scholarly journals Corporate Tax Avoidance, Free Cash Flow and Real Earnings Management: Evidence from Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-97
Author(s):  
Ahmad Haruna Abubakar ◽  
Noorhayati Mansor ◽  
Wan Izyani Adilah Wan-Mohamad
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Cash Flow ◽  
Tax Avoidance ◽  
Free Cash Flow ◽  
Real Earnings Management ◽  
Corporate Tax

Signaling Versus Free Cash Flow Theory: What Does Earnings Management Reveal About Dividend Initiation?

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 284-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah Drummond Smith ◽  
Anita K. Pennathur
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Cash Flow ◽  
Stock Price ◽  
Flow Theory ◽  
Free Cash Flow ◽  
Real Earnings Management ◽  
Accrual Quality ◽  
Dividend Payout ◽  
Stock Price Reaction ◽  
Prior Literature

We examine earnings manipulation via discretionary accruals and real earnings management prior to the release of cash reserves back to shareholders. Previous research indicates that firms manage earnings upward when they increase dividends, creating a coordinated signal to the market. We study earnings management surrounding dividend initiation to determine whether management is manipulating earnings downward to avoid the discipline imposed by dividends in the years ahead or whether they are signaling to the market. We suggest that the aim of earnings management is not to reduce earnings but that earnings are more likely managed to preserve financial flexibility, create earnings reserves, and postpone shareholders’ expectations for initiating recurring dividends. Rather than signaling with upward earnings management, we find that dividend initiating firms manage earnings downward, consistent with the free cash flow theory. Our results explain findings in prior literature for the surprisingly stable earnings performance and accrual quality in the period just after dividend initiation. Furthermore, the market day stock price reaction is inversely related to earnings management, contradicting the purpose of signaling. We provide evidence that the managerial inertia for initiating dividends represents unique agency concerns compared with an increase in existing dividend payout and to the extent that downward real earnings management does not reverse, we identify a cost to shareholders for the quasi contract of recurring dividend payout.

PENGARUH MANAJEMEN LABA TERHADAP ABNORMAL RETURN

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zirman Zirman ◽  
Lily Lily
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Cash Flow ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Stock Price ◽  
Abnormal Return ◽  
Real Earnings Management ◽  
Financial Statement ◽  
Discretionary Accrual ◽  
Stock Price Reaction ◽  
Flow Components

This research investigates the consequence of earnings management by analyzing stock price reaction to the full set financial statement in 2008 which can be used by investors to detect earnings management by the firms. This research investigated two forms of earnings management (accrual and real earnings management). The samples is drawn from firms in IDX Statistic 2008 which categorized as active in frequency, value or volume. The method of analysis of this research used multi regression. The results show (1) discretionary accrual had negative significant influence to abnormal return, (2) abnormal cash flow from operation had negative significant influence to abnormal return. The results implicate that the investors are aware of the accrual earnings management (discretionary accrual) and real earnings management (abnormal cash flow) components in the earnings reported by the firms and they react negative to this components.

scholarly journals Surplus Free Cash Flow, Stock Market Segmentations and Earnings Management: The Moderating Role of Independent Audit Committee

2020 ◽  
pp. 097215092093406
Author(s):  
Ahmad A. Toumeh ◽  
Sofri Yahya ◽  
Azlan Amran
Keyword(s):  
Stock Market ◽  
Earnings Management ◽  
Cash Flow ◽  
Audit Committee ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Free Cash Flow ◽  
The Body ◽  
Moderating Role ◽  
Independent Audit

Management engages in earnings manipulation for different reasons. This article argues that low-growth firms with high free cash flow will opt for income-increasing earnings management in order to obscure the low profits derived from their investments in negative net present value (NPV) projects. On the other hand, we argue that the listed companies might be interested in being listed in the first market due to its privileges and to preserve the competitiveness, through managing their earnings upwardly, so that they can satisfy the condition of achieving a particular earnings limit. This article should advance the body of earnings management literature in the Jordanian context by examining the effect of the moderating role of an independent audit committee (IAC) in the association between surplus free cash flow (SFCF) and income-increasing discretionary accruals (DAC). Further, this is the initial empirical attempt to investigate the moderation effect of IAC between stock market segmentations (SMS) and positive DAC. The results of this current study offer original and beneficial information for the Jordanian government and other countries with a similar institutional environment because the study promotes the application of applying IAC as an efficient tool to constrain management behaviour towards manipulation of the accruals. On top of that, this research offers information concerning the prevailing situation of earnings management practices and corporate governance in Jordan, in which shareholders, local and international investors, policymakers, regulators and academic researchers are interested. Finally, panel data analyses and various statistical techniques are employed to derive conclusions.

scholarly journals PENGARUH FREE CASH FLOW, FINANCIAL DISTRESS, DAN INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY SET TERHADAP MANAJEMEN LABA

