Abstract

As an important index to measure the operating result of enterprises, profit is the focus of accounting information users. In recent years, with the emergence of financial fraud cases in the whole world, the authenticity and reliability of accounting profits have been questioned. The users of accounting information shift their focus from the quantity to the quality of accounting profits. How to evaluate the quality of profits comprehensively and reasonably has become the focus of enterprise financial analysis. At present, the academic world has not established a unified evaluation system and method. My study summarizes and evaluates four most commonly used methods for evaluating enterprise profit quality. The study finds that all kinds of methods have their own characteristics. Each method has advantages as well as disadvantages. It is believed that the quality of profit is affected by many factors, and a variety of methods can be used for comprehensive evaluation to ensure the accuracy of the evaluation result.

Highlights

  • Due to the frequent occurrence of financial fraud cases, profit quality has become an important index for accounting information users to evaluate business performance

  • Point two: the narrow profit quality is expressed as the proportional relationship between accounting profit and cash flow; The generalized profit quality is the stable degree of the continuous profit development in each accounting period and the future economic growth trend of the enterprise [2]

  • Quantity refers to the amount of profit, which is used to measure whether the enterprise has a stable free cash inflow during the accounting period [3]

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Summary

Introduction

Due to the frequent occurrence of financial fraud cases, profit quality has become an important index for accounting information users to evaluate business performance. Quantity refers to the amount of profit, which is used to measure whether the enterprise has a stable free cash inflow during the accounting period [3]. The dimensions and methods of evaluating profit quality are rich at present, no uniform standard has been formed. This study contributes to the evaluation of enterprise profit quality by providing reference for the construction of a unified system from method’s analyse. The study summarizes and analyzes the profit quality evaluation method through comparative analysis

Market Reaction Method
Direct Comparison of Financial Indicators
Comprehensive Evaluation of Financial Indicators
Factor Analysis
Cluster Analysis
Data Envelopment Analysis
Dummy Variable Method
Analysis of Accounts Receivable
Diagnostic Method
Conclusion
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