scholarly journals The Relationship between Real Earnings Management and Cost Behavior

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. 65-77
Author(s):  
Bismark Yiadom Boakye ◽  
Francis Atiso ◽  
Elvis Koranteng
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Real Earnings Management ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
Cost Behavior ◽  
Regulatory Bodies ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Ghana Stock Exchange ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose- This research aims to examine the relationship between real earnings management (REM) and sticky Selling General and Administrative (SG&A) costs in the case of a developing economy. Design/Methodology- The study employed a purposive sampling method. Fifteen firms listed on Ghana stock exchange were selected for the study. Data from the period of 2005 to 20014 were collected. Findings- The study finds Ghanaian listed firm's SG&A cost to be sticky and also see these firms to manipulate earnings through REM. This study finds that REM through discretionary expenses and production cost increases sticky SG&A cost, whereas REM through cash flow reduces sticky SG&A cost. Overall, the results imply that REM exhibit sticky cost. Practical Implications- The study informs managers that cost is not only fixed or variable but also behaves asymmetrically. The understanding of this concept could help managers to implement strategies that will lower the cost of doing business. Also, since some managers deliberately make decisions that lead to real earnings management and sticky cost, we, therefore, believe that this research will be of importance to regulatory bodies, policymakers, investors, and other stakeholders.

The relationship between managerial ability, earnings management and internal control quality on audit fees in Iran

2019 ◽  
Vol 69 (4) ◽  
pp. 685-703 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahdi Salehi ◽  
Mahmoud Mousavi Shiri ◽  
Seyedeh Zahra Hossini
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Internal Control ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Audit Fees ◽  
Real Earnings Management ◽  
Managerial Ability ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Control Quality ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to emphasize the relationship between managerial ability, earnings management, internal control quality and audit fees to establish whether or not there is a significant relationship between the variables of managerial ability, earnings management, internal control quality and the audit fees. Design/methodology/approach The study sample includes 190 listed companies on the Tehran Stock Exchange during 2009–2016. Research hypotheses were tested using the statistical methods of multivariable linear regression and data envelopment analysis pattern. Findings The obtained results indicate that there is a significant and direct relationship between managerial ability and internal control quality as well as real earnings management and internal control quality. Based on the results obtained from the second hypothesis, the authors could claim that there is an inverse and significant relationship managerial ability and audit fees. The third hypothesis also revealed that in companies with lower audit fees, there is a stronger relationship between managerial ability and internal control quality. The results of related tests show no significant relationship between accrual-based earnings management and internal control quality. Originality/value This paper is the first study in Iran whose main focus is on the relationship between managerial ability, earnings management, internal control quality and audit fees.

scholarly journals Investor Reaction to Real Earnings Management for Tax Avoidance (The Case in Indonesia)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Afriyeni
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Tax Avoidance ◽  
Real Earnings Management ◽  
Manufacturing Company ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Investor Reaction

This study aims to determine whether companies in Indonesia use real earningsmanagement to avoid taxes. This study also analyzes how investors react to corporate real earnings management for the purpose of tax avoidance. The sampleused is a manufacturing company listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange during 2009 to 2014, which is suspected of tax avoidance. The results of this study prove:(1) companies in Indonesia use real earnings management to avoid taxes. (2) Theinvestor reacts positively to tax avoidance by the company for tax purposes (3) Although real earnings management can be used as an alternative in tax avoidancebut this study proves that real earnings management does not mediate the relationship between tax avoidance and investor reactions.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Accrual-Based Earnings Management and Real Earnings Management: Reference to the Polish Capital Market

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 66-81
Author(s):  
Michał Comporek
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Capital Market ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Discretionary Accruals ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Real Earnings Management ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Research background: The literature on the subject matter emphasizes the lack of empirical research on the relationships between accrual-based earnings management (AEM) and real earnings management (REM), while studies conducted so far are characterized by highly ambiguous results. Purpose: The main aim of the paper is to present the results of empirical research on the relationships between the AEM and REM practices used to create financial results in industrial public companies listed on the WSE. Research methodology: The research sample concerns 72 listed companies whose shares were traded on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) for a minimum 13 years in the adopted reference period of 2003–2017. The estimation of AEM and REM practices was made by using: the Jones model, the Kang-Sivaramakrishnan model and the Roychowdhury methodology. Results: The empirical results allowed showing the existence of a statistically significant, negative relationship between discretionary accruals and the abnormal level of an operational cash flow indicator, as well as between discretionary accruals and the total REM indicator. An in-depth cross-sectional analysis showed the existence of significantly differentiated relationships between the studied variables in individual branches of industry. Novelty: Research on the relationship between AEM and REM practices in the context of the Polish capital market has not been carried out so far, hence it can be considered a new research area in which there is a justified need to deepen theoretical and empirical research on the EM phenomenon.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Siklus Hidup Perusahaan Dalam Memoderasi Hubungan Manajemen Laba Dan Cost Of Equity Capital

