scholarly journals INDIAN CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTING SYSTEM: A STUDY ON THE CASH FLOWS OF SELECTED PRIVATE ENTERPRISES

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-42
Author(s):  
Santanu Kumar Das
Keyword(s):  
Cash Flow ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Reporting System ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Private Enterprises ◽  
Narrative Reporting ◽  
Private Investors ◽  
Corporate Financial Reporting

Corporate financial reporting plays an important role in growing phenomenon of Privatization. The present study is based on the reports of Private Enterprises for three years. Findings revealed that the companies were presenting their annual reports. A privately owned enterprise refers to a commercial enterprise that is owned by private investors, shareholders or owners. The recent trend in financial reporting includes presentation and discloser of accounting aspect, corporate governance, corporate social responsibility and narrative reporting. The present paper will examine the cash flow statements of Maharastra Scooters Ltd., Tata Chemicals Ltd. and TVS Srichakra. In corporate financial reporting cash flow statement tells us the net cash flow activities, particularly its operating, investing and financial activities. These indications are helpful to analyze cash flow. This explains the sources and applications of liquidity of company. Keeping the importance of financial reporting in modern world the present paper attempts to analyzed and evaluate the financial reporting system in some selected units of private enterprises in India.

Identifying the Roles of Accounting Accruals in Corporate Financial Reporting

2021 ◽  
pp. 0148558X2110352
Author(s):  
Sunil Dutta ◽  
Panos N. Patatoukas ◽  
Annika Yu Wang
Keyword(s):  
Cash Flow ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Timely Manner ◽  
Operating Cash Flows ◽  
Accounting Accruals ◽  
Operating Cash Flow ◽  
Cash Flow News ◽  
Corporate Financial Reporting

Research in corporate financial reporting identifies two important roles of accounting accruals. First, accruals smooth fluctuations in operating cash flows. Second, accruals allow recognition of losses in an asymmetric timely manner. While these two roles imply different relations between individual accrual components and operating cash flow news, prior research often focuses on the properties of aggregate accruals. We investigate the role of individual accrual components and identify asymmetry in the relation of investment with operating cash flow news as a confounding factor. We show that this investment factor operates through depreciation and amortization accruals, which typically account for the bulk of aggregate accruals. Overall, our article demonstrates the importance of adopting a granular approach to identifying the different roles of individual accrual components.

Analyzing the figures of consolidated statement of cash flows of the world's biggest publicly traded oil and gas corporations

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 1101-1120
Author(s):  
O.V. Shimko
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Cash Flow ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Capital Expenditures ◽  
Publicly Traded ◽  
The Public ◽  
Statement Of Cash Flows ◽  
Oil And Gas Companies

Subject. The article investigates key figures disclosed in consolidated cash flow statements of 25 leading publicly traded oil and gas companies from 2006 to 2018. Objectives. The focus is on determining the current level of values of the main components of consolidated statement of cash flows prepared by leading publicly traded oil and gas companies, identifying key trends within the studied period and factors that led to any transformation. Methods. The study draws on methods of comparative and financial-economic analysis, as well as generalization of materials of consolidated cash flow statements. Results. The comprehensive analysis of annual reports of 25 oil and gas companies enabled to determine changes in the key figures and their relation in the structure of consolidated cash flow statements in the public sector of the industry. It also established main factors that contributed to the changes. Conclusions. In the period under study, I revealed an increase in cash from operating activities; established that capital expenditures in the public sector of the industry show an overall upward trend and depend on the level of oil prices. The analysis demonstrated that even integrated companies’ upstream segment prevail in the capital expenditures structure. The study also unveiled an increase in dividend payments, which, most of the time, exceeded free cash flows thus increasing the debt burden.

Does Financial Reporting Conservatism Mitigate Underinvestment?

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 258-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyun A. Hong ◽  
Yongtae Kim ◽  
Gerald J. Lobo
Keyword(s):  
Information Asymmetry ◽  
Cash Flow ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Agency Conflicts ◽  
Negative Relation ◽  
Investment Projects ◽  
External Capital ◽  
Cash Flow Volatility

This study examines the role of financial reporting conservatism in mitigating underinvestment problems. Recognizing that volatile cash flows increase the need to access external capital markets and that agency conflicts and information asymmetry make external capital costlier than internal capital, which leads managers to forgo valuable investment projects, Minton and Schrand document a negative relation between cash flow volatility and investment. We draw on Minton and Schrand’s framework to isolate underinvestment problems and hypothesize and document that conservatism mitigates the negative relation between cash flow volatility and investment and that this mitigative effect is more pronounced for firms with ex ante more severe agency conflicts. We also document that conservatism mitigates the sensitivity of investment to cash flow volatility by facilitating access to external capital.

