scholarly journals Measuring fraud and earnings management by a case of study: Evidence from an international family business

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1-2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alicia Ramírez-Orellana ◽  
María J. Martínez-Romero ◽  
Teresa Mariño-Garrido
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Family Business ◽  
Growth Index ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Sales Growth ◽  
Financial Problems ◽  
Spanish Family ◽  
Aggressive Accounting

The aim of this study is to estimate the probability of fraud and earnings management for a specific Spanish family business, Pescanova. In the context of financial statements, the Beneish model is used to detect fraudulent behavior. Our findings reveal that Pescanova presented propensity to commit fraud and carried out aggressive accounting practices before the disclosure of its financial problems. The manipulation index and the probability of manipulation are used as indicators of fraud and earnings management. Results also show that Pescanova made aggressive accounting practices, through the manipulation of Day's sales in receivables indexand Total accruals to total assets. Next, we provided evidence that the Sales Growth index and Leverage index are aligned with the position of technical default shown by the pre-bankruptcy board of Pescanova. Our main contribution is demonstrating the validity of the model for the case of Pescanova. Therefore, the application of the Beneish model might have detected fraudulent behavior, in the years prior to Pescanova's collapse.

scholarly journals Assessment of financial health of Slovak family businesses using models predicting financial distress

2021 ◽  
Vol 115 ◽  
pp. 02010
Author(s):  
Mária Trúchliková
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Family Business ◽  
Financial Distress ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Family Businesses ◽  
Financial Viability ◽  
Financial Health ◽  
Financial Problems ◽  
Different Types ◽  
A Company

The financial health of a company can be seen as the ability to maintain a balance against changing conditions in the environment and companies should pay more attention to the financial viability and risk management. There many models for predicting of financial problems of the companies, especially Altman, Ohlson or Zmijewski are the most cited ones. The main objective of the article is the review and assessment of the level of financial health of Slovak family business in selected industries. The data was obtained from Finstat database and financial statements from 2017, 2018 and 2019 were analysed. For assessing the financial health of selected family businesses 3 models predicting financial distress were used: Kralicek Quick Test, Taffler model and Virág-Hajdu model. The results show how many family businesses are facing to the financial problems using different types of predicting models.

Earnings management in non-public companies: the case of for-profit hospice organizations

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Kelly Noe ◽  
Dana A. Forgione ◽  
Pamela C. Smith ◽  
Hanni Liu
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Accounting Earnings ◽  
Public Companies ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Management Literature ◽  
Political Cost ◽  
Accounting Earnings Management ◽  
Public Scrutiny ◽  
Cost Factors

We examine earnings management in non-publicly listed companies, with a focus on for-profit (FP) hospice organizations, and extend the accounting earnings management literature to the hospice industry. FP hospice organizations file Medicare cost reports that include complete financial statements not otherwise publicly available. Managers of FP hospice organizations have incentives to manage earnings to increase performancebased bonuses, meet or beat bond covenant requirements, or avoid public scrutiny. We find total accruals are significantly positively associated with profitability, debt, and size factors. However, discretionary accruals are significantly negatively associated with debt and size, but not profitability. Thus, monitoring and political cost factors appear to effectively mitigate earnings management in this industry sector.

Family business valuation in emerging economies: the arcor case

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-52
Author(s):  
Florencia Roca
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
Family Business ◽  
Cost Of Capital ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Country Risk ◽  
Local Economy ◽  
Financial Information ◽  
Developing Economy ◽  
Private Company ◽  
Content Type

Learning outcomes This case can be used to help students achieve the following objectives: To project financial statements and assemble different pieces of financial information to create a valuation model (objective #1, create), To calculate a value for Arcor shares, supporting the estimated value with the chosen assumptions and methodologies (objective #2, evaluate), To draw connections between four different approaches to valuation (DCF, EVA, RV and VI), contrasting them and weighting their advantages and limitations (objective #3, analyze), To examine the relationship between forecasted financial statements and valuation (objective #3, analyze), To discuss the calculation of the Weighted Average Cost of Capital in a new situation as is an emerging economy, with the corresponding country-risk adjustment (objective #4, apply), To discuss the sources of value creation in a family-owned private company in a developing economy (objective #4, apply), To understand the dilemma that the head of a company was facing, identifying the three possible financing alternatives discussed in the text as follows: corporate bonds, earnings reinvestment and an IPO (objective #5, understand). To recall basic facts, as the main character’s opinion on the direction of the local economy or the fact that Arcor already complies with the information requirements of a public company (objective #7, remember). Case overview/synopsis This case is based on the valuation of the world’s largest candy maker, Arcor S.A.I.C., originally a Latin American company, which remains a private family business. The key problem presented by the case is the use of different valuation approaches to price Arcor shares, in view of a possible Initial Public Offer. The case illustrates the application of four main valuation approaches as follows: Discounted Cash Flow (DCF), Economic Value Added (EVA), Relative Valuation (RV) and Value Investing (VI). Additionally, it includes a fundamental analysis of eight years of historical financial information and the preparation of forecasted financial statements. Set in a developing economy, the Arcor case introduces the complexities of calculating the cost of capital with the inclusion of country risk, as well as the financial analysis distortions caused by an environment of high inflation. Complexity academic level The Arcor case is appropriate to be used in graduate courses of Corporate Finance, Valuation or Private Equity. Supplementary materials Teaching notes are available for educators only. Subject code CSS 1: Accounting and Finance.

