Earnings quality determinants in the Jordanian service sector (The financial crisis during Corona crisis)

This study examined the impact of financial ratios, represented by liquidity, retained earnings ratio, profitability ratio, debt ratio, and total assets turnover, on earnin gs quality. This study involved 45 service companies registered between 2014 and 2020. Purposive sampling was used for 41 firms...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Ahmad Alqam, Walid Omar Owais, Haitham Yousef Ali, Yaser Mohd Hamshari
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2022-12-01
Series:Cogent Business & Management
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311975.2022.2137955
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author Mohammad Ahmad Alqam
Walid Omar Owais
Haitham Yousef Ali
Yaser Mohd Hamshari
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description This study examined the impact of financial ratios, represented by liquidity, retained earnings ratio, profitability ratio, debt ratio, and total assets turnover, on earnin gs quality. This study involved 45 service companies registered between 2014 and 2020. Purposive sampling was used for 41 firms and 287 analytical units. Descriptive statistics and moderated regression were used. The findings showed that financial ratios affect the quality of earnings. Governance strategies can affect earnings quality along with financial ratios. The result of this study recommended that future researchers use a combination of methods to check the financial statement data. In addition, this study suggested that to get managers to smooth out their earnings; managers should have more control over financial ratios.
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spelling doaj.art-bb53856c1047444c80517675e20bbd362022-12-22T02:38:28ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Business & Management2331-19752022-12-019110.1080/23311975.2022.2137955Earnings quality determinants in the Jordanian service sector (The financial crisis during Corona crisis)Mohammad Ahmad Alqam0Walid Omar Owais1Haitham Yousef Ali2Yaser Mohd Hamshari3College of Administrative and Financial Sciences Accounting Department, University of Petra, Amman, JordanCollege of Financial and Managerial Sciences Accounting and Accounting Information System Department, Al-Balqa Applied University, Amman, JordanCollege of Administrative and Financial Sciences Accounting Department, University of Petra, Amman, JordanCollege of Administrative and Financial Sciences Accounting Department, University of Petra, Amman, JordanThis study examined the impact of financial ratios, represented by liquidity, retained earnings ratio, profitability ratio, debt ratio, and total assets turnover, on earnin gs quality. This study involved 45 service companies registered between 2014 and 2020. Purposive sampling was used for 41 firms and 287 analytical units. Descriptive statistics and moderated regression were used. The findings showed that financial ratios affect the quality of earnings. Governance strategies can affect earnings quality along with financial ratios. The result of this study recommended that future researchers use a combination of methods to check the financial statement data. In addition, this study suggested that to get managers to smooth out their earnings; managers should have more control over financial ratios.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311975.2022.2137955earning qualityfinancial ratiogovernance mechanismmoderated regression analysis
spellingShingle Mohammad Ahmad Alqam
Walid Omar Owais
Haitham Yousef Ali
Yaser Mohd Hamshari
Earnings quality determinants in the Jordanian service sector (The financial crisis during Corona crisis)
Cogent Business & Management
earning quality
financial ratio
governance mechanism
moderated regression analysis
title Earnings quality determinants in the Jordanian service sector (The financial crisis during Corona crisis)
title_full Earnings quality determinants in the Jordanian service sector (The financial crisis during Corona crisis)
title_fullStr Earnings quality determinants in the Jordanian service sector (The financial crisis during Corona crisis)
title_full_unstemmed Earnings quality determinants in the Jordanian service sector (The financial crisis during Corona crisis)
title_short Earnings quality determinants in the Jordanian service sector (The financial crisis during Corona crisis)
title_sort earnings quality determinants in the jordanian service sector the financial crisis during corona crisis
topic earning quality
financial ratio
governance mechanism
moderated regression analysis
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311975.2022.2137955
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