ASSOCIAÇÃO ENTRE GERENCIAMENTO DE RESULTADOS E F&A REALIZADAS POR EMPRESAS ADQUIRENTES DA B3

Authors

  • Silvio Silva Miranda Filho Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG)
  • Juliana Ferreira de Carvalho Universidade de Brasília (UnB)
  • Ilírio José Rech Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG)
  • Carlos Henrique Silva do Carmo Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22561/cvr.v35i3.8298

Keywords:

Results management, Accruals, Mergers and Acquisitions

Abstract

Earnings Management (EG) is a consequence of discretionary actions by managers when manipulating accounting information in order to change the perception of the company's real economic-financial performance. In this way, it becomes relevant to continue research on this topic in order to offer answers that provide additional evidence regarding this corporate phenomenon, especially when it involves scenarios of corporate strategies carried out in Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) processes, therefore, this research sought to identify evidence of GR prior to M&A in acquiring Brazilian companies listed on B3. Data were collected at Refinitiv Eikon and EG was estimated using discretionary accruals (Pae Model) and operational activities (Roychowdhury Model). For that, multiple linear regressions operationalized in Stata® were used. The main results pointed to evidence that acquiring companies raised the level of EG by accruals and reduced the EG by real activities one year before the announcement of the M&A. There was an association between changes in stock prices in the period prior to the announcement of the M&A, a crucial point for M&A operators and investors, both in terms of influence on changes in stock prices in the capital market, and in the informational asymmetry of decisions and consequences involved in the process. That said, there was evidence of conflicts of interest between managers and business objectives present in M&A. In this sense, these results help educators and standard setters by highlighting part of the opportunistic behavior of managers in the face of M&A.

Author Biographies

Silvio Silva Miranda Filho, Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG)

Doutorando em Administração no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração (PPGADM/UFG) Endereço: Rua 135, nº 245, Edifício Open House, ap. 2203, Goiânia-GO,CEP: 74180-020; e-mail: silviosmf@gmail.com; Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/1022823116243968

Juliana Ferreira de Carvalho, Universidade de Brasília (UnB)

Doutoranda em Contabilidade pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Contábeis (PPGCONT/UnB); Endereço: Alameda das Espatódeas, Qd. 6, Lote 03, Condomínio Aldeia do Vale, Goiânia – GO, CEP: 74680-160; e-mail: julianaferreira.carvalho8@gmail.com; Lattes: https://lattes.cnpq.br/5747877379954321

Ilírio José Rech, Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG)

Doutor em Contabilidade e Controladoria; Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG); Faculdade de Administração, Ciências Contábeis e Economia(FACE) - Campus II, Campus Samambaia – UFG, CEP 74690900 - Goiânia, GO - Brasil - Caixa-postal: 74001970, Telefone: (62) 35211390, Ramal: 239; e-mail: ilirio.jose@ufg.br; Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/5540005217517516

Carlos Henrique Silva do Carmo, Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG)

Doutor em Contabilidade e Controladoria; Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG); Faculdade de Administração, Ciências Contábeis e Economia(FACE) - Campus II, Campus Samambaia – UFG, CEP 74690900 - Goiânia, GO - Brasil - Caixa-postal: 74001970, Telefone: (62) 35211390, Ramal: 239; e-mail: chscarmo@ufg.br; Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/5540005217517516

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Published

2024-12-26

How to Cite

MIRANDA FILHO, S. S.; CARVALHO, J. F. de; RECH, I. J.; SILVA DO CARMO, C. H. ASSOCIAÇÃO ENTRE GERENCIAMENTO DE RESULTADOS E F&A REALIZADAS POR EMPRESAS ADQUIRENTES DA B3. Contabilidade Vista & Revista, [S. l.], v. 35, n. 3, p. 115–140, 2024. DOI: 10.22561/cvr.v35i3.8298. Disponível em: https://revistas.face.ufmg.br/index.php/contabilidadevistaerevista/article/view/8298. Acesso em: 17 feb. 2026.

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