scholarly journals EARNINGS MANAGEMENT AS A MANIPULATIVE FORM OF FINANCIAL REPORTING

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 1323-1328
Author(s):  
Marija Milojičić ◽  
Snežana Knežević ◽  
Aleksandar Grgur
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Financial Analysis ◽  
Balance Sheet ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Business Decisions ◽  
Accounting Principles ◽  
The Republic

The financial statements, as the end product of the accounting information system, are a structural account of the financial position and financial success of an entity's business over a period. Earnings or net profit indicates an important position in the financial statements and is considered as a measure of a company’s success. Earnings management comes from the accounting skills that executives and business owners use when making business decisions. The Generally Accepted Accounting Principles set out in International Accounting Standards (hereinafter IAS) and International Financial Reporting Standards (hereinafter referred to as IFRS) generally give the owner or manager the choice between several accounting methods within the various stages of the accounting process. One of these methods is creative accounting, which is often correlated with the manipulation of financial statements. Creativity in accounting is known to be legal and to stay within the legal framework, but it is often the case that, with its creativity, it is beyond its boundaries. The way managers exercise this discretion is very important to the quality and objectivity of financial reporting.The tendency of the owners, and then the managers, to show the performance of the company better than they really are, is certainly not new. The reason that in the world from the beginning of the 2000s to the present day, both by the scientific and professional public and by the regulatory bodies in charge of financial reporting, particular attention is paid to this problem are the major political and economic scandals caused by the inaccurate presentation of financial statements. It is considered that manipulative accounting practices are applied in the preparation of financial statements when the application of accounting principles is made with the intention of achieving the desired objective, such as, for example, generating greater profit regardless of whether the procedures selected are in accordance with international and local prescribed rules.The prevalence of manipulation of financial statements depends on the situation in the environment, the quality of the normative basis of financial reporting, the quality of management and the ability of accountants to comply with professional and ethical standards. The environment implies the general economic situation, the existence or absence of appropriate legislation, including its implementation, as well as the relation to tax liabilities.The result of the original empirical research is presented in this paper. The research was conducted in the form of a case study of a domestic business entity (the Republic of Serbia), whose main activity is trade in sports and fashion products. The financial analysis was performed using the Beneish model, which was derived from the official financial statements of the companies, collected from publicly available databases (Balance Sheet and Income Statement 2016-2018) as the basic information base in order to discover the degree of possible manipulation of their own earning capacity. This model has become particularly popular since the Beneish M-scoring model revealed the manipulation of the financial results of the US company Enron, which went bankrupt in 2001.

scholarly journals PENGARUH PERENCANAAN PAJAK TERHADAP MANAJEMEN LABA YANG DIMODERASI OLEH PENURUNAN TARIF PAJAK (DISKON PAJAK)

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-95
Author(s):  
Oma Romantis ◽  
Kurnia Heriansyah ◽  
Soemarsono D.W ◽  
Widyaningsih Azizah
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Tax Planning ◽  
Tax Rates ◽  
Panel Data Regression ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Data Regression

The aims of this study to examine the effect of tax planning on earnings management which is moderated by reducing tax rates (tax discounts). The population in this study are companies listed in the 2017-2018 LQ45 index. The sampling technique in this study used a purposive sampling method with predetermined criteria, in order to obtain a total sample of 23 companies with final data totaling 46 financial statements. The type of data is secondary data obtained from www.idx.co.id. The analysis technique used in this study is panel data regression analysis and is processed using the Eviews 9.0 program. The results of this study indicate that tax planning has a significant effect on earnings management with a negative coefficient direction. A reduction in tax rates (tax discounts) weakens the effect of tax planning on earnings management.

scholarly journals DETERMINASI PENGUNGKAPAN TRANSAKSI PIHAK BERELASI BERDASARKAN PSAK NO.7 TAHUN 2018

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. Press
Author(s):  
Jessyka Tridewi Purba ◽  
Husnah Nur Laela Ermaya ◽  
Ayunita Ajengtiyas
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Audit Committee ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Institutional Ownership ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Managerial Ownership ◽  
Related Party Transactions

