2014_Distribution of Depositors’ Return and The Income Smoothing Hypothesis: An Empirical Analysis of Malaysian Islamic Banks

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spelling 16232 https://intelek.unisza.edu.my/intelek/pages/view.php?ref=16232 https://intelek.unisza.edu.my/intelek/pages/search.php?search=!collection3 General Document Malaysia Library Staff (Top Management) Library Staff (Management) Library Staff (Support) Terengganu Faculty of Business and Management English application/pdf 1.5 206 Server storage Scanned document Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin UniSZA Private Access Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin SAMBox 2.3.4; modified using iTextSharp™ 5.5.10 ©2000-2016 iText Group NV (AGPL-version) Copyright©PWB2025 2014-11-23 16232_3d190245864f831.pdf Nurul Syazwani Mohd Noor Distribution Of Depositors’ Return Income Smoothing Hypothesis Empirical Analysis Malaysian Islamic Banks Islamic banks Depositors Profit distribution Financial analysis Banking regulations – Malaysia 2014_Distribution of Depositors’ Return and The Income Smoothing Hypothesis: An Empirical Analysis of Malaysian Islamic Banks Income smoothing is a commonly used accounting application by financial institutions including Islamic banks to reduce fluctuations in reported earnings and mitigate risks. The usage of profit equalisation reserve (PER) to smooth income is no longer relevant in the context of Malaysian Islamic banks. Alternatively, Islamic banks may have the implicit flexibility to manage their depositors profit distribution ex-post to smooth their returns to the investment account holders (IAHs). This study aims to examine whether the Malaysian Islamic banks do manage their distribution of depositors’ return to smooth income, and if so, to what extent earnings and capital management are associated with the decisions of depositors’ return distribution. The study utilises a sample of sixteen Malaysian Islamic banks for a five-year period from years 2008 to 2012. The data is analysed using generalized least square (GLS) estimation method. The result reveals that earnings management has a positive, but insignificant effect on distribution of depositors’ return (DDR). While capital management indicates a positive and significant effect on DDR. Results using interactive dummy variables show that dummy negative earnings interacted with earnings management is positive and significant, which in turn, leads to a higher provision for distribution of depositors’ return. The dummy variable of loan loss reserve when interacted with capital management provides a positive and insignificant effect on DDR. As for control variables, non-performing financing (NPF) and age of the bank (AGE) are positive and negative significantly related to DDR, respectively. As such, it can be argued that a well-managed DDR will help Islamic banks risk mitigation to stabilize return and reduce fluctuations in a situation of bad or negative earnings. Dissertations, Academic Thesis
spellingShingle 2014_Distribution of Depositors’ Return and The Income Smoothing Hypothesis: An Empirical Analysis of Malaysian Islamic Banks
state Terengganu
subject Islamic banks
Depositors
Profit distribution
Financial analysis
Banking regulations – Malaysia
Dissertations, Academic
summary Income smoothing is a commonly used accounting application by financial institutions including Islamic banks to reduce fluctuations in reported earnings and mitigate risks. The usage of profit equalisation reserve (PER) to smooth income is no longer relevant in the context of Malaysian Islamic banks. Alternatively, Islamic banks may have the implicit flexibility to manage their depositors profit distribution ex-post to smooth their returns to the investment account holders (IAHs). This study aims to examine whether the Malaysian Islamic banks do manage their distribution of depositors’ return to smooth income, and if so, to what extent earnings and capital management are associated with the decisions of depositors’ return distribution. The study utilises a sample of sixteen Malaysian Islamic banks for a five-year period from years 2008 to 2012. The data is analysed using generalized least square (GLS) estimation method. The result reveals that earnings management has a positive, but insignificant effect on distribution of depositors’ return (DDR). While capital management indicates a positive and significant effect on DDR. Results using interactive dummy variables show that dummy negative earnings interacted with earnings management is positive and significant, which in turn, leads to a higher provision for distribution of depositors’ return. The dummy variable of loan loss reserve when interacted with capital management provides a positive and insignificant effect on DDR. As for control variables, non-performing financing (NPF) and age of the bank (AGE) are positive and negative significantly related to DDR, respectively. As such, it can be argued that a well-managed DDR will help Islamic banks risk mitigation to stabilize return and reduce fluctuations in a situation of bad or negative earnings.
title 2014_Distribution of Depositors’ Return and The Income Smoothing Hypothesis: An Empirical Analysis of Malaysian Islamic Banks
title_full 2014_Distribution of Depositors’ Return and The Income Smoothing Hypothesis: An Empirical Analysis of Malaysian Islamic Banks
title_fullStr 2014_Distribution of Depositors’ Return and The Income Smoothing Hypothesis: An Empirical Analysis of Malaysian Islamic Banks
title_full_unstemmed 2014_Distribution of Depositors’ Return and The Income Smoothing Hypothesis: An Empirical Analysis of Malaysian Islamic Banks
title_short 2014_Distribution of Depositors’ Return and The Income Smoothing Hypothesis: An Empirical Analysis of Malaysian Islamic Banks
title_sort 2014_distribution of depositors’ return and the income smoothing hypothesis: an empirical analysis of malaysian islamic banks