scholarly journals The impact of firm characteristics on timeliness of financial information: Evidence from listed firms in Vietnam

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 143-157
Author(s):  
Vy Thi Xuan Nguyen ◽  
Khuong Vinh Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Structural Characteristics ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Financial Information ◽  
Firm Characteristics ◽  
Audit Opinion ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Financial Characteristics ◽  
The Impact

The accuracy and timeliness of information in financial statements help investors make prompt and effective decisions. This study is conducted to provide an empirical evidence for a relationship between the timeliness of financial reporting and characteristics of 100 companies listed on the Vietnam Stock Exchange in the period 2012 - 2014. The findings show that the number of subsidiaries and the complexity of activities (representing the structural characteristics), change in annual profitability (representing financial characteristics) and audit opinion affect the timeliness of financial reporting.

scholarly journals ANALISA FAKTOR – FAKTOR YANG BERPENGARUH TERHADAP KETEPATAN WAKTU PELAPORAN KEUANGAN (STUDI EMPIRIS PADA PERUSAHAAN OTOMOTIF DAN KOMPONEN DAN TELEKOMUNIKASI YANG TERDAFTAR DI BURSA EFEK INDONESIA)

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Joko Suryanto ◽  
Indra Pahala
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Firm Size ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Public Ownership ◽  
Audit Opinion ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Equity Ratio ◽  
The Relationship

This research aims to examine the effect of the relationship between firm size, profitability, solvency, public ownership, and the audit opinion on the timeliness of financial reporting. The dependent variable in the form of timekeeping company deliver the financial statements to the Stock Exchange. Meanwhile for the independent variables such as firm size measured by total asets of the company, profitability is measured by profit margin ratio, solvency measured by debt-to-equity ratio, public ownership is measured by the percentage of the number of shares owned by the community, and the audit opinion is measured with an unqualified opinion and otherwise unqualified. This study uses secondary data with population automotive companies and telecommunications components and annual financial statements issued on the Stock Exchange in the period 2010-2012. From the analysis conducted in this study it can be concluded that the size of the company significantly influence the timeliness of financial reporting. While profitability, solvency, public ownership, and the audit opinion does not affect the timeliness of financial reporting.   Keywords:       Company Size, Profitability, Solvency, Public Shareholding, Opinion Audit and Financial Reporting Timeliness.

An Assessment of Compliance with Disclosure Requirements of IAS 41 (Agriculture) By Listed Agricultural Firms in Nigeria

2019 ◽  
pp. 9-18
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
International Accounting Standards ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
External Auditors ◽  
Disclosure Requirements ◽  
Statutory Requirement ◽  
The One ◽  
Reporting Entity

This study examined the extent of compliance with disclosure requirements of IAS 41 by agricultural companies listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) for the period of 5 years (2013-2017). The data for the study were obtained from the published financial statements of the sampled firms for the period under review from which a compliance index were constructed, The tools for analysis used were the qualitative grading using a compliance index and the one way ANOVA purposely to test the hypotheses proposed. The study observed that three out of the four Companies achieved more than 70% with overall mean scores of 76.02%. This shows that majority of the agricultural firms in Nigeria strongly complied with the disclosure requirements of IAS 41. Based on the findings the study recommends among others that firms should strive at all times to comply with all regulatory and statutory requirement in the preparation and presentation of financial statements, giving the fact that it is a set of documents that prescribe the performance of the reporting entity. The Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria should publish annually the compliance status of all listed firms in Nigeria; so that the compliance status of every firm will become known to all interested users of financial statements; and also the Council should urge external auditors of firms to ensure that their clients are complying with the requirements of IASs issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).

scholarly journals The Impact of the Application of International Accounting Standard 34 (IAS 34) on the Industrial Public Shareholding Companies’ Sector in Jordan

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. p404
Author(s):  
Maen Yousef Khalaf Hijazin ◽  
Dr. Saeed Mikhled Ahmad Al-naimat
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Simple Random Sample ◽  
Individual Investors ◽  
Financial Reports ◽  
Industrial Companies ◽  
Occupational Characteristics ◽  
Study Population ◽  
The Impact

This study aims at identifying the extent to which IAS 34 (Interim financial reporting) is applied in the Jordanian public shareholding companies, along with highlighting the impact of its application on individual investors at these companies. Study population consists of all Jordanian public shareholding industrial companies (45 companies) listed at Amman Stock Exchange. Due to the large number of the study population, preparers of financial statements (employees of companies), and individual investors, we have selected a simple random sample. The total number of preparers of financial statements (employees), and individual investors were (500) individuals who were selected for the sample. The results showed that all companies are committed to issue and publish interim financial reports within the period specified for that purpose. There is a statistically significant relationship between the variables relevant to the company including (the firm's nature, profitability, and age) and the compliance with issuing the reports and the information content of the financial statements. Moreover there are statistically significant differences in the extent to which IAS 34 is applied in the Jordanian public shareholding companies. These differences arise due to the personal and occupational characteristics of the preparers of financial statements (gender, age, qualification, position, and experience).

