Accounting Research Vol. 49 No. 3 June 2011 Printed in U.S.A. Earnings Quality Based on Corporate Investment Decisions FENG LI∗ Received 25 July 2007; accepted 20 September 2010 ABSTRACT In this paper‚ I examine a new approach for measuring earnings quality‚ defined as the closeness of reported earnings to “permanent earnings‚” based on firm decisions with regard to capital and labor investments. Specifically‚ I measure earnings quality as the contemporaneous association between changes in
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study of 51 highly leveraged transactions (HLTs) ‚ Kaplan and Ruback (1995) found that the valuations using the DCF methods are within 10%‚ on average‚ of the market value of the transactions‚ providing a strong relation between the market value and discounted cash flow forecasts. In addition‚ they found that the DCF methods perform at least as well as the comparable valuation methods. Comparing valuations using the Adjusted Present Value (APV) approach to those using comparative valuation methods
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Earnings Management can be for positive or for fraudulent purposes. This project explores the various methods in which firms engage in Earnings Management and different models which may explain the various factors effecting Earnings Management. | TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 3 Revenue Management 3 Earnings Management 3 Motives 5 Instruments 5 Project Methodology 8 Objective 8 Scope 8 Methodology 8 Analysis 9 Model 1 9 Model 2 14 Model 3 21 Satyam Case Analysis: 28
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Teaching Note on How the Earnings Management Teaching Module Can Be Taught Teaching Aims of the Module The Earnings Management Teaching Module is designed to help faculty teach how companies might manipulate earnings to maximize revenues‚ minimize expenses‚ and/or create reserves by setting aside some earnings in the current period that can be released into income at a later period. The result is to overstate earnings and mislead shareholders and creditors about the success of the company
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Determinants of Earnings Improving someone’s success in the labour market is a main objective of both family and policy makers‚ especially those with low earning in recent years. In the classic view of labour earning‚ we assume that the skills of individuals are the dominant factor to determine the earnings’ level. However‚ the recent year study manifests multiple factors have been weighed more than before. To illustrate this new situation‚ it believes that individuals’ successes in labour
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Exam 2 Part 2 Answer any EIGHT of the ten questions. Each question is worth 5 points. Return your answers to me by 11:59 PM Sunday 11 November 2012 1. A number of publicly traded firms pay no dividends yet investors are willing to buy shares in these firms. How is this possible? Does this violate our basic principle of stock valuation? Explain. Our basic principle of stock valuation is that the value of a share of stock is simply equal to the present value of all of the expected dividends
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book value of equity is forecasted to grow from $40.71 million in 2004 to $63.31 million at the end of 2010. Table 3 works out earnings‚ dividends and free cash flow for 2011. By that time Reeby Sports should be earning 12% on equity‚ paying out 40% of earnings‚ and growing steadily at 7.2% per year. Note that gross investment equals depreciation plus 60% of earnings. s It’s easiest to value the company by assuming that its current shareholders contribute all of the $4.3 million required in
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| Earning Management | Quality of Accounting Information | | Nur Mohammad Arif | 20-Mar-13 | A report on Earning Management & Quality of Accounting Information Subject: Accounting Principles By | Nur Mohammad Arif | 131-0647-660 | Earning Management & Quality of Accounting Information ABSTRACT: This group report contains a simple descriptive analysis on the Earning Management and Quality of Accounting information for users. Business‚ Investments‚ Profit &
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Overview of Quality of Earnings - Some Guiding Principles/Framework The issue of earnings quality arises because of the cost/benefit trade off between cash accounting and accrual accounting. For our purposes‚ we want reported earnings to do two things: 1) to accurately represent current operating performance 2) to aid in accurately forecasting future operating performance These requirements for high-quality earnings mean that the reported earnings amounts for a particular period
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Yaari 7). Earnings management has been a very controversial topic among business enterprises. In the accounting world‚ earnings management is increasing becoming an area of interest to many people including government regulators‚ SEC and stakeholders. Earnings management is defined as the use of accounting techniques to produce financial reports that may paint an overly positive picture of a company’s financial position (“Earnings Management” 1). Ethics and integrity are key aspects of earnings management
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