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.

4. Financial reports of listed companies

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Nobes
Keyword(s):  
Annual Report ◽  
Balance Sheet ◽  
Listed Companies ◽  
Financial Statement ◽  
Financial Assets ◽  
Financial Reports ◽  
Income Statement ◽  
Tangible Assets ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Accounting Ratios

‘Financial reports of listed companies’ considers the components of an annual report and the types of financial statement that companies generally provide: balance sheet, income statement, statement of changes in equity, and cash flow statement. It addresses the following questions: what are assets and how are they measured? What is the difference between depreciation and impairment? Why are various expected expenses and losses not accounted for as liabilities? How can an investor decide which company to lend to or buy shares in? How could managers use accounting to mislead investors? Tangible assets, intangible assets, and financial assets are defined along with liabilities and accounting ratios.

Voluntary disclosure of accounting ratios and firm-specific characteristics: the case of GCC

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 301-324
Author(s):  
Ayman E. Haddad ◽  
Fatima Baalbaki Shibly ◽  
Ruwaidah Haddad
Keyword(s):  
Voluntary Disclosure ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Market Participants ◽  
Corporate Reporting ◽  
Data Regression ◽  
Incident Rate ◽  
Rate Ratios ◽  
Accounting Ratios

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the voluntary disclosure of accounting ratios in the corporate annual reports of manufacturing firms in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and determines whether an association exists between voluntary disclosure and firm-specific characteristics namely, size, profitability, leverage, liquidity and efficiency. Design/methodology/approach A sample of 53 GCC listed manufacturing firms and 263 firm-year observations were observed over the period 2011 to 2015. A count data regression (Poisson) with incident rate ratios was used to identify the relationship between firms’ voluntary disclosures of accounting ratios and other firm-specific characteristics. Findings During the period under review, the voluntary disclosure of accounting ratios provided in annual reports of GCC firms were found to be exceedingly low. On average, a GCC company discloses at most two accounting ratios in its annual reports. The results also show that the profitability ratios are the most popularly reported ones. Controlling for family board domination, the results also reveal that structure-related variables (firm size and leverage) are positively associated with accounting ratio disclosures. However, performance-related variables (profitability, liquidity and efficiency) have no significant effect on disclosures. The authors conclude that signaling theory as implied in the performance-related variables is not strongly supported in the GCC region. Originality/value This is the first known study to investigate the disclosure of accounting ratios and its determinants within the context of GCC. The findings of this study could be beneficial to both agents and principals in assessing the associated risks. The study provides regulators and market participants an understanding of the corporate reporting activities of manufacturing firms in the GCC and who accordingly will be able to consider associated policy implementation.

scholarly journals The impact of earnings accounting attributes on the level of voluntary disclosure in the Annual Financial Reports of Jordanian Commercial Banks

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 177-200
Author(s):  
Dina Ziad Suleiman Al-Ali ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Multiple Regression Analysis ◽  
Multiple Regression ◽  
Commercial Banks ◽  
Voluntary Disclosure ◽  
Value Relevance ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Financial Reports ◽  
The Impact

The Study aimed to determine the impact of earnings accounting attributes represented by the following variables ( Accrual qulity, Persistence, Predictability, Smoothness, Value Relevance, Timeliness, Conseratism) on the level of voluntary disclosure in the anuual financial reports of Jordanian commercial banks. For the Purpose of the study, the descriptive analytical apporoach was used. The population of the study consisted of Jordanian commercial banks listed on the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE), While the sample of the study consisted of (13) commercial banks, the study data were collected from the annual reports related to the sample of the study during the period (2014-2018). (SPSS) software was used for analyzing data running statistical tests including descriptive statistics ( lowest value, highest value, arithmetic mean, standard deviations) in addition to multiple regression analysis which was used to test the hypotheses of the study. The result of the multiple regression analysis showed relationship between (Conseratism, Value Relevance, Timeliness) and the level of voluntary disclosure, while there was no relationship between (Accrual quilty, Persisten, Predictability, Smoothness) and the level of voluntary disclosure.The study recommended that banks should impose oversight on disclosures and rise awareness of the importance of voluntary disclosure for both high level management and stakeholders.

