scholarly journals Investment analysts’ usage and perceived usefulness of corporate annual reports

2004 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 61-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon S.M. Ho ◽  
Kar Shun Wong
Keyword(s):  
Voluntary Disclosure ◽  
Balance Sheet ◽  
Information Value ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Disclosure Requirements ◽  
Income Statement ◽  
Regulatory Bodies ◽  
Corporate Annual Reports

This paper reports a study of the perceptions and beliefs of external users (investment analysts) of corporate annual reports in one of major international financial centres – Hong Kong. It was found that analyst users (1) view annual reports as having high information value particularly in terms of relevancy, (2) have a relatively high usage of annual reports and read the income statement and balance sheet most often, (3) consider the most important voluntary disclosure items to be discussions of factors affecting future financial results, future prospects of the company, main product market share, acquisition and disposal activities, and China business review, and (4) feel annual reports are somewhat useful, but the amount of information disclosed remains inadequate. Only a small percentage of users felt that the current disclosure requirements are either effective or very effective in serving investors’ needs and that much improvement is still needed. The implications of these findings for management, investors, regulatory bodies and researchers are discussed.

scholarly journals A One Year Forecasting Project For Publicly Traded Companies

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (9) ◽  
pp. 73
Author(s):  
Fred Petro
Keyword(s):  
Cash Flow ◽  
Team Member ◽  
Balance Sheet ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Publicly Traded ◽  
Accounts Receivable ◽  
Publicly Traded Companies ◽  
Income Statement ◽  
History Of ◽  
One Year

This project is intended to teach students to apply the material covered in their first graduate accounting course. This is accomplished by applying the material to an actual company selected by each team. The project is described as follows: The project includes a computerized spreadsheet preparation of a master budget forecast for an actual publicly traded company for one year into the future. . The dates depend upon when the annual reports are prepared for your company. The forecast begins the day following the last available published annual report. The forecast does not comprise any actual numbers regardless of when the actual annual or quarterly statements are prepared for the company selected. The actual balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash flow from the preceding year are included with the forecasted balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash flow. The company must have a physical inventory, and accounts receivable from sales. The company may not be one in which any team member(s) are employed. The forecast will include the following items:1. Introduction, including the history of the company and a description of the company plan and policies as given in the project2. Sales budget (twelve months).3. Schedule of purchases (twelve months).4. Schedule of collection of credit sales (accounts receivable) and cash sales (twelve months).5. Cash budget (twelve months).6. An Income statement (for the current year and the projected year).7. A Balance sheet (for the current year and the projected year).8. A Statement of cash flow (for the current year and the projected year).9. Cost-profit-volume analysis (twelve months).10. Conclusion and recommendations

A Survey on the Effects of Defeasing Debt

1987 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
David E. Mielke ◽  
James Seifert
Keyword(s):  
Capital Structure ◽  
Balance Sheet ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Corporate Capital ◽  
Disclosure Requirements ◽  
Practical Concern ◽  
Corporate Capital Structure ◽  
Accounting Rules ◽  
Financial Characteristics ◽  
The Impact

Defeasance of debt is a relatively new tool for the management of the corporate balance sheet. The accounting rules for reporting these transactions have generated a great deal of controversy. Critics claim that the ability to record an extraordinary gain from the defeasance of debt permits the reporting of paper profits. Additionally, some were concerned about the disclosure requirements and with potential for the promotion of wholesale major changes in corporate capital structure. A survey was conducted to gain insight as to why companies might defease debt, to examine the impact of defeasance on the firm's financial characteristics, and to investigate the type of disclosure provided in the annual reports. Analysis of the results indicates that the critics have little practical concern. The paper profits and balance sheet changes in this sample were relatively minimal. The major problem found was with the relatively little information that corporations provided regarding these transactions.

scholarly journals Disclosure Practices of Mobile Telecommunication Companies with Special Reference to Grameenphone Ltd.

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-75
Author(s):  
Taposh Kumar Neogy
Keyword(s):  
Special Reference ◽  
Balance Sheet ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Mobile Telecommunication ◽  
Classification Code ◽  
Income Statement ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Measurement And Analysis ◽  
Telecommunication Companies ◽  
The Difference

This discussion highlights on the measurement and analysis of the nature of disclosure of the Grameenphone Ltd. during the period under study.  The annual reports of the Grameenphone Ltd. were analyzed to determine the extent to which contained the items of information included in the disclosure index of the Grameenphone Ltd. during the period under study. An index of disclosure has been constructed to measure the extent of disclosure of Grameenphone Ltd. For analyzing the nature of disclosure of Grameenphone Ltd. researcher have analyzed the different part of disclosure index such as company profile items, accounting policy items, balances sheet assets items, balance sheet liabilities items and income statement items both debit and credit items. This study shows that the disclosure score of the Grameenphone Ltd. is satisfactory and there was significant and not significant difference in disclosure score between the difference years during the period under study of various items of disclosure index. GEL Classification Code: M41; M48

Ownership Structure and Voluntary Disclosure of Intellectual Capital

2013 ◽  
pp. 390-404 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kin Gan ◽  
Zakiah Saleh ◽  
Massoud Abessi
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Ownership Structure ◽  
Voluntary Disclosure ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Reporting Framework ◽  
Speed Up ◽  
Regulatory Bodies ◽  
The Relationship