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 1013-1032
Author(s):  
Indri Adelina Rizal ◽  
Nurzi Sebrina
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Earnings Management ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Equity Capital ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Cost Of Equity Capital ◽  
Cost Of Equity ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Relationship

This study aims to provide empirical evidence whether earnings management can influence the cost of equity capital and whether the company's life cycle can strengthen or weaken the relationship between earnings management and the cost of equity capital. Profit Management in this study was measured using a discretionary accrual proxy. The company's life cycle is measured using the company's cash flow pattern and the cost of equity capital measured using measurements from Ohlson's (1995) model modified by Utami (2005). This study is classified as causative research. The population in this study are manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesian Stock Exchange period of 2013 to 2017.By using purposive sampling method, there were 60 companies as the research’s sample. The type of data used is secondary data obtained from www.idx.co.id. The analysis used in this study is multiple linear regression analysis. The results of this study are that earnings management has no significant positive effect on the cost of equity capital and the company's life cycle is not able to strengthen or weaken the relationship of earnings management with the cost of equity capital.

scholarly journals FINANCIAL DISTRESS AND EARNINGS MANAGEMENT IN INDONESIA: THE ROLE OF INDEPENDENT COMMISSIONERS

2021 ◽  
Vol 07 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vania Agatha Rusci ◽  
◽  
Setyarini Santosa ◽  
Vita Elisa Fitriana ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Financial Distress ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Real Earnings Management ◽  
Earning Management ◽  
Panel Regression ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract: This research aims to find out whether the presence of independent commissioner can restrict the manipulation of earnings by management in financially distressed companies. Earning management used in this research is accrual as well as real earning management. This research employs quantitative method with data panel regression model. The sample used in this study is secondary data obtained from consumer goods industry listed on Indonesia Stock Exchange during the period of 2015 until 2019. The result of this study revealed that both accrual earnings management and real earnings management are significantly influenced by financial distress. However, independent commissioner fails to moderate the relationship of financial distress with both accrual earnings management and real earnings management. This research gives an insight and input to the management as the evaluation material, so that the earnings manipulation could be reduced or even not carried out. Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui apakah keberadaan komisaris independen dapat membatasi manipulasi laba oleh manajemen pada perusahaan yang mengalami financial distress. Manajemen laba yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah manajemen laba akrual dan manajemen laba riil. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kuantitatif dengan model regresi data panel. Sampel yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah data sekunder yang diperoleh dari industri barang konsumsi yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia selama periode 2015 hingga 2019. Hasil penelitian ini mengungkapkan bahwa baik manajemen laba akrual maupun manajemen laba riil dipengaruhi secara signifikan oleh financial distress. Namun, komisaris independen gagal memoderasi hubungan financial distress dengan manajemen laba akrual dan manajemen laba riil. Penelitian ini memberikan wawasan dan masukan kepada pihak manajemen sebagai bahan evaluasi, sehingga manipulasi laba dapat dikurangi atau bahkan tidak dilakukan.

Do Corporate Site Visits Constrain Real Earnings Management?

2022 ◽  
pp. 0148558X2110671
Author(s):  
David C. Broadstock ◽  
Xiaoqi Chen ◽  
C. S. Agnes Cheng ◽  
Wenli Huang ◽  
Yujing Ma
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Real Earnings Management ◽  
Alternative Communication ◽  
Matching Method ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Corporate Misconduct ◽  
Negatively Associated ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Unique Dataset

This study investigates the relationship between corporate site visits (CSVs) and firms’ real earnings management. Using a unique dataset of site visits to Chinese firms listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange from 2009 to 2016, we find that such visits are negatively associated with firms’ real earnings management. The results are robust to using alternative CSV measures, controlling for alternative communication channels, and using the propensity score matching method. In cross-sectional analyses, we find that the negative association between site visits and real earnings management is stronger for more complex firms and firms with greater information asymmetry. In addition, we find that CSVs are negatively associated with both management and corporate misconduct but not with accrual-based earnings management or restatements.

scholarly journals ACCRUAL EARNINGS MANAGEMENT, REAL EARNINGS MANAGEMENT AND FIRM PERFORMANCE: A PANEL DATA ANALYSIS

2021 ◽  
pp. 37-47
Author(s):  
Abraham Lincoln Ayisi ◽  
Zhang Wenfang ◽  
Joseph Adu-Gyamfi ◽  
Agyemang Kwasi Sampene ◽  
Ofori Charles
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Earnings Management ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Panel Data Analysis ◽  
The Body ◽  
Real Earnings Management ◽  
Return On Assets ◽  
Return On Equity ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
Ghana Stock Exchange

