The application of accounting prudence on upper tone management (UTM) of publicly listed service companies in the Philippines through the interpretation of financial profitability and management discussion & analysis (MD&A)

This study determined how accounting prudence is related to the use of tone management by those holding managerial positions within a company. An analysis using profitability ratios and the Management Discussion & Analysis (MD&A) portion of the SEC 17-A filings for the fiscal years 2017 to 2...

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Main Authors: Feliciano, Seth Rafael V., Lapan, Clarissa Jae P., Piñgol, Samantha Therese S., Potenciano, Danielle Anne S.
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spelling oai:animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph:etdb_acc-10972023-09-11T09:51:06Z The application of accounting prudence on upper tone management (UTM) of publicly listed service companies in the Philippines through the interpretation of financial profitability and management discussion & analysis (MD&A) Feliciano, Seth Rafael V. Lapan, Clarissa Jae P. Piñgol, Samantha Therese S. Potenciano, Danielle Anne S. This study determined how accounting prudence is related to the use of tone management by those holding managerial positions within a company. An analysis using profitability ratios and the Management Discussion & Analysis (MD&A) portion of the SEC 17-A filings for the fiscal years 2017 to 2021 was conducted. The researchers hypothesized that prudence limits the ability of manager opportunism in relation to the tone used in qualitative disclosures particularly, the increased requirements in the recognition of profits to have an impact on the reported profitability. In order to determine the moderating effect of the profitability ratios, the researchers utilized Panel Data Regression and used word sentiment analysis to the MD&A of thirty-nine (39) publicly listed service companies in the Philippines. Focused on whether or not the moderating variables Gross Profit Margin (GPM), Operating Profit Margin (OPM), and Net Profit Margin (NPM), along with Accounting Prudence, (independent variable) manipulate TONE, specifically its residual, Upper Tone Management (UTM), proxy of which is Abnormal Tone (ABTONE), and TONE’s predicted value, Normal Tone (NORMTONE), the results show a significant relationship to a circumstantial extent. Results of the sentiment word analysis present companies' disclosure leaning more on negative words. Furthermore, it was discovered that OPM with SKEW and CSCORE are significant to ABTONE, entailing an effect on tone management. However, OPM with CSCORE and CRATIO along with GPM and NPM, showed significance to NORMTONE. The results and findings of the research were beneficial to shareholders and investors, firm management and board of directors (BoD), regulatory bodies, as well as the academe and future researchers. 2023-07-10T07:00:00Z text application/pdf https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etdb_acc/70 https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/etdb_acc/article/1097/viewcontent/The_Application_of_Accounting_Prudence_on_Upper_Tone_Management__.pdf Accountancy Bachelor's Thesis English Animo Repository Corporations—Philippines—Accounting Financial disclosure—Philippines Profit Accounting
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topic Corporations—Philippines—Accounting
Financial disclosure—Philippines
Profit
Accounting
spellingShingle Corporations—Philippines—Accounting
Financial disclosure—Philippines
Profit
Accounting
Feliciano, Seth Rafael V.
Lapan, Clarissa Jae P.
Piñgol, Samantha Therese S.
Potenciano, Danielle Anne S.
The application of accounting prudence on upper tone management (UTM) of publicly listed service companies in the Philippines through the interpretation of financial profitability and management discussion & analysis (MD&A)
description This study determined how accounting prudence is related to the use of tone management by those holding managerial positions within a company. An analysis using profitability ratios and the Management Discussion & Analysis (MD&A) portion of the SEC 17-A filings for the fiscal years 2017 to 2021 was conducted. The researchers hypothesized that prudence limits the ability of manager opportunism in relation to the tone used in qualitative disclosures particularly, the increased requirements in the recognition of profits to have an impact on the reported profitability. In order to determine the moderating effect of the profitability ratios, the researchers utilized Panel Data Regression and used word sentiment analysis to the MD&A of thirty-nine (39) publicly listed service companies in the Philippines. Focused on whether or not the moderating variables Gross Profit Margin (GPM), Operating Profit Margin (OPM), and Net Profit Margin (NPM), along with Accounting Prudence, (independent variable) manipulate TONE, specifically its residual, Upper Tone Management (UTM), proxy of which is Abnormal Tone (ABTONE), and TONE’s predicted value, Normal Tone (NORMTONE), the results show a significant relationship to a circumstantial extent. Results of the sentiment word analysis present companies' disclosure leaning more on negative words. Furthermore, it was discovered that OPM with SKEW and CSCORE are significant to ABTONE, entailing an effect on tone management. However, OPM with CSCORE and CRATIO along with GPM and NPM, showed significance to NORMTONE. The results and findings of the research were beneficial to shareholders and investors, firm management and board of directors (BoD), regulatory bodies, as well as the academe and future researchers.
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author Feliciano, Seth Rafael V.
Lapan, Clarissa Jae P.
Piñgol, Samantha Therese S.
Potenciano, Danielle Anne S.
author_facet Feliciano, Seth Rafael V.
Lapan, Clarissa Jae P.
Piñgol, Samantha Therese S.
Potenciano, Danielle Anne S.
author_sort Feliciano, Seth Rafael V.
title The application of accounting prudence on upper tone management (UTM) of publicly listed service companies in the Philippines through the interpretation of financial profitability and management discussion & analysis (MD&A)
title_short The application of accounting prudence on upper tone management (UTM) of publicly listed service companies in the Philippines through the interpretation of financial profitability and management discussion & analysis (MD&A)
title_full The application of accounting prudence on upper tone management (UTM) of publicly listed service companies in the Philippines through the interpretation of financial profitability and management discussion & analysis (MD&A)
title_fullStr The application of accounting prudence on upper tone management (UTM) of publicly listed service companies in the Philippines through the interpretation of financial profitability and management discussion & analysis (MD&A)
title_full_unstemmed The application of accounting prudence on upper tone management (UTM) of publicly listed service companies in the Philippines through the interpretation of financial profitability and management discussion & analysis (MD&A)
title_sort application of accounting prudence on upper tone management (utm) of publicly listed service companies in the philippines through the interpretation of financial profitability and management discussion & analysis (md&a)
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