchase with the way of sale. This means, that the payment of debt will be met with cash derived from the sale of its production. 2. Deviations from the expected cash flows.
To maintain the liquidity of the company, it is necessary to make an estimate of the cash flow in the company. If the cash flows always match the estimates, the company does not face liquidity problems. For this company, it is not necessary to maintain a large minimum stock of cash, if the company often experiences deviations from what is estimated. Adverse deviations in cash outflows, for example, are strikes, The formula used to find the ratio of Cash flow from Operating Activities is: Cash flow from Operating Activities = LnCash flow from Operating Activities (IAI, 2009)

Cash Flow To Equity
According to the Statement of Indonesian Financial Accounting Standards (IAI, 2009)financing activities are activities that result in changes in the amount and composition of the company's capital and loans. Cash flows arising from financing activities need to be disclosed separately because it is useful for predicting claims on future cash flows by suppliers of the company's capital.
Statement of Indonesian Financial Accounting Standards (IAI, 2009)Examples of cash flows from financing activities are: 1. Cash receipts from the issuance of shares or other capital instruments; 2. Cash payments to owners to withdraw or redeem shares of the entity; 3. Cash receipts from the issuance of bonds, loans, notes, mortgages, short-term and long-term loan funds; 4. Loan repayment, 5. Cash payments by the lessee; The measurement of Cash Flow To Equity is as follows

HYPOTHESIS
According to (Suryabrata, 2015)Hypotheses are temporary answers to research problems, the truth of which still has to be tested empirically. To provide a temporary answer to this research, the researcher needs to put forward a hypothesis, namely: 1. Investment Opportunity Set partially affect the Dividend Payout Ratio 2. Operating Profit Marginpartially affect the Dividend Payout Ratio 3. Cash Flow from Operating Activitiespartially affect the Dividend Payout Ratio 4. Cash Flow to Equitypartially affect the Dividend Payout Ratio Investment Opportunity Set, Operating Profit Margin,Cash Flow from Operating Activitiesand Cash Flow to Equity simultaneously have a joint effect on the Dividend Payout Ratio.

IMPLEMENTATION METHOD
The research approach that the author uses in this study is an associative approach, which is an approach to determine the relationship of one or more variables with other variables (Sugiyono, 2016). The data used in this study are the balance sheet and income statement and cash flow statements which aim to determine the factors that affect the dividend payout ratio, namely the Investment Opportunity Set, Operating Profit Margin, Cash Flow from Operating Activities and Cash Flow to Equity on registered metal companies. on the IDX for the 2016-2020 period.This research was conducted on metal companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange period 2016-2021 on the site: www.idx.co.id according to (Sugiyono, 2016)"Population is a generalization area consisting of objects/subjects that have certain qualities and characteristics determined by researchers to be studied and then drawn conclusions. The population used in this study are all metal and similar companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) during 2016 to 2020, namely 17 companies. according to (Juliandi, Irfan, & Manurung, 2015)"The sample is representative of the population". This study used a purposive sampling technique. This technique is to select a sample from a population based on certain considerations, both expert considerations and scientific considerations carried out in research. Based on this method, the samples in this study were 7 (ten) companies from 17 metal companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange.Sources of data in this study are secondary data,where is secondary data. Secondary data is data taken not directly taken from the object of research but compiled or made based on existing primary data so that it becomes a report. The type of data is quantitative data, namely data that can be calculated or data in the form of numbers, in this study the data used are the financial statements of metal companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange during 2016-2020.

Influence Investment Opportunity Set, Operating Profit Margin, Cash Flow From Operating Activities And Cash Flow To Equity On Policy Dividend On A Metal Company That Listed On Indonesia Stock
Data collection techniques in this study were carried out using documentation techniques. This data analysis technique is the answer to the problem formulation that will be investigated whether each independent variable is Investment Opportunity Set, Operating Profit Margin,Cash Flow from Operating Activitiesand Cash Flow to Equityit affects the dependent variable t, namely dividend payout ratio beither partially or simultaneously. The data analysis method used in this research is multiple linear regression, classical assumption test consisting of normality test, multicollinearity test, heteroscedasticity test, and autocorrelation test, hypothesis test consisting of partial test (t test) and simultaneous test (F test) and Determinant coefficient (R-Square).

