The Behaviour of Earnings, Accruals and Impairment Losses of Failed New Zealand Finance Companies
type="main"> <p>This study examines the behaviour of earnings, accruals and impairment losses of failed finance companies in New Zealand. It draws on conservatism in the development of research hypotheses about accounting variables that are likely to contain clues to future failures of finance companies. The hypotheses are tested by examining the trend of earnings after tax (EAT), accruals and impairment losses of 32 finance companies that failed from 2006 to 2011. Data were collected from the annual reports of the sampled companies and the first reports of receivers of failed companies. The study finds that EAT and accruals declined, and impairment losses increased significantly in the last two financial statements prior to failure, when compared with other years. This suggests that changes in EAT, accruals and impairment losses may provide indications of impending failure.
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2014
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Authors: | Kabir, M. Humayun ; Laswad, Fawzi |
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Australian Accounting Review. - CPA Australia, ISSN 1035-6908. - Vol. 24.2014, 3, p. 262-275
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CPA Australia |
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