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sally Irawan ◽  
Prima Apriwenni
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Cash Flow ◽  
Financial Distress ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Free Cash Flow ◽  
Investment Opportunity ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Investment Opportunity Set ◽  
Positive Effect

<p><strong><em>ABSTRACT :  </em></strong><em>Stakeholders pay attention to the earnings report, thus encouraging company managers to plan strategies to produce reports expected by stakeholders. Earnings management is one way that can be done. Managers can intervene the earnings management by increasing or decreasing profit in order to achieve a certain level of profit which benefits himself or the company. This study aims to determine the influence of free cash flow, financial distress, and investment opportunity set on earnings management. </em><em>The research sample consisted of 11 infrastructure, utility, and transportation companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2014-2018 with the total sample of 55 data. This study used a purposive sampling method and was tested with SPSS 22.0 Software. The results show that the data have met the pooling test, classical assumptions and established criteria. The results of the F test show that the earnings management variable is affected simultaneously by free cash flow, financial distress, and investment opportunity set variables. The t test results show that the free cash flow and investment opportunity set have a significant positive effect on earnings management, whereas financial distress does not. In sum, there is enough evidence that free cash flow and investment opportunity set positively affect earnings management, but financial distress does not have enough evidence to influence earnings management.</em></p><p><strong><em>Keywords: </em></strong><em> Earnings Management, Free Cash Flow, Investment Opportunity Set, Financial Distress.</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><strong>ABSTRAK:</strong> Laporan laba menjadi perhatian para <em>stakeholders</em> sehingga mendorong manajer perusahaan melakukan perencanaan strategi untuk menghasilkan laporan yang diharapkan <em>stakeholder</em>. Manajemen laba adalah salah satu cara yang dapat dilakukan. Intervensi manajer untuk melakukan manajemen laba dengan cara menaikkan atau menurunkan laba guna mencapai tingkat laba tertentu untuk menguntungkan dirinya sendiri atau perusahaan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh <em>free cash flow, financial distress, </em>dan <em>investment opportunity set </em>terhadap manajemen laba. Sampel penelitian ini adalah perusahaan infrastruktur, utilitas, dan transportasi yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia periode 2014-2018. Total sampel yang digunakan adalah 11 perusahaan dengan data observasi yang diperoleh sebanyak 55. Teknik pengambilan sampel yang digunakan adalah <em>non-probability sampling</em> dengan menggunakan metode <em>purposive sampling</em> dan pengujian yang dilakukan dengan bantuan <em>software</em> SPSS 22.0. Hasil penelitian dari data yang digunakan,  untuk uji pooling dan asumsi klasik telah lulus uji dan sudah memenuhi kriteria yang ditetapkan. Hasil uji F menunjukkan bahwa variable manajemen laba dipengaruhi secara simultan oleh variable <em>free cash flow, financial distress, </em>dan <em>investment opportunity set. </em>Dari hasil uji t memperlihatkan hasil bahwa <em>free cash flow </em>dan<em> investment opportunity set </em>mempunyai nilai signifikan positif terhadap manajemen laba, tapi untuk <em>financial distress </em>tidak mempunyai nilai signifikan terhadap manajemen laba. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini adalah<em> free cash flow </em>dan <em>investment opportunity set </em>berpengaruh positif terhadap manajemen laba, sedangkan <em>financial distress </em>tidak berpengaruh terhadap manajemen laba.</p><p><strong>Kata Kunci:</strong> Manajemen Laba,<em> Free Cash Flow,  Investment Opportunity Set, Financial Distress</em></p><p> </p>

scholarly journals Opportunistic Behavior, External Monitoring Mechanisms, Corporate Governance, and Earnings Management

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-52
Author(s):  
Linda Wimelda ◽  
Agustina Chandra
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Earnings Management ◽  
Cash Flow ◽  
Firm Size ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Free Cash Flow ◽  
Managerial Ownership ◽  
Opportunistic Behavior ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
External Monitoring

Objective - The purpose of this research is to analyze the effect of motivational bonus, leverage, firm size, corporate governance (audit committee's size, the proportion of independent commissioners, institutional ownership, managerial ownership) and free cash flow on earnings management. Methodology/Technique - Earnings management is analyzed in this research using the modified Jones model. The population for the research consists of manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesian Stock Exchange (IDX) between 2013-2015. The final sample includes 60 manufacturing companies. Findings - The result of this study indicate that motivational bonus, leverage, firm size and free cash flow have an influence on earnings management practices. Motivational bonuses and free cash flow as opportunistic behavior also influence earnings management. In addition, leverage and firm size as external monitoring mechanism influence earnings management practices while audit committee size, the proportion of independent commissioners, institutional ownership and managerial ownership as corporate governance practices in companies has no significant effect on earnings management practices. Hence, it is concluded that corporate governance has no effect on earnings management practices in Indonesia. Type of Paper: Empirical Keywords: Opportunistic Behavior; External Monitoring Mechanisms; Corporate Governance; Earnings Management. JEL Classification: G34, G02.