scholarly journals PENGARUH INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL DAN CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY DISCLOSURE TERHADAP KINERJA PERUSAHAAN

Equity ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 93
Author(s):  
Chintya Chintya
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Company Performance ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Financial Reports ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure ◽  
Corporate Social

The purpose of th is study was to test empirically the influence of Intellectual Capital and Corporate Sociall Responsibility Disclosure to the performance of companies in Indonesia. Intellectual capital is measured using Pulic method (VAIC) and Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure measured by using CSDI (CSR Index). Company performance is proxied with company profitability that is measured by Return on Assets. Data used in this study is secondary data, consist of annual reports, financial reports, and sustainability reports. The sample used in this study was chosen by using purposive sampling method with the aim to get the sample according to the criteria. The sample in this study amounted to 76, which consisted of 19 manufacturing companies of the basic and chemiccal industry sectors during the period 2013 to 2016. The results showed that intellectual capital and corporate social responsibility disclosure positively affect the financial performance of the company

scholarly journals Influences of proprietary and political costs on disclosure of directors’ and executives’ remuneration and ownership

2008 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 173-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Voluntary Disclosure ◽  
Listed Companies ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Information Costs ◽  
Top Executives ◽  
Proprietary Costs ◽  
Political Costs ◽  
Investment Opportunity Set ◽  
Disclosure Decisions ◽  
Types Of Information

Remuneration to, and ownership by, directors and top executives (D&Es) of listed companies have been subjected to calls for transparency as part of the corporate governance movement. Using the annual reports of 161 Australian listed companies, this study investigates the comparative impacts of proprietary and political information costs on management ‘s voluntary disclosure decisions concerning D&Es’ cash-based and equity-based remuneration, termination benefits, related-party transactions, shares held, and changes in ownership in their company. A firm’s investment opportunity set (using both market-based and accounting-based measures) is treated as a proxy for proprietary costs, while media attention and shareholder activism are used to proxy for political costs of voluntary disclosure. Results of this study provide evidence of the relative importance of two major types of information costs, proprietary and political, in influencing management’s (i.e., D&E’s ) decision concerning the extent to which they disclose sensitive details of their remuneration and ownership

scholarly journals Governance and ownership in Malaysia: their impacts on corporate performance

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 285-298
Author(s):  
Nazli Anum Mohd Ghazali
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Corporate Performance ◽  
Listed Companies ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Company Performance ◽  
Government Ownership ◽  
Board Size ◽  
Content Type

PurposeThe aim of this paper is to examine the relative influence of regulatory enhancements relating to corporate governance and attributes of business traits on performance of Malaysian listed companies.Design/methodology/approachRegression analysis was performed on all 742 non-financial main board companies listed on Bursa Malaysia using data from 2013 annual reports.FindingsThe results show that the number of board meetings held during the year, role separation and board size have a significant impact on corporate performance. By contrast, independent directors, government ownership and director ownership do not influence corporate performance.Research limitations/implicationsThe study investigated non-financial companies for the financial year 2013. Hence, the results may not apply to financial companies and other years. Future research can perhaps include all types of listed companies and carry out a longitudinal study to gain more comprehensive results and understanding on the relationship between corporate governance and corporate performance. Additionally, future research could also consider employing a different methodology to further unveil factors influencing corporate performance.Practical implicationsThe above findings provide new evidence of the effectiveness of the Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance in improving company performance. The significance of board meetings, role separation and board size shows the importance of internal governance in shaping company processes and hence performance.Originality/valueThe result suggests that although the Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance follows the corporate governance code of developed countries, the applicability of the recommendations to a developing country is evidenced. Companies in Malaysia are predominantly government-owned or closely held, but it appears that role separation matters even in these types of companies in achieving better performance.

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