THE INFLUENCE OF EARNING MANAGEMENT AND SURPLUS FREE CASH FLOW ON THE BANKING SECTOR PERFORMANCE

Abstract

The banking sector is considered as the backbone of the economy and needs to examine its performance frequently and get the attention of recent studies and regulators. Therefore, the purpose of the present research is to examine the impact of earnings management and surplus free cash flow on the state-owned banks of Vietnam. This study has used secondary data collection methods and used the financial statements of the twenty-five commercial banks in Vietnam. This study extracted the data from 2009 to 2020 banks’ financial statement. This study has executed the fixed effect model (FEM) and robust standard error to analyze the nexus among the variables. The results have revealed that earnings management and surplus free cash flow have a positive association with the banking sector of Vietnam. This research provides the guidelines to the regulators while formulating policies related to the banking sector performance and earning management.