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION RESEARCH RESULT 3.1 Normality test
To see the dependent variable and independent variables that have a normal distribution or do not need normality testing. according to (Juliandi et al., 2015) "The data normality test is carried out to see whether in the regression model, the dependent and independent variables have a normal distribution or not". The normality test carried out in this study is 1) Kolmogrov smirnov . test The Kolmogrov Smirnov test is a test that aims to determine whether or not the independent variable is normally distributed with the dependent variable or both. Then the conditions for the Kolmogrov Smirnov test are as follows: a) Asymp. Sig (2-tailed) > 0.05 (α = 5%, significant level) then the data is normally distributed. b) Asymp. Sig (2-tailed) < 0.05 (α = 5%, significant level) then the data is not normally distributed. The value of each variable has met the standards that have been set, and can be seen in the Asym line. Sig. (2-tailed). From that line the Asym value. Sig. (2-tailed) > 0.05. This shows a normally distributed variable.
In Figure 4.1 the results of the effect of data normality show that on the normal plot graph, the dots spread out close to the diagonal line. So it can be concluded that the regression model is normally distributed, so it is feasible to use.

Multicollinearity Test
The multicollinearity test was used to test whether the linear regression model found a high correlation between the independent variables, with the following conditions: 1) If VIF > 5 then there is a serious multicollinearity problem.
2) If VIF < 5 then there is no serious multicollinearity problem.  Based on table 4.6 it can be seen that there is no multicollinearity problem because the VIF (Variable Inflation Fictory) is smaller than 5, namely the VIF Investment Opportunity Set of 1.107 which is smaller than 5. The value of and the value of the Operating Profit Margin is also smaller than 5 of 1.351. The value of and the value of Cash Flow From Operating Activities is also smaller than 5 by 1,244. and the value of Cash Flow to Equity is also smaller than 5 by 1.395.

Heteroscedasticity Test
Test this aimto test whether in the regression model, there is an inequality of variance from the residuals of another observation. To find out whether or not there is heteroscedasticity in the regression model of this study, the analysis is carried out using informal methods. The informal method of heteroscedasticity testing is the Scatterplot graph method.
Decision making basis: 1) If certain patterns, such as existing dots form certain regular patterns (wavy, widen and then narrow), then heteroscedasticity occurs. 2) If there is no clear pattern, as well as points that spread above and below the number 0 on the Y axis, then there is no heteroscedasticity.

Autocorrelation Test
The autocorrelation test aims to test whether in a linear regression model there is a correlation between the confounding error in period t and the error in period t-1 (previous). If there is a correlation, it is called an autocorrelation problem. A good regression model is free from autocorrelation.
One way to identify it is to look at the Durbin Watson (DW) value: 1) If the DW value is below -2, then there is a positive autocorrelation 2) If the DW value is between -2 to +2 then there is no autocorrelation 3) If the DW value is above +2, then there is a negative autocorrelation. From the table above, it is known that the Durbin-Watson value obtained is 1.129, which means the DW value is between -2 to +2, so it can be concluded that there is no autocorrelation from Durbin Watson's figure.

Partial Test (t-test)
The t test is used to test the regression coefficients individually, this test is carried out to find out whether partially each independent variable has a significant effect or not on the dependent variable. After obtaining t count compared with t table.
Decision making criteria: 1) H0 is accepted if : -ttable t count t table 2) H0 is rejected if: t count > t table ort count < -t table

Effect of Investment Opportunity Set on Dividend Policy
The t test is used to determine whether Investment Opportunity Set individually (partially) have a significant relationship or not to Dividend Policy. From the SPSS 20 data processing, the ttest can be obtained as follows: tcount =4,927 ttable = 2.034 From the decision making criteria: H0 is accepted if : -2,034≤ tcount 2.034 at = 0.05 H0 is rejected if: t count > 2,034 ort count < -2,034 Based on the partial test results, the effect of Investment Opportunity Set is 4.927 and ttable is 2.034. Thus, tcount is greater than ttable (4.927 > 2.034) and has a significant number of 0.000 < 0.05. This means that H0 is rejected and Ha is accepted, this shows that partially there is an effect of Investment Opportunity Set on Dividend Policy.

Effect of Operating Profit Margin on Dividend Policy
t test used to find out whether the Operating Profit Margin individually (partial) has a significant relationship or not to Dividend Policy. From the SPSS 20 data processing, the t-test can be obtained as follows: tcount =2,542 ttable = 2.034 From the decision making criteria: H0 is accepted if : -2,034≤ tcount 2.034 at = 0.05 H0 is rejected if: t count > 2,034 ort count < -2,034 Based on the test results partially the effect of Operating Profit Margin2,542 and ttable of 2,034. Thus, tcount is greater than ttable (2.542 > 2.034) and has a significant number of 0.034 < 0.05. This means that H0 is rejected and Ha is accepted, this shows that partially there is an effectOperating Profit Marginto Dividend Policy.