scholarly journals Determinan Manajemen Laba Perusahaan di Sektor Konsumsi

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 96
Author(s):  
Muhammad Fajri
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Earnings Management ◽  
Cash Flow ◽  
Institutional Ownership ◽  
Free Cash Flow ◽  
Earning Management ◽  
Managerial Ownership ◽  
Leverage Ratio ◽  
Good Corporate Governance ◽  
The Impact

The aim of this research is to provide empirical evidence on the impact of good corporate governance, free cash flow, and leverage ratio on earnings management. Good corporate governance is measured by audit committee’s size, the proportion of independent commissioners, institutional ownership, and managerial ownership. Discretionary accrual is the proxy of earning management. This research used 28 consumer goods companies listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange from 2016 to 2018. Data were analyzed using panel data with random effect model. Based on the result of analysis concluded that all components of good corporate governance (audit committee’s size, the proportion of independent commissioners, institutional ownership, and managerial ownership), have no significant effect on earnings management, on other hand leverage ratio has a negative effect and no significant on earning management, and free cash flow has a positve and no significant effect on earnings management

scholarly journals Free cash flow, investment inefficiency, and earnings management: evidence from manufacturing firms listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 299-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zaki Fakhroni ◽  
Imam Ghozali ◽  
Puji Harto ◽  
Etna Nur Afri Yuyetta
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Cash Flow ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Free Cash Flow ◽  
Path Model ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Fixed Assets ◽  
The Relationship

The study aims to test investment inefficiency of fixed assets in mediating the relationship between free cash flow and earnings management and to test the controlling shareholders in moderating the relationship between free cash flow and fixed assets investment inefficiency. The research problem proposed in this study is whether the use of free cash flow for the investment inefficiency of fixed assets is able to ultimately improve the managerial performance. This research investigates new empirical evidence related to management earnings practices caused by free cash flow fixed assets investment inefficiency. The study was conducted on all the manufacturing firms listed on the Indonesia stock exchange from 2010 to 2015. The data used are secondary data in the form of the firms’ financial statements. Using purposive sampling, 314 units were analyzed from 69 manufacturing firms. The estimation of the path model was completed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) by WarpPLS program version 5.0. The results showed that free cash flow is positively related to earnings management. Fixed assets investment inefficiency is able to mediate the relationship between free cash flow and earnings management.

scholarly journals PENGARUH FREE CASH FLOW DAN LEVERAGE TERHADAP MANAJEMEN LABA DENGAN GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE SEBAGAI VARIABEL MODERASI

AKUNTABILITAS ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-82
Author(s):  
Erma Setiawati ◽  
Mujiyati Mujiyati ◽  
Erma Marga Rosit
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Earnings Management ◽  
Cash Flow ◽  
Free Cash Flow ◽  
Leverage Effect ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Good Corporate Governance

This research aimed to examine the effect of free cash flow and leverage to earnings management.This study also examines the role of good corporate governance as measured by the index Government in moderating influence of free cash flow and leverage on earnings management. This research was conducted in the company are listed in the JakartaIslamicIndex(JII)from2015-2017 and unlisted in the Bursa Efek Indonesia(BEI).The sample is determined by purposive sampling with 45 samples. This analysis uses regression analysis moderation (MRA). The results of the research indicate where (1) free cash flow significant effect on earnings management, (2) no leverage effect on earnings management, (3) good corporate governance as measured by the index of corporate governance is not able to moderate the influence of free cash flow and earnings management

Analysis the Effect of Financial Distress, Leverage and Free Cash Flow on Earnings Management

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 111-119
Author(s):  
Rifka Aulia Inayah ◽  
Amiruddin Amiruddin ◽  
Grace T. Pontoh
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Cash Flow ◽  
Financial Distress ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Free Cash Flow ◽  
Company Value

Objective - This study aims to determine and analyze the effect of financial distress, leverage, free cash flow on earnings management. Methodology/Technique – The object of this research is all companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange with an observation period of 2019. The sample determination uses the purposive sampling method and a total sample of 124 companies is obtained. The analysis technique used is multiple linear regression analysis. Findings - The results show that financial distress has no significant effect on earnings management. Leverage and free cash flow have a negative and significant effect on earnings management. Novelty - This research contributes to signalling theory, which is used by company managers who have better information about their company will be encouraged to convey this information to potential investors where this is intended so that companies can increase company value by sending signals through financial statements of companies listed on the IDX. Type of Paper: Empirical. JEL Classification: G32, M21, M41, M42. Keywords: Financial Distress; Leverage; Free Cash Flow and earnings Management

The effects of earnings management and corporate tax avoidance on firm value

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sally M. Yorke ◽  
Mohammed Amidu ◽  
Cletus Agyemin Boateng
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Firm Value ◽  
Tax Avoidance ◽  
Corporate Tax
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