scholarly journals Sri Lankan intellectual capital disclosure: An empirical analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Pratheepkanth Puwanenthiren ◽  
Alagathurai Aj anthan ◽  
Lingesiya Kengatharan
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Recovery Phase ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Structural Capital ◽  
Reporting Framework ◽  
Post War

<p>This study examines voluntary IC disclosure provided by Sri Lankan firms in annual reports from the year 2016/17. A 100-firms sample, from the Colombo stock exchange (CSE)-listed firms. Findings suggest that Sri Lankan firms, on average, are aware of the significance of IC disclosure. Concerning the descriptive analysis, the results indicate that most of the information reported (41 percent) is related to human capital; 31 percent is related to relational capital and the 21 percent concerns structural capital disclosure.  The results also suggest that industry nature and firm size play a key role as a determinant for the disclosure of IC in Sri Lankan annual reports. As the no definite IC disclosure framework has been established within Sri Lankan firms. Concurrently as Sri Lanka passes through its post-war-recovery phase, reform of its mutually agreed financial reporting framework is essential to reduces information asymmetry and therefore reducing the agency costs.</p>

Do corporate attributes drive integrated reporting amongst listed companies in Nigeria?

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael O. Adelowotan ◽  
Ini E. Udofia
Keyword(s):  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Integrated Reporting ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Reporting Framework ◽  
Primary Data Analysis ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Impact

Research purpose: The purpose of this paper was to investigate the association between corporate attributes and the implementation of Integrated Reporting (IR) among quoted companies on the Nigerian Stock Exchange which currently operates a voluntary based disclosure environment.Design and method: Using content analysis to derive the disclosure scores for integrated reporting and corporate attributes, the authors investigated the impact of corporate attributes on the implementation of the integrated reporting of a sample of 90 listed firms. The annual reports covering 2013–2017 were analysed using the disclosure methodologies developed by prior researchers in IR. The hypotheses were tested using panel least square regressions.Main findings: The authors found that corporate attributes have a statistically positive and significant impact on the implementation of integrated reporting framework, that share ownership structure and firm age have an insignificant influence over corporate implementation of the integrated reporting framework. The research findings extend integrated reporting research in Nigeria from mere primary data analysis to quantitative data analysis.Practical implications: The empirical findings provide regulators with evidence on the current level of integrated reporting disclosures and the influence of corporate attributes in driving integrated reporting.Originality and value: The study makes significant contributions to integrated reporting literature from a developing country’s perspective. It also provided empirical evidence of a high level of disclosure compliance with the IR framework among quoted companies in Nigeria.

scholarly journals Does placement sequencing of the auditor’s report in Malaysian companies’ annual reports matter?

2008 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 114-125
Author(s):  
Shamsul Nahar Abdullah ◽  
Mohamad Naimi Mohamad Nor ◽  
Nor Zalina Mohamad Yusof
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Signaling Theory ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Good News ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Reporting Framework ◽  
Information Signaling

This study investigates whether a firm‟s management decision to locate the auditor‟s report in the financial statements is explained by information signaling theory. We posit that a firm that conveys good news is more likely to place its auditor‟s report at the beginning of the financial statements than at the end, and vice-versa. Based on 698 firms listed on the Bursa Malaysia as on December 31, 2002, we find that majority of Malaysian listed firms in Malaysia place their auditor‟s reports at the beginning rather than at the end of the financial statements. This could be a manifestation of the importance of the auditor‟s report in the financial reporting framework. However, our evidence the type of news, as measured by Tobin‟s q, ROA and EPS, does not have any association with the location of the auditor‟s report. Thus, it is concluded that information signaling theory is not supported.

scholarly journals The Effect of Audit Quality on Accruals Earnings Management in Nigerian Listed Firms

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 4894-4897
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Audit Quality ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Audit Fees ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Management Level ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
The Public ◽  
Creative Accounting

Earnings manipulation studies are of utmost importance to both the shareholders and stakeholders because of its effect in investment and management decisions. The practices are directly affecting the quality of financial reporting and increase information asymmetry between the management and shareholders. Thus, Audit Quality is one of the tool academicians use in measuring the level of earning practices in the organizations. However, this study investigated the possible effect of audit quality towards the change of earnings management level among the Nigerian listed firms. The study used all the public listed firms in the main flow of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) as a population from the year 2012 until 2017. Sixty-three selected companies were selected as a sample based on the filtration criteria of the study. The financial data was obtained from the Thompson Reuters DataStream, and the corporate governance data was from the annual reports and accounts of the companies. Audit quality and accrual model was used to test the relationship between the study variable. The study applied multiple regression to test the model. It was revealed from the regression that audit quality is negatively significant with accrual earnings management. This finding is indicating that any increases in the unit of audit fees will decrease the earnings management of the selected firms. Thus, the finding is supporting agency theory and is contrary to the assumption of creative accounting theory. The result of this study will assist the relevant authorities in decision making and policy setting towards the best practices of the Nigerian listed firms.

