Pinisi Discretion Review Volume 3, Issue 1, September, 2019 Page. 21- 28 ISSN (Print): 2580-1309 and ISSN (Online): 2580-1317 The Effect of Working Capital and Liquidity on Profitability at PT. Nippon Indosari Corpindo, Tbk in 2009-2017 Eni Puji Astuti 1 , Ayu Lestari 2 Universitas Pamulang E-mail: dosen00807@unpam.ac.id (Received: February-2019; Reviewed: April-2019; Accepted: Juni-2019; Avalaibel Online: July-2019; Published: September-2019) This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY-NC-4.0 ©2019 by author (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) ABSTRACT Every company always requires working capital that will be used to finance the daily activities of the company. This study aims to determine the effect of working capital and liquidity on the profitability of PT. Nippon Indosari Corpindo Tbk, both partially and simultaneously. The research method used by the author in preparing the descriptive thesis is quantitative, which is conducting research that describes the financial condition of the company expressed in the form of numbers. The data used is secondary data from the financial statements of PT. Nippon Indosari Corpindo Tbk, for a period of 9 years from 2009 - 2017 obtained through the IDX (Indonesia Stock Exchange). The analytical method used is the classic assumption test, multiple linear regression analysis, coefficient of determination and hypothesis testing. Based on the t-test partially working capital on profitability there is an effect where tcount -3,341> ttable 2,447 and a significance value of 0.016 <0.05 and partial liquidity on profitability has no effect where tcount 1.535 <ttable 2.447 and a significance value of 0.176> 0.05 and based on the f test simultaneously working capital and liquidity affect profitability where Fcount 5.953> Ftable 5.14 with a significant value of 0.038 <0.05 Keywords: Working capital, liquidity, profitability INTRODUCTION A company that grows, runs and builds its management by resource-oriented owned by the company so that the company has the ability to be able to compete with other companies (Assauri, 2008; Farid Addy Sumantri et al., 2015; Rivai, 2005; Sudana, 2011). Every company always requires working capital that will be used to finance the daily activities of the company (Sunarsi, 2018, 2019)(A. Astuti, Saleh, Baharuddin, & Salam, 2016; Saggaf, Akib, Salam, Baharuddin, & Kasmita, 2018; Salam, 2015). Shortage of cash causes the company to be unable to pay its short-term obligations, while a shortage of inventory will cause the company's production process to be disrupted and products to be delivered late to the customer so that the customer is disappointed (Atmaja, 2008; Sutrisno, 2013; Syaifuddin, 2008).