Model 1-NIGERIAN FIRMS

PRE-IFRS

POST-IFRS

Variables

Co-efficient

P-values

Reject/Accept

Coefficient

P-value

Reject/Accept

BPS

0.1996

0.7155

Accept H01, P-value ≥ 0.05

0.2628

0.0150**

Reject H01, P-value ≤ 0.05

EPS

0.2011

0.0001***

Reject H02, P-value ≤ 0.05

0.2214

0.0001***

Reject H02, P-value ≤ 0.05

FSZ

0.2191

0.0008***

Reject H03, P-value ≤ 0.05

0.2341

0.0415**

Reject H03, P-value ≤ 0.05

LEV

0.1472

0.7740

Accept H04, P-value ≥ 0.05

0.6895

0.0490**

Reject H04, P-value ≤ 0.05

OCF

0.1430

0.0104

Reject H05, P-value ≤ 0.05

0.3287

0.0004***

Reject H05, P-value ≤ 0.05

CUR

−0.0624

0.0990*

Accept H06, P-value ≥ 0.05

−0.0152

0.8637

Accept H06, P-value ≥ 0.05

Model 2-SOUTH AFRICAN FIRMS

PRE-IFRS

POST-IFRS

Variables

Co-efficient

P-values

Reject/Accept

Coefficient

P-value

Reject/Accept

BPS

0.1890

0.0186**

Reject H01, P-value ≤ 0.05

0.4341

0.0221**

Reject H01, P-value ≤ 0.05

EPS

0.1234

0.0008***

Reject H02, P-value ≤ 0.05

0.1386

0.0011***

Reject H02, P-value ≤ 0.05

FSZ

0.3178

0.0001***

Reject H03, P-value ≤ 0.05

0.3629

0.0001***

Reject H03, P-value ≤ 0.05

LEV

0.1809

0.1998

Accept H04, P-value ≥ 0.05

0.0206

0.2874

Accept H04, P-value ≥ 0.05

OCF

0.0424

0.5547

Accept H05, P-value ≥ 0.05

0.0532

0.8300

Accept H05, P-value ≥ 0.05

CUR

−0.0869

0.2524

Accept H06, P-value ≥ 0.05

−0.0128

0.4370

Accept H06, P-value ≥ 0.05