Table 6 Statistical results for hypothesis H4b.

From: Earnings management and financial distress or soundness determining CEOs’ future over- and under-investment decisions

Variables

Pred.

All

Developing

Developed

1st

2nd

1st

2nd

1st

2nd

\(\widehat {{{{\mathrm{DA}}}}}_{{{{\mathrm{i}}}},{{{\mathrm{t}}}} - 1}\)

H4b:+

0.118*** [7.26]

 

0.118*** [7.26]

 

0.041** [2.78]

 

FCi,t-1

H4b:+

 

0.108*** [23.35]

 

0.050*** [8.61]

 

0.175*** [23.55]

Sizei,t

+

0.007*** [23.16]

−0.009*** [21.75]

0.007 *** [23.16]

−0.004*** [−8.60]

0.006*** [22.97]

−0.014*** [20.29]

Levi,t

+

0.023*** [9.29]

0.017*** [4.11]

0.023*** [9.29]

0.054*** [11.16]

0.005** [2.80]

−0.038*** [−5.27]

PGi,t

+

−0.000 [−1.86]

−0.000 [−0.58]

−0.000 [−1.86]

−0.000 [−2.77]

−0.000 [−0.35]

0.000 [0.63]

AGi,t

+

0.006** [2.06]

0.066*** [17.39]

0.006** [2.06]

0.109*** [22.96]

−0.007 [−3.02]

0.011* [1.89]

PMi,t

+

−0.002 [−0.90]

−0.095 [−24.60]

−0.002 [−0.90]

−0.093 [−20.84]

−0.003 [−1.83]

−0.107 [−14.66]

MTBi,t

+

−0.001 [−6.27]

0.000** [2.29]

−0.001 [−6.27]

0.002*** [6.65]

−0.000 [−1.78]

−0.001 [−2.42]

CFOi,t

+

0.013* [1.94]

0.094*** [8.19]

0.013* [1.94]

0.103*** [7.97]

−0.012 [−1.82]

0.115*** [5.03]

Const.

?

−0.081*** [−18.09]

0.154*** [24.94]

−0.081*** [−18.09]

0.076*** [9.83]

−0.076*** [18.78]

0.250*** [23.60]

Wald-Chi2

 

828.96***

3451.88***

721.55***

2046.95***

760.23***

1773.59***

Obs: n

 

14,498

16,474

8431

9711

6056

6763

  1. DA discretionary accrual, FC firms’ financial condition, ABI abnormal investment, Size firms’ size, Lev leverage, PG profit growth, AG asset growth, PM profit margins, MTB market to book value, CFO cash flow from operation.
  2. ***Significant at 1.00%, **5.00%, and *10.00%.