scholarly journals Impact of IFRS Adoption and Value Relevance of Accounting Quality on Listed Firms in Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Ahmad Alhaji Zubairu ◽  
Lubabatu M. Kwanbo ◽  
Abbas Usman
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Value Relevance ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Accounting Quality ◽  
Reporting Standard ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Ifrs Adoption

This study concentrated on evaluating the value relevance of accounting quality in Nigeria both before and after the mandatory adoption of IFRS as a reporting standard for the period of two (2) years (2011-2012) using annual reports of the whole (108) companies quoted on Nigerian stock exchange with exclusion to companies that operate in financial services sector of the market, criteria were used to arrive at the sample of 91 listed firms, Secondary data and Ordinary least Square (OLS) was engaged in analyzing the data extracted for this study, using STATA 13, Analysis was done using Pre IFRS and Post IFRS, the study discovered that value relevance of accounting quality is higher in the post-IFRS adoption period compared to that of the pre-adoption period. The study recommended that other developing nations should adopt IFRS as their financial reporting standard since it is accomplished of increasing their value relevance of accounting quality.

scholarly journals Intellectual Capital and Its Disclosure on Firm Value

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-95
Author(s):  
I Nyoman Wijana Asmara Putra ◽  
Ni Made Dwi Ratnadi
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Firm Value ◽  
Banking Industry ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Coding Scheme ◽  
Structural Capital

Intangible assets, such as information, are becoming increasingly essential to companies. Intellectual capital is another term for knowledge assets. The aim of this study is to find empirical evidence of the influence of intellectual capital and intellectual capital disclosure on firm valuation, as well as to identify the types of disclosures made by the banking industry listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange from 2015-2019. The data used in the analysis were secondary data from annual reports. A six-way numerical coding scheme determines the disclosure item index. With 36 disclosure objects, the disclosure categories are divided into three categories: structural capital, human capital, and external capital. Content analysis and multiple linear regression are two data analysis methods. The results of the analysis show that an average of 49.91 percent is expressed in the form of a narrative, 16.44 percent is in the form of a combination of qualitative and quantitative, 7.53 percent is in the form of numbers and 1.44 items are expressed in the form of monetary units (rupiah). Meanwhile, an average of 24.33 percent of items of disclosure were not disclosed. Intellectual capital disclosure has a positive impact on firm value, while intellectual capital has no impact. According to research, investors in the banking industry consider intellectual capital disclosure when making investments.

scholarly journals Social reporting in the annual reports of Iranian listed companies

2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Yaftian ◽  
Victoria Wise ◽  
Kathie Cooper ◽  
Soheila Mirshekary
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Social Reporting ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Community Activities ◽  
Corporate Social Reporting ◽  
Industry Type ◽  
Csr Disclosure ◽  
Corporate Social

This paper examines corporate social reporting (CSR) in the annual reports of companies listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) in Iran. Descriptive analysis and multiple linear regression techniques are used to analyse the extent of CSR disclosure and to test hypotheses regarding the relationships between CSR disclosure and four company characteristics namely size, profitability, financial leverage and industry type. Among five important themes of social disclosure (human resources, environmental performance and policies, community activities, energy consumption, and customer satisfaction and product quality) the human resources theme was found to be the most common type of disclosure made. Only the size of the disclosing company was found to be significantly related to the level of overall CSR disclosure.

scholarly journals The impact of firms’ and CEOs’ social media usage on corporate performance

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 21-35
Author(s):  
Wafa Ghardallou
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Corporate Performance ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Estimation Method ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Media Usage ◽  
Funding Program ◽  
The Impact

