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Effect of Financial Reporting Integrity on the Financial Performance of Selected Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria

Mrs Akanbi TA PhD Babatunde FA, Ogundiya SA

Abstract

The financial performance of Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) plays a critical role in the stability and growth of the financial system, as these institutions are pivotal in facilitating economic activities by mobilizing savings and extending credit Despite the importance of financial reporting integrity, there are several challenges and factors that undermine the quality and transparency of financial reports in Nigerian banks. This study therefore examined the effect of financial reporting integrity on the financial performance of selected Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria. The study adopts ex-post factor research design whereby data was sourced mainly from the audited annual financial reports of selected Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria on the Nigerian Exchange Group for the period 2009-2024. The population of the study consists of fourteen (14) Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria as at December, 2024. The sample size of seven (7) Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria were arrived at using purposive sampling technique whereby Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria which have their annual report and accounts readily accessible for the study period were selected, both descriptive and inferential statistics. Random regression analysis was used to examine the extent to which financial reporting integrity influence financial performance of selected deposit money Banks in Nigeria. All tests were conducted at 5% level of significance. Findings from the result of panel regression analysis on the extent to which financial reporting integrity influence financial performance of selected deposit money Banks in Nigeria revealed that two out of the four explanatory variables were significant in explaining the variations of financial performance. These variables are Earnings management (p=0103) and Audit Quality (p=0.0271). The study concluded that there is positive significant relationship between financial reporting integrity and the financial performance of selecte

Keywords

Financial ReportingIntegrityHonestyObjectivityImpartialityConfidentiality

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