scholarly journals Firm Characteristics and Financial Reporting Quality: A Case of Property and Real Estate Companies listed in Indonesian Stock Exchange

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 193-202
Author(s):  
Cut Widy Aulia Putri ◽  
Mirna Indriani
Keyword(s):  
Real Estate ◽  
Multiple Regression ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Firm Size ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Reporting Quality ◽  
Financial Reporting Quality ◽  
Firm Characteristics ◽  
The Impact

Objective – This study aims to investigate the impact of firm characteristics, namely leverage, profitability, and firm size, on financial reporting quality as measured by discretionary accruals.Design/methodology – This sample of this study is Property and Real Estate companies listed in the Indonesian Stock Exchange (IDX) for the period of 2015 to 2017. In total, there are 36 firms chosen as the samples for this study or 108 observations. The data was analyzed using the multiple regression method.Results – This study demonstrates that the leverage and profitability have significant impact on financial reporting quality, while firm size has no significant impact on financial reporting quality.

Empirical Study on the Effect of Adopting the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) on the Quality of Earnings using Beneish Model in a Sample of Banks Listed in the Iraqi Stock Exchange

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zahraa Nasser Ali ◽  
Hakeem Hammood Flayyih
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Commercial Banks ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
International Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Reporting Standards ◽  
Global Capital ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
The Impact

The need for international financial reporting standards (IFRS) emerged due to the increasing degree of interdependence between global capital markets and the need for investors to obtain reliable and honest financial information in expressing economic events, in order to find a common financial language, and this is what IFRS provide. Nevertheless, the research aimed to measure the impact of the adoption of IFRS on the quality of earnings in the Iraqi banks listed in the Iraqi Stock Exchange for a sample of 30 banks. The Beneish model was used to measure the quality of earnings, while Mann-Whitney was used to measure and prove the hypothesis of the research. However, the research reached a set of conclusions, including that although the IFRS should contribute to improving the quality of financial reporting, the adoption of these standards in commercial banks listed in the Iraq Stock Exchange did not contribute to achieving quality in earnings even after adopting those standards. Furthermore, a Beneish model is an important tool for auditors, financial analysts, investors, and creditors who have the ability to understand the financial statements or those who have a reasonable understanding of the nature of those financial statements in measuring the quality of earnings, because it is a simple and easy to implement tool.

The effect of intellectual capital on fraud in financial statements

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Afsaneh Lotfi ◽  
Mahdi Salehi ◽  
Mahmoud Lari Dashtbayaz
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Synthetic Data ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Structural Capital ◽  
Customer Capital ◽  
The Impact

PurposeThe purpose of this present study is to assess the impact of intellectual capital (IC) on fraud in listed firms' financial statements on the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE). In other words, this paper seeks to figure out whether IC and its components, namely, the efficiency of human capital (HC), structural capital (SC), relational capital (RC) and customer capital (CC).Design/methodology/approachThe logistic regression model is used for analyzing the material of this study. Research hypotheses are also examined using a sample of 187 listed firms on the TSE during 2011–2018 by employing the logistic regression pattern based on synthetic data technique. Moreover, some robustness checks are also used to ensure the correctness of the obtained results.FindingsThe findings show a negative and significant relationship between IC and its components, including the efficiency of HC, SC, RC and CC, and fraud in financial statements. This means that by investing in the IC and its components, the amount of fraud in business firms' financial statements decreases.Originality/valueSince few studies are carried out by existing literature, this paper is among the pioneer efforts assessing IC's potential impact on fraud commitment. The findings apply to policymakers to improve the clarity of the business atmosphere of Iran.

scholarly journals Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in Ghana and the Quality of Financial Statement Disclosures

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ben Kwame Agyei-Mensah
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Firm Size ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Financial Information ◽  
Reporting Standards ◽  
Financial Reports ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards

According to the IASB's IFRS framework, qualitative characteristics are the attributes that make the information provided in financial statements useful to others. This study was conducted to investigate the quality of financial reports before and after adopting IFRSs in Ghana, and also the influence of firm-specific characteristics which include firm size, profitability, debt equity ratio, liquidity and audit firm size on the quality of financial information disclosed by firms listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange.The research was conducted through detailed analysis of the pre-official adoption period, (2006) and post adoption period, (2008) financial statements of the listed firms.  Descriptive analysis was performed to provide the background statistics of the variables examined.  This was followed by regression analysis which forms the main data analysis.  The results of the quality of financial information disclosure mean of 76.80% (pre adoption) and 87.09% (post adoption) for the two years indicate that the quality of financial reports has improved significantly after adopting IFRSs. The study thus confirms that the implementation of IFRSs generally reinforce accounting disclosure quality.  It also indicates listed firms' overwhelming compliance with the IASB's IFRS Framework.The results of the multiple regression analysis show that company size, represented by net assets and Auditor type were found to be associated at a statistically significant level with the quality of financial information disclosed.  With the improvement in the quality of the financial reports after adopting IFRS users are assured of useful information for financial decision-making.Keywords: Quality of financial reports' disclosure, Firm-specific characteristics, International Financial Reporting Standards, Mandatory disclosure, Ghana. JEL Classifications: M40, M41, M48