Effect of Cash Flow From Operating Activities on Dividend Policy
The t test is used to determine whether Cash Flow From Operating Activities individually (partially) have a significant relationship or not to Dividend Policy. From the SPSS 20 data processing, the t-test can be obtained as follows: tcount = 1.027 ttable = 2.034 From the decision making criteria: H0 is accepted if : -2,034 tcount 2.034, at = 0.05 H0 is rejected if: t count > 2,034 ort count < -2,034 Based on the test results partially the effect of Cash Flow From Operating Activities 1.027 and ttable of 2.034. Thus, tcount is smaller than ttable (-2.034 <1.027 <2.034) and has a significant number of 0.094> 0.05. This means that H0 is accepted and Ha is rejected, this shows that partially there is no effect of Cash Flow From Operating Activities on Dividend Policy.

InfluenceCash Flow to Equity to Dividend Policy
t test used to find out whether Cash Flow to Equity individually (partial) has a significant relationship or not to Dividend Policy. From the SPSS 20 data processing, the t-test can be obtained as follows: tcount =3,566 ttable = 2.034 From the decision making criteria: H0 is accepted if : -2,034≤ tcount 2.034 at = 0.05 H0 is rejected if: t count > 2,034 ort count < -2,034  Based on the partial test results Cash Flow to Equity3,566 and ttable of 2,034. Thus, tcount is greater than ttable (3.566> 2.034) and has a significant number of 0.007 < 0.05. This means that H0 is rejected and Ha is accepted, this shows that partially there is an effectCash Flow to Equityto Dividend Policy.

Simultaneous F Test
The F test is also called the significant test which is jointly included to see the overall ability of the independent variables, namely the Investment Opportunity Set, Operating Profit Margin, Cash Flow From Operating Activities, Cash Flow to Equity, Cash Flow to Equityin influencing Dividend Policy.
Test criteria: Reject H0 if Fcount > Ftable or -Fcount < -Ftable Thank H0 if Fcount < Ftable or -Fcount > -Ftable Based on the results of data processing with the SPSS version 20 program, the following results were obtained: Aims to test the statistical hypothesis above, then the F test is carried out at level = 5%. The calculated F value for n = 35 is as follows: Fcount = 12,130 Ftable = nk-1 = 35-3-1= 31 The value of Ftable for n = 31 is 2.68. Furthermore, the value of Ftable of 2.68 is used as a decision-making criterion. Based on the results of simultaneous testing using Fcount and Ftable tests. The effect of Investment Opportunity Set, Operating Profit Margin, Cash Flow From Operating Activities, Cash Flow to Equity on Dividend Policy obtained Fcount of 12,130 with Ftable of 2.68 so that Fcount is greater than Ftable (12,130 > 2,68) and has a significant number of 0.00 < 0.05 . This means that H0 is rejected and Ha is accepted, this shows that there is an effect of the Investment Opportunity Set, Operating Profit Margin, Cash Flow From Operating Activities, Cash Flow to Equity together on the Dividend Policy, in other words the Investment Opportunity Set, Operating Profit Margin, Cash Flow DOI: 10.54443/morfai.v1i2.102 From Operating Activities, Cash Flow to Equity simultaneously affect the level of Dividend Policy directly.

Coefficient of Determination
The coefficient of determination (R 2 ) serves to see the extent to which the overall independent variable can explain the dependent variable. If the coefficient of determination is getting stronger, it means that the independent variables provide almost all the information needed to predict the variation of the dependent variable. While the small value of the coefficient of determination (adjusted R2) means that the ability of the independent variables to explain the dependent variation is limited. Here are the statistical test results.

Effect of Investment Opportunity Set on Dividend Policy
Based on the results of research obtained regarding the Investment Opportunity Set on Dividend Policy in Metal Companies Listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the 2016-2020 period, it is stated that tcount is greater than ttable (4.927 > 2.034) and has a significant number of 0.000> 0.05. This means that H0 is rejected and Ha is accepted. The results of this hypothesis test indicate that partially there is a significant effect of Investment Opportunity Set on Dividend Policy in Metal Companies Listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the 2016-2020 Period. Investment Opportunity Set (IOS) is an investment opportunity for a company to improve the company. Companies that have investment opportunities will prefer internal funding over external, because internal funding is cheaper (Jensen, 2011).

Effect of Operating Profit Margin on Dividend Policy
Based on the results of research obtained regarding the Operating Profit Margin on Dividend Policy in Metal Companies Listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the 2016-2020 period, it is stated that tcount is smaller than ttable (2.542 > 2.034) and has a significant number of 0.034 < 0.05. This means that H0 is rejected and Ha is accepted. The results of this hypothesis test show that partially there is an effect of Operating Profit Margin on Dividend Policy in Metal Companies Listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the 2016-2020 period.
According to (Harmono, 2015)Operating Profit Marginis the ratio between operating profit and sales. OPM shows the company's ability to generate profits with sales owned. And then analyzed to project the company's ability to generate profits in the future. The higher the profit received by the company, the higher the availability of funds allocated to the company for dividends will be. This will affect the size of the company's DPR.

