Accounting and various aspects of finance
Mehdi Heidari; Alireza Aliakbarlou; Ebrahim Khakpour Heydaranlou
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Conservatism is an action that is used in conditions of uncertainty and limiting management optimistic behaviors to increase the reliability of financial statements. Financial distress and growth opportunities are among the factors that can improve the level of accounting conservatism. Meanwhile, managers' ...
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Conservatism is an action that is used in conditions of uncertainty and limiting management optimistic behaviors to increase the reliability of financial statements. Financial distress and growth opportunities are among the factors that can improve the level of accounting conservatism. Meanwhile, managers' behavioral characteristics are expected to influence the relationship between financial distress and growth opportunities with accounting conservatism. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of management uncertainty on the relationship between financial distress, growth opportunities and accounting conservatism. The results of this study show, the variables of financial distress and growth opportunities have a positive and significant effect on conservatism. Management overconfidence has no significant effect on the relationship between financial distress and conservatism but it moderates the relationship between growth opportunities and conservatism and has a negative and significant effect on the relationship between them. In other words, that managers with unfavorable financial situation do not have a positive outlook on the future situation of the company and increase the level of conservatism. Managers of large and growing companies also tend to opt for more conservative accounting practices to minimize their political and social costs. On the other hand, overconfident managers are optimistic about the future state of the company and reduce the level of accounting conservatism.
Javad Shekarkhah; seyyed hamid tamandeh
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Cognition and awareness of the firms' capital structure is important for potential shareholders and investors, and information on capital structure is used by creditors. The financing decisions of many firms depend on the market value of the stock. firms are issued when stocks are high and when they ...
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Cognition and awareness of the firms' capital structure is important for potential shareholders and investors, and information on capital structure is used by creditors. The financing decisions of many firms depend on the market value of the stock. firms are issued when stocks are high and when they are redeemed when stocks are low, the reason for this action is obtaining more finance. The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of market past values on investment decisions and Cumulative leverage changes of firms from the perspective of market timing theory.In this study, using financial information of 134 companies listed on Tehran Stock Exchange over the period of 2012-2018 and using generalized least square (GLS) regression analysis, the market timing theory was tested with growth opportunities and leverage changes of companies. Results of the study suggest that in a 95% certainty level, the first hypothesis was confirmed i.e. past market values have positive and significant impact on investment decisions. Also, the second hypothesis was confirmed i.e. past market values have negative and significant impact on Cumulative leverage changes. These observations confirm the market timing theory, that is, companies’ growth opportunities are controlled via the ratio, and leverage has a negative relationship with the ratio. Also variables of ratio of fixed assets and size of company have a significant and negative impact on investment decisions, while profitability, leverage, market value to liquidity ratio and liquidity have positive and significant effect on investment decisions. Finally, profitability and the ratio of total liabilities to total assets have a significant negative effect on the cumulative leverage changes.
Mehdi Hiedari; Hamzeh Didar; Bahman Qaderi
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One of the consequences of political economy is the government's influence on economic units. Companies that have a good relationship with government; pay less tax, have a greater market share, receive additional bank loans, In comparison with the other companies use the government concessions and in ...
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One of the consequences of political economy is the government's influence on economic units. Companies that have a good relationship with government; pay less tax, have a greater market share, receive additional bank loans, In comparison with the other companies use the government concessions and in the process of public offering, Government help them. Thus political patronage may lead to creation of additional value and growth opportunities for these companies. In our country, the government has a widespread presence in economic activities and its influence on the financial and operating policies of most industries in Tehran Stock Exchange is regulated. Therefore, in this research we investigation the relationship of political costs with growth opportunities using structural equation modeling approach. The research population consisted of 68 companies for the period of 2003 to 2012. Our finding indicates that the relationship between political costs and growth opportunities is positive and significant.
Rafik Baghoomian; Kayvan AzizzadehMoghadam
Volume 11, Issue 43 , October 2014, , Pages 111-133
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Ability of companies to identify potential internal and external financing resources is an important factor fortheir growth and improvement. Main objectiveof companies is to maximize their shareholders' wealth, and capital structure is one of the effective factors for this purpose which requires optimal ...
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Ability of companies to identify potential internal and external financing resources is an important factor fortheir growth and improvement. Main objectiveof companies is to maximize their shareholders' wealth, and capital structure is one of the effective factors for this purpose which requires optimal use of financial resources to create proper returns regarding risk taken by companies. Based on data derived from a sample of 157 companies listed on Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) from 1383 to 1389, this study examined relationship between company characteristics and capital structure.Approach of this study is descriptive-correlative, and panel data statistical method was used to test the hypotheses.
Test results showthatsize, tangibleassets, andbusiness risk of the company have a significant positive relationshipwithcapital structure; and growth opportunities of the company has a significant negative relationship with it. However, the results do not show any meaningful relationship between age and industry of the company and capital structure
Hossein Etemadi; Ali Asghar Anvari rostami; Vahid Ahmadian
Volume 11, Issue 41 , April 2014, , Pages 59-81
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Abstract: The main objective of this study is to investigate the effect of the life cycle of the company's on dividend policy of the company which is accepted on the Tehran Stock Exchange. In this study, the ratio of dividends to the earnings per share and dividends to the company size are considered ...
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Abstract: The main objective of this study is to investigate the effect of the life cycle of the company's on dividend policy of the company which is accepted on the Tehran Stock Exchange. In this study, the ratio of dividends to the earnings per share and dividends to the company size are considered as the dependent variables and life cycle of the company is considered as independent variable. At first a statistical sample is separated by using variables, sales growth, age, and capital expenditure of the company's growth, maturity and decline then hypotheses of the study have been tested by using ANOVA and LSD tests. Analyses of 435 years - the company during the years 1386 to 1390 show that the company's dividend policy at different stages of the life cycle (growth, maturity and decline) differ. The results indicate that the average ratio of dividends to market value of equity of the sample firm's growth, maturity and decline vary. Accordingly, it is recommended to financial analysts to concern life cycle as a key factor when evaluating the current and future performance and financial structure of the company. for doing accurate analysis of financial condition and anticipated interest payments decisions, it is better to determine the company's life cycle.
Javad MOradi; Ahmad Rahmanian
Volume 10, Issue 40 , January 2014, , Pages 125-150
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Managers' tendency to overinvestment is one of the agency costs that due to conflict of Interests between managements and shareholders the firms are encountered with. Whilesuchactivities increase personal interestsof managements, they will reduce the firm value. Increasing the debt is a potential solution ...
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Managers' tendency to overinvestment is one of the agency costs that due to conflict of Interests between managements and shareholders the firms are encountered with. Whilesuchactivities increase personal interestsof managements, they will reduce the firm value. Increasing the debt is a potential solution for the overinvestment problem. This study investigates the impact of long term debts on overinvestment (with respect to cash and capital expenditures) and also, it examines the impact of growth opportunities on this overinvestment.The statistical society of this research includes companies accepted in Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) andthe sample consists of 90 firms which are selected based on some constraints for the period of 1379 to 1389. Regression analysis and t-test are utilized to examine the hypothses.The resultsshow that there is a negative and significant relationship between long-term debt changes and overinvestment (in cash and capital expenditure) and the mean of overinvestment in cash and capital expenditure in firm with less growth opportunities, is more
