Line-Item Analysis of Earnings Quality

  • Melumad N
  • Nissim D
  • McVAY S
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ESTUDAR ---------------Neste artigo, discutiremos qualidade dos lucros e do conceito relacionado de gerenciamento de resultados, com foco sobre as contas financeiras primárias. Para cada item de linha chave das demonstrações financeiras, resumimos as considerações económicas contabilidade e aplicável a esse item, discutir implicações para a qualidade dos lucros, avaliar a suscetibilidade do item a manipulação, e identificar potenciais bandeiras vermelhas. As bandeiras vermelhas e questões específicas discutidas para a linha-itens individuais fornecer um quadro para a análise fundamental e contextual por pesquisadores acadêmicos e profissionais. Copyright © 2009 N. D. Melumad e D. Nissim.----------- In this paper, we discuss earnings quality and the related concept of earnings management, focusing on the primary financial accounts. For each key line-item from the financial statements, we summarize accounting and economic considerations applicable to that item, discuss implications for earnings quality, evaluate the susceptibility of the item to manipulation, and identify potential red flags. The red flags and specific issues discussed for the individual line-items provide a framework for fundamental and contextual analysis by academic researchers and practitioners. Copyright © 2009 N. D. Melumad and D. Nissim.

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Melumad, N. D., Nissim, D., & McVAY, S. E. (2010). Line-Item Analysis of Earnings Quality. The Accounting Review, 85(3), 1121–1122. https://doi.org/10.2308/accr.2010.85.3.1121

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