Financial Distress and Earnings Manipulation in India’s Nifty Metal Sector: A Forensic Accounting Assessment
Financial distress and earnings manipulation are widely linked by theories, but are rarely analyzed jointly with firm-level control variables in emerging markets. This study analyses the relationship among 14 firms in the Nifty metal sector listed on the NSE from FY2025 to FY2026, applying Altman’s Z-score and Beneis...