The impact of financial performance and accounting accruals on real earnings management level: Empirical study on some Algerian companies (2012-2018)

Abstract

 The aim of this paper is to analyze the impact of financial performance and accounting accruals on real earnings management in the Algerian companies. The study included 20 companies during 2012 to 2018, with 99 observations, using the multiple linear regression. The results indicate that the financial performance has a positive effect on real earnings management, while we recorded a negative effect of accounting accruals on real earnings management. We find also that accounting accruals are more affected real earnings management compared to financial performance.