This study aims to examine the effect of Audit Committee, Independent Commissioner, Institutional Ownership, Managerial Ownership, Earnings Management to Related Party Transaction Disclosure. This type of research is quantitative reseacrh using secondary data of financial statements from manufacturing sector companies during 2016 to 2018 obtained from Indonesia Stock Exchange. The sampling technique that used is purposive sampling. The results showed that the Audit Committee, Independent Commissioners, Institutional Ownership, Managerial Ownership and Profit Management were able to influence the disclosure of related party transactions by 13%, while the remaining 87% were influenced by other variables outside this study. Partially, institutional ownership and managerial ownership significantly influence the disclosure of related party transactions. While the audit committee, independent commissioners and earnings management do not affect the disclosure of related party transactions.

scholarly journals Motive behind Earnings Management Practices: Case in Public Property and Real Estate Companies in Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 49
Author(s):  
Alwan Sri Kustono
Keyword(s):  
Real Estate ◽  
Earnings Management ◽  
Hypothesis Testing ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Public Companies ◽  
Public Property ◽  
Real Estate Sector ◽  
Testing Data ◽  
Stage Analysis

This study examines the antecedents and consequence variables of earnings management. This study is expected to explain the motive of earnings management practices by public property and real estate companies in Indonesia: opportunistic or efficient. The theory which is the basis for developing the hypotheses ise agency, positive accounting, and signaling theories simultaneously. This study is explanatory research which aims to explain the causal relationship between variables through hypothesis testing. Data of this research are financial statements of public companies in the property and real estate sector in Indonesia (2014-2018) with some criteria. There are 60 firm-years data used in the analysis. Hypothesis testing uses multiple linear regression two-stage. The first stage analysis is used to examine the effect of the antecedent earnings management variable. Regression second stage test the consequences of earnings management practices. The results show debt and independent commissioners affect earnings management. Management performs more dominant earnings management because of opportunistic interests than to maintain market value and the interests of its     shareholders. The implication of this research is to provide a comprehensive discourse on the motives for earnings management behavior in Indonesia. 

scholarly journals KETERKAITAN PERTUMBUHAN PENJUALAN PERPUTARAN PERSEDIAAN, PERPUTARAN PIUTANG, DAN PERPUTARAN KAS TERHADAP PROFITABILITAS PERUSAHAAN LQ 45 DI BURSA EFEK INDONESIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 781
Author(s):  
Sugiyarmasto Sugiyarmasto ◽  
Erlina Setyaningrum
Keyword(s):  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Sales Growth ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
Regression Test ◽  
Inventory Turnover ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

The research aims to determine and provide empirical evidence of , sales growth inventory turnover, receivables Turnover, and significant cash turnover on profitability in LQ 45 Company on Indonesia Stock Exchange year 2016-2018. The samples in this study used purposive sampling so obtained 21 company samples from 45 LQ 45 company population listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange, with 63 observations of financial statements (21 companies x 3 years of financial statements warning). Dependent variables in this study, namely profitability. While independent variables in this study, sales growth namely inventory turnover, turnover receivables, , cash turnover. The data analysis method used is a type of multiple regression test to test the relationship of independent variables with the dependents The results of the research hypothesis testing proved that the turnover of receivables, and cash turnover significantly positively affect profitability. And sales growth has a negative and significant effect on profitability. While inventory turnover has a negative and insignificant effect on profitability in LQ 45 company in the Indonesia Keywords: sales growth,inventory turnover, turnover receivable, cash turnover,profitability

scholarly journals Analisis Perbandingan Fraud Pentagon dengan Beneish Ratio dalam Pendeteksian Fraudulent Financial Reporting dengan Opini Audit sebagai Variabel Moderating

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Aris Sanulika ◽  
Wahyu Nurul Hidayati
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Financial Stability ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Growth Index ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Fraudulent Financial Reporting ◽  
Gross Margin ◽  
Publicly Traded Companies ◽  
Asset Quality

ABSTRACTFraudulent Financial Reporting is a deliberate attempt by a company to deceive and mislead users of financial statements, especially investors and creditors, by presenting and manipulating the material value of financial statements. This study aims to determine how the auditor's opinion can moderate the comparative analysis of the pentagon fraud with the beneish ratio in the detection of fraudulent financial reporting. The type of data used in this study is comparative quantitative data. The data source in this study is secondary data. The population in this study are banking companies listed on the IDX. With a sample of 16 publicly traded companies engaged in financial and banking institutions and were listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2014-2017. The results of this study indicate that of 64 samples there were 12.5% which indicated that the financial statements had been manipulated. Auditor opinions can increase the influence of Financial Stability, external auditor quality, change in auditor, change of directors, days sales in receivables index, sales gross margin Index, Asset Quality Index, growth index, depreciation index, sales, and general administration expenses index, leverage index, total accrual to fraudulent financial reporting. Beneish Ratio affects Fraudulent Financial Reporting while Fraud Pentagon does not affect Fraudulent Financial Reporting

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