“…MC has been receiving more attention from researchers because of some of its potential benefits (Majeed et al , 2018; Ammann et al , 2013; Elbardan et al , 2023; Ho, 2022). MC can bring benefits in terms of improving the quality of financial information (Majeed et al , 2018) and reducing uncertainty regarding the firm’s credit risk (Kim et al , 2013; Abdesslem et al , 2022). In a competitive market, managers tend to analyze information from competitors' financial statements to establish business plans that have higher success rates (Beatty et al , 2013).…”