The impact of social media usage on corporate performance has not been examined in the Saudi context. This paper aims to investigate the influence of social media, namely companies’ and CEOs’ involvement in Twitter and LinkedIn, on the profitability of Saudi Arabia listed firms. A dynamic panel estimation method is used to empirically assess this relationship. The study employs 120 firms listed on the Saudi Stock Exchange Tadawul from 2014 to 2017. Data are obtained from the companies’ annual reports. Statements of financial status as well as income statements are used to collect data on the dependent variable and control variables. The results show that having a LinkedIn official account by both the CEO and the company does not improve the enterprise performance. In contrast, companies that are active on Twitter will contribute to an increase in their short-term performance. CEOs who engage in Twitter via a high number of followers help to boost the performance of their companies in the long and short term. Hence, this paper recommends that Saudi firms should be aware that their performance could be increased by monitoring their presence on social networks and by having a strong intention to use these tools. AcknowledgmentsThis study was funded by the Deanship of Scientific Research at Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University through the Fast-track Research Funding Program.

scholarly journals The Impact of Dividend Policy on the Shareholders Value of Listed Firms in the Nigerian Petroleum Marketing Industry

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2S9) ◽  
pp. 902-905
Keyword(s):  
Dividend Policy ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Market Price ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Current Income ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Marketing Firms ◽  
The Impact

Dividend policy is directed towards establishing the proportion of current income that should be retained in the firm and the proportion that should be distributed among its shareholders. This study, therefore, assessed the impact of dividend policy on the value of listed firms in the Nigerian petroleum marketing industry. six firms, out of eight that are quoted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) were selected as sample for the study. Data were collected from secondary sources. Annual reports and accounts of the selected firms, daily official lists and facts books of the NSE for the period of 2008-2017 form the source of the data. egression was used in analyzing the data. The findings revealed that payment of dividend by petroleum marketing firms in Nigeria positively influence the market price of their shares. Based on these findings, the study concluded that dividend policy of petroleum marketing firms in Nigeria affects the value of the firms. Based on this conclusion, the study recommends that management need to identify the shareholder’s interest in setting up a dividend policy that would balance their needs and retention for recapitalization to maximize value of the firms.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Karakteristik Komite Audit, Perusahaan dan Struktur Kepemilikan Terhadap Kecurangan Pelaporan Keuangan

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 50
Author(s):  
Andrian Budi Prasetyo
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Ownership Structure ◽  
Audit Committee ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Fraudulent Financial Reporting ◽  
Financial Expertise ◽  
Firm Characteristic

This study examines the effect of audit committee characteristics, firm characteristic and ownership structure on the likelihood of fraudulent financial reporting. Audit committee characteristics is examined by audit committee financial expertise, meetings of the audit committee and the audit committee tenure. Firm characteristic is examined by the leverage, firm size, firm’s growth rate and external auditor. Ownership structure is examined by managerial ownership and institutional ownership. This research is using a quantitative methods research. This research is using secondary data that comes from the cases list of Otoritas Jasa Keuangan (OJK) and annual reports of the listed companies on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX). Using a sample of 15 fraud and 15 non-fraud firms, we did not find a significant relation between the independent variabels and fraudulent financial reporting.

The usefulness of IFRS-compliant reports: perceptions of Sri Lankan investors and lenders

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Saman Bandara ◽  
Michael Falta
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Reporting Quality ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Developing Economy ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Context Specific

PurposeThis paper aims to examine differential perceptions of lenders and investors on (1) the use, perceived usefulness, importance and adequacy of annual reports, (2) the importance of qualitative characteristics (QCs) and (3) the perceived impact of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) on financial reporting quality (FRQ) in Sri Lanka.Design/methodology/approachA questionnaire survey study of practising professionals consisting of Sri Lankan investors (N = 214) and lenders (N = 235).FindingsIn relation to (1), lenders and investors rank three out of ten information sources ahead of the remaining seven: both include annual reports and personal knowledge. However, the highest average response for lenders is direct communication with clients, and for investors, it is stock market publications. Within annual reports, both decision-makers identify financial statements as the most useful part. Concerning (2), they both identified understandability as the most important QC followed by timeliness. Relevance ranked last, surprisingly. In relation to (3), both groups perceived that the new IFRS reporting environment improved the FRQ compared to the previous Sri Lanka Accounting Standards regime.Practical implicationsRanking understandability as the most important QC in terms of decision usefulness contradicts IASB's categorisation. The authors provide empirical data on the perceived degree of success of adopting IFRS in a developing economy.Originality/valueThe authors design a decision-oriented (lending vs investing) and context-specific (IASB's financial reporting framework) questionnaire to examine the perceptions of key capital providers separately on the issues mentioned above in “Purpose” within a developing economy. The survey fits into two aspects of the decision-useful theory: useful to make what decisions and useful to whom.

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