Earnings management through operational decisions in the industrial sector
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https://doi.org/10.6008/CBPC2179-684X.2020.002.0011Keywords:
Earnings Management, Operational Decisions, Production Levels, Panel Data Regression, AccrualsAbstract
Recent research has focused on studying earnings management practices through operational decisions, especially after the emergence of financial scandals involving large corporations. This research aims to verify if the industrial companies listed on the in Brazil Bolsa Balcão (B3), practiced earnings management through operational decisions to interfere in the published results by manipulating production levels. The research uses panel data regression analysis, with a sample of 820 observations, from 2014 to 2018, comprising 41 companies listed on the INDX index, also known as the industrial sector index, which includes shares of the most representative companies in the sector. The results indicate the practice of earnings management through operational decisions in order to influence the results presented in the financial statements. The complexity of industrial processes and consequently the difficulty in valuing stocks suggests an opportunity for managers to interfere in the reported results of these companies. In addition, it was found that the size of the company influences the adoption of earnings management practices by manipulating production levels. The results corroborate with previous studies on the theme, which suggests that industrial companies manipulate their production levels.
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