Detecting Corporate’s Earnings Manipulation in Thailand Corporate Governance Attributes and Audit Report Timeliness: Mediating Role of Corporate Disclosure and Transparency and Moderating Role of
A String of Earnings Increases, Future Earnings Uncertainty, and Firm Fundamentals* Sarayut Rueangsuwan † Kasetsart University, Thailand August 2015 Abstract Prior literature on meeting or beating
% 25% 1% 28% 25% 3% Other income /(expenses) 15.00 5.09 195% 130.99 23.62 455% Financing cost 0.02 3.58 -99% 4.34 12.03 -64% Corporate Tax 20.58 7.81 163% 99.30 56.44 76% Net profit 81.86 70.04 17
% 112.68 99.26 14% Earnings before interest tax and deprecation 114.01 80.11 42% 270.02 218.00 24% % Earnings before interest tax and deprecation 29% 25% 4% 26% 24% 2% Other income /(expenses) 5.00 2.84 76
depreciation 92.44 66.21 40% 362.47 284.21 28% % Earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation 25% 21% 4% 25% 23% 2% Other income /(expenses) 5.88 5.74 3% 21.17 14.54 46% Financing cost 0.03 2.15 -99% 3.01
% % Earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation 27% 24% 3% Other income /(expenses) 9.48 5.48 73% Financing cost 0.30 1.24 -76% Tax (Note) 17.82 (18.46) -197% Net profit 69.08 74.19 -7% % Net profit margin
- - 0% 20.31 10.66 90% EBITDA * 129.92 111.83 16% 379.61 294.81 29% % EBITDA * 28% 26% 2% 29% 25% 4% Other income /(expenses) 5.65 4.33 30% 115.99 18.53 526% Financing cost 0.48 3.83 -87% 4.32 8.45 -49
% Administrative expenses 41.64 47.84 -13% EBITDA 140.29 96.18 46% % EBITDA 31% 25% 6% Other income /(expenses) 104.78 9.48 1005% Financing cost 2.61 0.30 767% Corporate Tax 44.31 17.82 149% Net profit 176.67 69.08
income 7,812 5,611 6,213 26% 24,839 20,764 20% Share of profit/(loss) from JV (42) (45) 146 (129)% (160) (1) 22,634% Extraordinary income/ (expenses) 3 (194) 5,691 (27) 624% 4,037 3,036 33% Net interest
% 182.44 153.19 19% Earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation 102.79 92.44 11% 405.48 362.47 12% % Earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation 26% 25% 1% 25% 25% 0% Other income /(expenses) 5.09