The effect of auditor industry specialization and board independence on the cash flow reporting classification choices under IFRS: evidence from Taiwan

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuling Chiang ◽  
Gary Kleinman ◽  
Picheng Lee
Keyword(s):  
Cash Flow ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Board Independence ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Industry Specialization ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Auditor Industry Specialization ◽  
Board Of Director

Purpose This study aims to explore the relationship between audit partner and firm industry specialization and board of director independence on the decision by Taiwanese firms to use International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) flexibility concerning reporting interest income and expense and dividends received in different sections of the statement of cash flows. This flexibility existed in Taiwan for the first time in 2013, the year that Taiwan switched from its own generally accepted accounting principle to IFRS. Design/methodology/approach Using 2013 data for a sample of 1,227 firms, 354 of whom changed their reporting classification, this study examined the interaction effect of board independence and partner-level and firm-level auditor industry specialization on the cash flow reporting decision using logistic regression. Findings The results show there is a substitute relationship between board independence and partner-level industry specialization on the change in cash flow reporting classification, but a complementary relationship between board independence and firm-level auditor specialization. Further, both partner-level and firm-level auditor industry specializations have a complementary (but negative) relationship with board independence as to whether the firm is likely to report interest expense paid in the operating or financing activities sections. Practical implications An important implication is that knowing the levels of audit firm and partner specialization and how independent the board is, is useful for researchers and regulators in investigating auditor-client relationships and understanding the influences of variables investigated here on the outcome(s) of accounting policy and regulatory changes. Originality/value This study improved the field’s understanding of the impacts of audit partner and firm specialization, board independence and relevant interactions on cash flow reporting choices.

scholarly journals Valuation Schools and the Evolution of the Income Approach. An Evaluation of Change Trends

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 66-76
Author(s):  
Ewa Kucharska-Stasiak
Keyword(s):  
Cash Flow ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Market Value ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Eu Legislation ◽  
Income Approach ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Valuation Methodology

Abstract The income approach is the subject of debates conducted by academics and practitioners as one of the most controversial approaches in valuation practice. It is also somewhat differently understood by the three historically shaped valuation schools (US, British and German). This article compares the main assumptions underpinning the income approach’s investment method between the three schools in order to: 1) determine why the assumptions change and in what direction; 2) assess the advantages and disadvantages of explicit cash flows; and 3) evaluate the advisability of incorporating explicit cash flows into Polish valuation methodology. A thesis is formulated that, in Poland, the investment method should use implicit cash flows for estimating the market value of properties. There is a need to include explicit cash flow in university programs, but their use should be limited to valuations undertaken to determine the investment value of a property or the market value of portfolio properties, as well as valuations carried out for the purposes of financial reporting as required by EU legislation (MSSF 13 and MSR 40). The article was prepared based on the review and analysis of the relevant literature.

scholarly journals KREATIVNO FINANSIJSKO IZVEŠTAVANJE O NOVČANIM TOKOVIMA

2017 ◽  
pp. 163
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Arsenijević ◽  
Tadija Đukić
Keyword(s):  
Cash Flow ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Market Value ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Financial Position ◽  
A Company ◽  
Operating Activities

Financial statements should realistically show financial position, performance, and cash flows of a company. Creative financial reporting represents a deliberate manipulation of information in financial statements in order to create misperceptions on company operations. Creative financial statements are primarily intended for investors, in order to encourage them to purchase company shares and thus increase its market value. Creativity in compiling cash flow statements lies in presentation of operating activities as investing and financing activities, and vice versa.

scholarly journals A Logical Approach To The Statement Of Cash Flows

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 315-324
Author(s):  
Fred Petro ◽  
Farrell Gean
Keyword(s):  
Cash Flow ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Indirect Approach ◽  
Logical Approach ◽  
Statement Of Cash Flows

Of the three financial statements in financial reporting, the Statement of Cash Flows (SCF) is perhaps the most challenging. The most difficult aspect of the SCF is in developing an understanding of how previous transactions are finalized in this document. The purpose of this paper is to logically explain the indirect approach of cash flow whereby an understanding is established together with the mechanics of preparing the statement.

scholarly journals Liquidity Analysis of Selected Public-Listed Companies in Malaysia

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carl B. McGowan ◽  
N. M. Baki Billah ◽  
Noor Azuddin Yakob
Keyword(s):  
Correlation Analysis ◽  
Cash Flow ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Consumer Products ◽  
Coverage Ratio ◽  
Empirical Results ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Statement Of Cash Flows ◽  
A Company

<p>The Statement of Cash Flows is a crucial part of financial reporting. Thus, cash flow ratios have drawn the attention of practitioners and academic researchers to use to evaluate the performance of a company. This study examines, over the three years (2010-2012) period, the liquidity position of selected companies from three prominent sectors (Consumer products, Industrial products and Trading/Services) of the Malaysian economy using cash flow statement ratios and traditional liquidity ratios suggested by various researchers. Traditional ratios were obtained from the Osiris database and cash flow ratios were calculated by using financial statements of selected companies. Traditional ratios examined were - current ratio, quick ratio, total asset to total liabilities ratio, and interest coverage ratio. Similarly, cash flow ratios examined were–operating cash flow ratio, critical needs cash coverage ratio, cash flow to total debt ratio, and cash interest coverage ratio. Correlation analysis was performed to investigate the strength of the relationship between traditional ratios and cash flow ratios. The empirical results of the correlation analysis show a statistically significant positive relationship between traditional ratios and cash flow ratios. Finally, pair t-tests results show that there is statistically significant difference between traditional ratios and cash flow ratios. The implication of the above empirical results suggests that traditional liquidity ratios should not be used solely for measuring liquidity since a company can have serious cash flow problems with positive liquidity ratios and increasing profits. Liquidity ratios developed using the statement of cash flows provide additional information or sometimes better insight on the financial strength or weakness of a company.</p>

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