The objective of this study is to investigate the relationship between ownership structure and voluntary disclosure of intellectual capital (IC). Ownership structure examined is family-owned (FAMC), government-linked companies (GLC) and diffused ownership (OWNDIFF). Using content analysis, a longitudinal study was carried out from years 2006 to 2008 on 162 top companies listed in Bursa Malaysia. Results show that GLCs and OWNDIFFs voluntarily disclose information on IC. In contrast, FAMCs strictly adheres to their secrecy of not disclosing more details than those stipulated by law. This study differs from prior IC disclosure studies in that it discusses voluntary disclosure from agency as well as institutional theory in explaining the relationship between ownership structure and voluntary disclosure of IC. This study may be of interest to various stakeholders such as governmental and regulatory bodies, owners and institutional investors, analysts, as well as policymakers in meeting the growing demand for intangible information to be incorporated in annual reports. It will also facilitate further calls for them to speed up their efforts in producing guidelines for a more consistent IC reporting framework.

scholarly journals Board structure and supplementary commentary on the primary financial statements

2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 273-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Venancio Tauringana ◽  
Musa Mangena
Keyword(s):  
Impression Management ◽  
Voluntary Disclosure ◽  
Audit Committee ◽  
Balance Sheet ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Board Structure ◽  
Least Squares Regression ◽  
Content Type

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between the extent and focus of supplementary narrative commentary (SNC) on amounts reported in the primary financial statements and board structure variables. Design/methodology/approach – The study uses the disclosure index methodology to measure the extent of SNC in annual reports of 167 FTSE 250 companies. Ordinary least squares regression analysis is employed to examine the association between the extent and focus of SNC and board structure variables. Findings – The findings show that the extent of SNC on amounts reported in the primary financial statements is about 30 per cent, suggesting that companies provide commentary on a small number of amounts reported in the financial statements. In terms of focus of SNC, companies provide greater SNC on amounts in the income statement relative to the balance sheet. The regression results indicate that the extent of SNC is negatively associated with board size, and positively associated with audit committee (AC) independence and financial expertise. Focus of SNC is negatively related to AC independence and finance expertise. Originality/value – The research contributes to both the voluntary disclosure and impression management literature streams. The findings provide evidence of the extent and focus of SNC on amounts in the financial statements. They also demonstrate that board structure variables are related to the extent and focus of SNC on amounts in primary financial statements. These findings have implications for policy makers who have responsibilities for ensuring that users of annual reports receive adequate information to make decisions.

scholarly journals Analisis Pengungkapan Sukarela pada Bank Umum Syariah di Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-19
Author(s):  
Muhammad Haidir Ali ◽  
Ahmad Tarmidzi Lubis
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Voluntary Disclosure ◽  
Annual Report ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Islamic Banks ◽  
Factors Affecting

This study is a descriptive study to assess voluntary disclosure in annual reportsIslamic Banks (iB) with that should be disclosed. Annual reports used in this study isan annual report iB in Indonesia in 2011, 2012, and 2013. This research is relativelynew because no one has done research on voluntary disclosure in Islamic Banks (iB).Therefore, in order to study to obtain maximum results, the coding instructions forvoluntary disclosure must be in accordance with the study conducted by Rr. PuruwitaWardani (2012) entitled "Factors Affecting Voluntary Disclosure area. Analysis toolsare used is the content analysis by collecting words that expressed the count. Theresults showed that during the three-year study period, 2011, 2012, and 2013 therewas an increase in the provision of good disclosure of the number of items disclosedor revealed iB number. But overall tenth iB already provide adequate voluntarydisclosure to reveal the items contained in the variable voluntary disclosure eventhough the iB newly established in 2010.

scholarly journals The Extent of Disclosure of Different Components of Disclosure Index: A Study on Commercial Banks in Bangladesh

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 100-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taposh Kumar Neogy ◽  
Alim Al Ayub Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Commercial Banks ◽  
Balance Sheet ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Corporate Structure ◽  
Income Statement ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Accounting Policy

This discussion highlights the disclosure score of different components of disclosure index of the selected state-owned commercial banks in Bangladesh. The annual reports of the selected commercial banks were analyzed to determine the extent of disclosure score of different components of disclosure index which contained the items of information included in the disclosure index of the selected commercial banks during the period under study. An index of disclosure has constructed less than seven heading to measure the extent of disclosure score of different components of disclosure index such as company profile items, corporate structure items, accounting policy items, balances sheet assets items, balance sheet liabilities items, income statement debit items and income statement credit items. This study shows that the disclosure score of different components of disclosure index is satisfactory and there was significant and non significant difference in disclosure score of different components of disclosure index between the selected state-owned commercial banks in different years.  

scholarly journals Disclosure of Voluntary Accounting Ratios by Malaysian Listed Companies

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Azrul Bin Abdullah ◽  
Ku Nor Izah Ku Ismail
Keyword(s):  
Voluntary Disclosure ◽  
Financial Analysis ◽  
Listed Companies ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Fundamental Importance ◽  
Company Performance ◽  
Financial Reports ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Accounting Ratios ◽  
Corporate Annual Reports

Accounting ratios are believed to be of fundamental importance in financial analysis, and therefore are useful addition to financial reports. This paper examines the reporting of voluntary accounting ratio by Malaysian companies in corporate annual reports. Drawing on agency and signaling theories, this paper explores whether associations exist between company performance and voluntary disclosure of accounting ratios. In particular, associations are tested between the extent of ratio disclosure and company performance (namely profitability, liquidity, leverage, and company efficiency), size and industry. Six hypotheses are tested using data collected from 2003 annual reports of 100 Malaysian listed companies. This paper provides evidence that the extent of voluntary ratio disclosure is low; and size, industry as well as liquidity significantly influence the reporting of ratios in corporate annual reports. The implications of these findings are discussed.

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