Abstract: This study examined profit management and publicly traded Nigerian manufacturers' financial performance. The Nigerian Stock Exchange portal and selected manufacturing companies' annual reports provided the data. The ordinary least-square method of data analysis was adopted.Pearson correlations were also made to determine the moderating effect of enterprise size on the relationship between the discretionary management of accrual accounting, the management of real earnings, and value-added. Discretionary accruals management and economic value added correlated positively and statistically. Economic added value was positively but insignificantly associated with actual earnings management. However, real earnings management does not appear to affect economic addition for Nigerian manufacturing companies. Thus, we advised against earnings management by managers. Managers should ensure they can achieve the desired outcome before implementing revenue management for the organisation's benefit.
Keywords: Economic value, discretionary accrual accounting, real earnings accounting
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