Firm-specific investor sentiment and earnings management: evidence from Brazil

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作者
Esteves, Alexandre [1 ]
Piccoli, Pedro [1 ]
机构
[1] Pontificia Univ Catolica Parana, Sch Business, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
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Earnings management; Investor sentiment; Firm-specific investor sentiment; Manipulacion contable; Sentimiento de los inversores; Sentimiento de los inversores a nivel de empresa; G30; G32; M41; CROSS-SECTION; PROSPECT-THEORY; PERFORMANCE;
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10.1108/ARLA-08-2023-0140
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F [经济];
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02 ;
摘要
PurposeThe purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of firm-specific investor sentiment on Brazilian companies' accrual-based earnings management between 2010 and 2018. The paper aims to bring deeper insight into the relationship between the investor expectations and managers' decision-making in an emerging market.Design/methodology/approachThe authors use the quantitative approach and apply a multiple linear regression model to test the relationship among the abnormal accruals, the firm-specific investor sentiment index and the control variables. The final sample includes data from 175 companies, between 2010 and 2018.FindingsThese results reveal a negative association between firm-specific investor sentiment and accrual-based earnings management, which could mean that the risk propensity of managers to manipulate earnings increases when they face known losses in the capital market.Research limitations/implicationsThe research findings provide a valuable understanding of how emerging capital market expectations can influence managerial decisions, such as accrual-based earnings management. The geographical area of study was limited to only Brazil.Originality/valuePrevious studies on developed markets show that market-wide investor sentiment positively influences accrual-based earnings management. However, the present study shows that the firm-specific investor sentiment index has a significant and negative relationship with Brazilian companies' earnings manipulation, whereas market sentiment indicates contradictory relationship in previous studies in the country. PropositoEl proposito de este estudio es investigar la influencia del sentimiento de los inversionistas a nivel de empresa en la manipulacion contable de las empresas brasilenas entre 2010 y 2018. El documento pretende aportar una vision mas profunda sobre la relacion entre las expectativas de los inversores y la toma de decisiones de los gestores en un mercado emergente.Diseno/metodologia/enfoqueusamos el enfoque cuantitativo y aplicamos un modelo de regresion lineal multiple para probar la relacion entre las acumulaciones anormales, el indice de sentimiento de los inversores a nivel de empresa y las variables de control. La muestra final incluye datos de 175 empresas, entre 2010 y 2018.HallazgosLos resultados revelan una asociacion negativa entre el sentimiento de los inversores a nivel de empresa y la manipulacion contable basada em acumulaciones, lo que podria significar que la propension al riesgo de los administradores a manipular las ganancias aumenta cuando enfrentan perdidas conocidas en el mercado de capitales.Limitaciones/implicaciones de la investigacionlos resultados de la investigacion proporcionan una valiosa comprension de como las expectativas de los mercados de capitales emergentes pueden influir en las decisiones de gestion, como la manipulacion contable basada en acumulaciones. El area geografica de estudio se limito unicamente a Brasil y, en consecuencia, los hallazgos y conclusiones del estudio tuvieron sus limites.Originalidad/valorestudios anteriores sobre mercados desarrollados muestran que el sentimiento de los inversores a nivel de mercado influye positivamente en la manipulacion contable. Sin embargo, el presente estudio muestra que el indice de sentimiento de los inversores a nivel de empresa tiene una relacion significativa y negativa con la manipulacion de las ganancias de las empresas brasilenas, mientras que el sentimiento del mercado indica una relacion contradictoria en estudios anteriores en el pais.
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