Predicting Vietnam Listed Firms’ Financial Statement Fraud Risk

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thuy Nguyen Thi Hong
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Listed Companies ◽  
Financial Statement ◽  
Financial Statement Fraud ◽  
Financial Leverage ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Fraud Risk

Different from previous studies in Vietnam, this paper focuses on fraud risk, identifying the factors that affect the risk of financial reporting fraud of listed companies in Vietnam. Moreover, the research aims to forecast the possibility of fraudulent financial statements of listed companies in Vietnam. Based on M-score models (Beneish, 1999) and F-score model (Dechow et al., 2011), this research develops experimental results based on a sample of 307 companies with 3684 financial statements observations from 2007 to 2018. Research results show that the higher financial leverage in firms’ financial statements, the higher risk of financial statements, and the higher fraud’s tendency. Moreover, the findings also show that perennial firms, bigger firms, and listed firms, they likely to have a higher tendency of financial statement fraud. Research results show that the higher the financial leverage ratio, the more errors in reporting, the higher the tendency for fraud. At the same time, the older a business, the larger its scale and listed on the stock exchange, the more likely it is that the financial statements are fraudulent.

The Impact of IFRS adoption and AQ upon Earnings Management in Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul): تأثير تطبيق المعايير الدولية لإعداد التقارير المالية وجودة المراجعة على إدارة الأرباح للشركات المدرجة في السوق المالية السعودية (تداول)

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (15) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maha Nasser Allehaidan
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Audit Quality ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Discretionary Accrual ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Ifrs Adoption ◽  
The Impact

The main purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) adoption and Audit Quality (AQ) on Earnings Management (EM) practices in Saudi Arabia listed firms. EM is measured by the discretionary accrual using Healy (1985) and Kothari, Leone, and Wasley (2005) models. The research sample contains 16 Saudi listed firms during the period from 2014 to 2019. Statistical analysis including t-test and linear regression were used to test the research hypotheses. The investigation indicates that there is a negative relationship between IFRS adoption and EM practices, especially if it is combined with AQ, while it found a positive relationship between firms’ size and accrual EM, and no significant impact of AQ on firms’ debt ratio and EM practices. The importance of these results lies in providing clear evidence that the adoption of IFRS in developing countries has helped reduce earnings manipulation practices, which contributes to gaining confidence in Saudi firms and thus attracting many foreign investments.

Pengaruh Informasi Rasio Keuangan dan OpiniAudit Tahun Sebelumnya Terhadap Penerimaan Opini Audit Going Concern

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-93
Author(s):  
Benedictus Wibisono Senosuryoputro ◽  
Ratnawati Kurnia
Keyword(s):  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Financial Information ◽  
Capital Adequacy ◽  
Return On Assets ◽  
Audit Opinion ◽  
Going Concern ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Capital Adequacy Ratio ◽  
A Company

This research as causal research studies conducted to establish a causal relationship between variables Quick Ratio, Loan to Deposit Ratio, Non-Performing Loans, Return on Assets, Capital Adequacy Ratio, and Prior Year Audit Opinion on the acceptance of going concern audit opinion. The object of this research is the banking companies listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2008 - 2012.  Samples were taken by using purposive sampling as many as 24 banking company. Criteria taken among companies that publish financial statements audited by an external auditor in the year 2008 - 2012 and has a poor financial ratios (LDR<78% and LDR> 92%, NPL>5%, ROA<1.2%, and CAR<8%) at least one time period between the years 2008-2012, in accordance with regulation of Bank Indonesia. This research use Regression logistic, because the dependent variable measured by nominal scale, therefore dummy model is used, where 1 is symbolized for a company that received going concern audit opinion, and 0 is symbolized for a company that not received going concern audit opinion. In testing the hypothesis can be seen that only the previous year's audit opinion variable which is non-financial information, have a significant influence on the acceptance of going concern audit opinion. While other variables such as Quick Ratio, Loan to Deposit Ratio, Non-Performing Loans, Return on Assets and Capital Adequacy Ratio which is a ratio of financial information, does not have a significant effect on the auditor in the provision of going concern audit opinion. Keywords: Acceptance of Going Concern Audit Opinion, Quick Ratio, Loan to Deposit Ratio, Non-Performing Loans, Return on Assets, Capital Adequacy Ratio, Prior Year Audit Opinion.

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