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《盈余管理与财务动机 英国上市公司的财务调查【外文翻译】》由会员上传分享,免费在线阅读,更多相关内容在工程资料-天天文库。
1、外文文献翻译译文一、外文原文原文:Earningsmanagementandfirmfinancialmotive:AfinancialinvestigationofUKlistedfirmsAbstractThisstudyfocusesontheinvestigationofmotivesforandcharacteristicsofUKfirmsthatengageinearningsmanagementactivities.Itconcentratesparticularlyontheprovisionofvoluntaryaccountingdisclosu
2、res,theviolationofdebtcovenants,managementcompensation,andontheequityanddebtcapitalneedsoffirmsandtheirrelationwiththeuseofearningsmanagement.Thestudyexaminesalsotheearningsmanagementinclinationoffirmsthatseektomeetorexceedfinancialanalysts'forecasts.Thefindingsgenerallyindicatethatfirm
3、swithlowprofitabilityandhighleveragemeasuresarelikelytouseearningsmanagement.Also,firmsthatareinequityanddebtcapitalneedandareclosetodebtcovenantviolationalsoappeartobeinclinedtoemployearningsmanagementpractices.Likewise,firmstendtouseearningsmanagementtoimprovetheirfinancialnumbersands
4、ubsequentlyreinforcetheircompensationandmeetandexceedfinancialanalysts'earningsforecasts.Incontrast,thestudyshowsthatfirmsthatprovidevoluntaryaccountingdisclosuresappeartobelessinclinedtomakeuseofearningsmanagement.1.IntroductionIntheirstruggletomaximizefirms'profitsandstockvalue,manage
5、rsmaysometimesbeinclinedtomakeuseofearningsmanagementpractices.Thisstudyexamineswhetherfirmsemployearningsmanagementproceduresinordertoimprovetheirfinancialpictureandimpressstockmarketparticipants.Thestudyseekstoidentifymotivesforearningsmanagement.Here,thestudyfocusesontherelationbetwe
6、entheprovisionofvoluntaryaccountingdisclosures,debtcovenantviolation,executivecompensation,equityanddebtcapital,andfinancialanalysts'forecasts,withearningsmanagement.Earningsmanagementrelatestotheuseofdiscretionaryaccountingaccrualstoinfluencereportedearnings.Theimplementationofsuchprac
7、ticesmaybeinspiredbytheappreciationthatthestockmarketshowswhenfavorableaccountingnumbersarereported.Sometimes,firmsareinclinedtodiscloseinformationthatisinexcessofwhatisrequiredbythelaw.Thesevoluntarydisclosuresaimmainlyatimprovingfirms'imageandmakingitmoreappealingtoinvestors.
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