Essays about: "Operating Lease"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words Operating Lease.

1. 1. The Effect of Capitalizing Operating Leases on Company Propensity to Lease: A quantitative study on the effects of IFRS 16 on Swedish firms

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

   Author : Robert Lilja; Gustaw Siedlarski; [2022]
   Keywords : Leases; IFRS 16; Economic Consequences; Capitalization;

   Abstract : This study investigates whether firm propensity to lease has decreased after the implementation of IFRS 16. To answer this question, we use three cross-sectional regression models on data gathered from 90 Swedish firms in two-year intervals during 2015-2021. The firms were all listed on OMX Stockholm with their headquarters located in Sweden. READ MORE

3. 2. How corporate governance factors impact the propensity to voluntarily disclose leases: A quantitative study in the Swedish setting

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

   Author : Teodor Töregård; Albin Persson; [2022]
   Keywords : leases; voluntary disclosure; BFNAR 2012:1; corporate governance;

   Abstract : Starting in 2014, firms reporting in accordance with the K3 accounting framework were required to recognize financial leases on the balance sheet and to disclose their future operating lease expenses. With the help of this sudden implementation, this study investigates how a set of corporate governance factors may have influenced the decision of voluntarily disclosing this information prior to the regulatory change. READ MORE

4. 3. IFRS 16 Leases: A shift in Earnings Management? : A study of the implementation of IFRS 16 Leases’ effect on Scandinaviancompanies’ use of Earnings Management

   University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Företagsekonomi

   Author : Mattias Hedqvist; Hanna Lennerskog; [2022]
   Keywords : Earnings management; Accruals Earnings management; Discretionary accruals; IFRS 16 Leases; Operating Lease; Capitalized Lease;

   Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to explain how the implementation of IFRS 16 Leaseshas affected how publicly listed firms on the Scandinavian stock exchange markets useearnings management activities. Methodology: This thesis has used a quantitative method using a deductive approach with ageneral positivistic philosophy. READ MORE

5. 4. Implications of Accounting Standard Changes for Financial Reports: An Exploratory Study of the Transition to IFRS 16

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Victoria Quach; Lisa Tu; [2020-07-01]
   Keywords : IFRS 16; leasing; operating leases; financial statement analysis; accounting standard; accounting quality; disclosure;

   Abstract : Lease accounting has for a long time been a highly controversial topic due to the way operating leases are treated in the financial reporting. IFRS 16 is a new accounting standard for leases that aims to increase transparency by requiring the majority of all leases to be recognized on the balance sheet. READ MORE

6. 5. IFRS 16 - A Necessary Close of an Accounting Loophole? : A Quantitative Study on how the Market Evaluates Off-Balance Sheet Operating Leases

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

   Author : Anna Widemar; Julia Gustafsson; [2020]
   Keywords : Operating Leases; Discounted Cash Flow; Value Added Valuation; IFRS 16; Value Relevance;

   Abstract : With the aim to clarify whether there is a difference in value relevance between disclosed and recognized information on operating leases, this thesis investigates how investors on the Stockholm Stock Exchange treated operating leases in share price formation under IAS 17. Using Value Added Valuation and Discounted Cash Flow valuation we compare two different scenarios. READ MORE