Effect of Cash Flow From Operating Activities on Dividend Policy
Based on the results of research obtained regarding Cash Flow From Operating Activities on Dividend Policy in Metal Companies Listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the 2016-2020 period, it is stated that tcount is smaller than ttable (-2,034 <1.027 < 2.034) and has a significant number of 0.094> 0, 05. This means that H0 is accepted and Ha is rejected. The results of this hypothesis test show that partially there is no significant effect of Cash Flow From Operating Activities on Dividend Policy in Metal Companies Listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the 2016-2020 Period.
CashFlow form Operating Activitiesis excess cash in the company that can be distributed to shareholders in the form of dividends (Brigham and Houston, 2016). The distribution can be done after the company makes capital expenditures such as purchasing fixed assets in cash. (Jensen, 2011)states that Operating Profit Margin has a positive effect on dividend payoutratio. The higher the CashFlow form Operating Activities, the higher the dividend payout ratio or vice versa. (Jensen, 2011) linking the Operating Profit Margin with agency theory.

Effect of Cash Flow to Equity on Dividend Policy
Based on the results of research obtained regarding Cash Flow to Equity on Dividend Policy in Metal Companies Listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the 2016-2020 period, it is stated that tcount is greater than ttable (3.566> 2.034) and has a significant number of 0.007> 0.05. This means that H0 is rejected and Ha is accepted. The results of this hypothesis test show that partially t has a significant effect on Cash Flow to Equity on Dividend Policy in Metal Companies Listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the 2016-2020 Period.
Research result (Lucyanda, 2015) and (Saputro, 2017) states that Cash Flow to Equity has an effect on the Dividend Payout Ratio.

Effect of Investment Opportunity Set, Operating Profit Margin, Cash Flow From Operating Activities, Cash Flow to Equity on Dividend Policy
The results obtained regarding the effect of Investment Opportunity Set, Operating Profit Margin, Cash Flow From Operating Activities Cash Flow to Equity on Dividend Policy in Metal Companies Listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the 2016-2020 Period from the ANOVA (Analysis Of Variance) test. In the table above, Fcount is 12.130 with a significant level of 0.000, while Ftable is known to be 2.68. Based on these results, it can be seen that Fcount > Ftable (12.130 > 2.68) so that H0 is rejected and Ha is accepted so it can be concluded that the variables of Investment Opportunity Set, Operating Profit Margin.

There is an Investment Opportunity Set that affects the Dividend Policy of Metal Companies
Listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the 2016-2020 Period. It showsthere is an additional DOI: 10.54443/morfai.v1i2.102 flow of the company's share capital for productive assets so that it has the potential to be an indicator of the company's growth. The greater the flow of additional share capital, the greater the company's ability to use it as an additional investment so that the company has the opportunity to grow which will increase dividends for the company.

Influence Investment Opportunity Set, Operating Profit Margin, Cash Flow From Operating Activities And Cash Flow To Equity On Policy Dividend On A Metal Company That Listed On Indonesia Stock Exchange
2. There is influenceOperating Profit Margin on the Dividend Policy on Metal companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) for the period 2016 to. The results of this hypothesis test indicate that an increase in Operating Profit Margin means an increase in Dividend Policy, this shows The increase in company sales is followed by a decrease in the existing cost structure of the company, so that with the increase in the company's ability to generate profits it will cover fixed costs or other operating costs.
3. There is no influence of Cash Flow From Operating Activities on Dividend Policy in Metal companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) for the period 2016 to 2020. This shows The greater the amount of cash in the company, the higher the liquidity. This means that the company has a smaller risk of not being able to meet its financial obligations, but this does not mean that the company should try to maintain a very large cash supply, because the greater the cash means the more money that is unemployed so that it will reduce profits. On the other hand, if the company only pursues profit, the cash inventory can be turned over or in working condition. If the company carries out this action, it means placing the company in a liquid state if at any time there is a billing.
4. There is an effect of Cash Flow to Equity on Dividend Policy in Metal companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) for the period 2016 to 2020. The results of this hypothesis test indicate that the increase in Cash Flow to Equity is followed by an increase in the dividend payout ratio.So that when the company has sufficient cash flow to the company's equity, the company will able to make repayments to the owner of the funds (investors) and creditors. 5. Investment Opportunity Set, Operating Profit Margin, Cash Flow From Operating Activities, Cash Flow to EquitySimultaneously has a significant influence on the Dividend Policy of Metal Companies Listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the 2016-2020 Period. This shows with increased investment, as well as increased sales and henceall cash transactions with shareholders and loan transactions and repayments with lenders.