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Earnings Management and Cost Stickiness: Evidence from Mongolia

몽골기업의 이익조정과 원가의 하방경직성

  • Ser-Od, Bolortuya (Department of Business Administration, Kumoh National Institute of Technology) ;
  • Koo, Jeong-Ho (Department of Business Administration, Kumoh National Institute of Technology)
  • Received : 2022.06.21
  • Accepted : 2022.09.20
  • Published : 2022.09.28
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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to verify the cost behavior of non-listed companies in Mongolia from 2013 to 2018. And we investigate the relationship between cost behavior and earnings management. Earnings management was measured using the Big-Bath and avoiding loss incentives. Big-Bath suspected firms report a very large loss and avoiding loss suspected firms have a bite profit. The results of this study are as follows. First, non-listed firms in Mongolia, operating costs(oc) and selling, general and administrative(sga) costs show the cost stickiness. Second, cost stickiness was different depending on the earnings management. The suspected avoiding loss firms have upward earnings management incentives, operating costs and sga costs all present anti-cost stickiness. The suspected big bath firms strengthen the cost stickiness of operating costs and sga costs. This study is meaningful in that it first analyzed the relationship between earnings management and cost stickiness of non-listed firms in Mongolia using empirical data. It will be meaningful in that it provides relevant information to those interested in research and investment.

본 연구는 2013년부터 2019년까지 몽골 비상장기업을 대상으로 원가행태를 살펴보고, 원가행태와 이익조정 간의 관계를 분석하였다. 이익조정이 의심되는 기업은 이익이 0에 근접하여 적자회피를 위해 상향의 이익조정이 의심되는 경우와 적자 폭이 매우 커 Big-Bath가 의심되는 경우로 구분하여 이익조정이 원가행태에 미치는 영향을 파악하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 몽골의 비상장기업에서는 영업비용과 판매관리비는 하방경직적인 원가행태를 나타내었다. 둘째, 이익조정 구간에 따라 원가행태가 상이하게 나타났다. 이익이 0보다 약간 큰 구간에서는 영업비용, 판매관리비 모두 하방탄력적인 원가행태를 보여 상향의 이익조정 유인이 있음을 발견하였다. 셋째, 적자가 매우 큰 폭의 손실을 보고하는 구간에서는 영업비용과 판매관리비 하방경직적인 원가행태가 강화됨을 보여 Big-Bath 유인이 있음을 확인하였다. 즉, 이익조정 유인에 따라 원가행태가 상이함을 알 수 있다. 본 연구는 실증자료를 이용하여 최초로 몽골 비상장기업의 원가행태를 분석하여 경영자의 관리적 의사결정을 파악하였고, 적자기업의 이익조정 유인을 적자회피와 Big-Bath로 구분하여 원가행태와의 관계를 실증적으로 검증하였다는 점에서 의의가 있다. 몽골 비상장기업에 대한 연구가 전무한 상태를 고려했을 때 이에 대한 이해도를 높여 몽골기업에 대한 연구 초석이 된다는 점에서 의미가 있을 것이다.

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Acknowledgement

This research was supported by Kumoh National Institute of Technology (2021).

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