This research purposely looks into earnings management and how it relates to firm performance. By attempt of gaining empirical results, we proxy firm performance by return on assets (ROA)and return on equity (ROE) as dependent variables. We respectively model discretionary accruals and abnormal cash flow from operations as independent variables supported by firm size, leverage, and liquidity as control variables. Panel analysis was adopted to test a sample of 14 non-financial listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange from 2008 to 2019. We find that firms use both accrual earnings and real earnings methods to manage earnings. Results further indicate firms employ the efficient concept of earnings management to facilitate positive firm performance. Our analysis shows that companies with future acquisition prospects can use earnings management to boost financial efficiency. Although we find evidence of a positive relationship between EM and firm performance, we encourage authorities and facilitators to implement rules requiring transparent financial information to mitigate misleading results and reduce managers discretion. Prospective investors must also perform an in depth review of financial records prior to investing. Finally, our research has added to the body of expertise on earnings management, which positively impacts firm performance. KEYWORDS: Earnings Management, Sales Manipulation, Ghana Stock Exchange, Firm Performance.

scholarly journals EARNINGS MANAGEMENT AND FUTURE EARNINGS

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-164
Author(s):  
Alex Johanes Simamora ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Market Share ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Real Earnings Management ◽  
Financial Health ◽  
Future Earnings ◽  
Auditor Quality ◽  
Effect Regression ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
The Cost

Abstract This research is aimed to examine the moderating effect of the cost of earnings management on the relationship between earnings management and future earnings. Research samples are manufacture companies listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange 2013-2015. The cost of accruals earnings management is auditor quality, while the costs of real earnings management are the market share and financial health. Based on the fixed effect regression test, auditor quality strengthens the positive effect of accruals earnings management on future performance, while market share and financial health weaken the negative effect of real earnings management on future earnings. It indicates that in the context of efficient contracting, high quality auditor provide better signal for earnings prediction compared to the low quality auditor. In addition, higher market share and higher financial health limit opportunistic real earnings management to reduce future earnings.

scholarly journals PENGARUH REAL EARNING MANAGEMENT TERHADAP ARUS KAS OPERASI PERUSAHAAN DENGAN KUALITAS AUDIT SEBAGAI VARIABEL MODERASI (Studi pada Perusahaan Manufaktur yang Terdaftar di BEI)

MODUS ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felicianus Adi Nugroho ◽  
Dewi Ratnaningsih
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Audit Quality ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Predictive Ability ◽  
Real Earnings Management ◽  
Earning Management ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Management Actions ◽  
The Relationship

This study aims to determine the efect of real earnings management which is a proxy of earnings management to the predictive ability of fnancial reports through the company’s operating cash fow. Researchers also consider the infuence exerted by the quality of audits of the relationship between real earnings management with the company’s operating cash fow. Samples are manufacturing companies listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange during the period of observation 2010-2012.Berdasarkan criteria previously set contained 249 corporate data used in this study. The results of this study revealed that real earnings management has an infuence on the predictive ability of fnancial statements through operating cash fow. Quality audits can also afect earnings management actions undertaken by the company and consequently also of the operating cash fow of the company. Overall audit quality may afect the actions of earnings management and certainly also the predictive ability of corporate fnancial statements.Keywords: real earnings management, operating cash fow, and audit quality.

scholarly journals The Effects of Tax Avoidance, Accrual Earnings Management, Real Earnings Management, and Capital Intensity on the Cost of Equity

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-50
Author(s):  
Amrie Firmansyah ◽  
Ahmad Sigid Febriyanto
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Tax Avoidance ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Model ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Capital Intensity ◽  
Real Earnings Management ◽  
Cost Of Equity ◽  
Management Actions ◽  
The Cost

This study aims to examine the effects of tax avoidance, accrual profit management, real profit management, and capital intensity on equity costs. The population of this study is a manufacturing company listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange which amounted to 146 companies. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling and resulted in 420 units of analysis. This type of research is quantitative causality by performing hypothesis testing analysis is done by using multiple linear regression model. The findings of this research are tax avoidance will add to the risks that must be borne by investors thus increasing uncertainty over their investment. Investors consider that accrual profit management actions are opportunistic as risk-taking actions as well as real profit management actions. While on Capital Intensity, investors assume the information on the company’s fixed assets is not useful in making investment decisions. The conclusions that can be taken are tax avoidance, accrual profit management, and earnings management real positive to the cost of equity. However, capital intensity has a negative effect.

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