FACULTY
Prof. Muhammed Suhail PS is Assistant Professor - Finance at FLAME University. Prof. Muhammed Suhail PS holds a Doctorate Degree in Finance from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras. He holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration (Finance) from Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kerela. He has completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala.
Prof. Muhammed Suhail PS has worked at E&Y, Kochi, for one year and as an intern in the Accounts at Apollo Tyres Ltd. prior to his doctoral journey. In addition to his industry experience, he has been an active teaching assistant at IIT Madras across various programs. He also served as an instructional designer and faculty member on a part-time basis for online teaching platforms like Learnwise and Prepwise, where he designed instructional content and taught courses on finance and accounting to a diverse set of students.
His research work has been widely recognized, with publications in esteemed book chapters, journals, and presentations at international conferences. Notable works include studies on identifying signals of financial distress, financial reporting and corporate governance quality of financially distressed firms.
His research interests include financial distress, Insolvency and bankruptcy, corporate governance, earnings management, and financial reporting.
Published:
- Suhail, M. P. S., and Gopalaswamy, A. K. (2023), “Empirical Analysis of Early Signals for Financial Distress Using Accounting, Market, and Reporting Anomaly variables,” In Navdrishti -Emerging Ideas on IBC (II, pp. 397–421). Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India
Accepted:
- Suhail, M. P. S., and Gopalaswamy, A. K. (2024), “Earnings Management Strategies During Financial Distress: Evidence on Incentives and Trade-off Between Accrual and Real Earnings Management,” ICFMCF 2023, Springer
- Suhail, M. P. S., and Gopalaswamy, A. K. (2024), “Financial Signals, Reporting Anomalies, and Financial Distress: A Systematic Review,” Quarterly Journal of Finance and Accounting (ABDC- B)
Working Papers:
- Suhail, M. P. S., and Gopalaswamy, A. K. (2024), “Earnings Management Among Distressed Firms and Its Determinants: Evidence from India,” Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies (ABDC- C, Q2) - Revise and Resubmit
- Suhail, M. P. S., and Gopalaswamy, A. K. (2024), “Corporate Governance and Financial Distress: A Systematic Review,” Managerial Finance (ABDC- B, Q3) - Revise and Resubmit
- Suhail, M. P. S., and Gopalaswamy, A. K. (2024), “Internal Corporate Governance Quality and Financial Distress: Insights from distressed firms in India,”
Conference Presentations:
- Suhail, M. P. S., and Gopalaswamy, A. K. (2024), “Beyond Numbers: Influence of Corporate Governance Quality on Financial Distress,” 3rd International Research Conference on Insolvency and Bankruptcy, Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, 2nd to 3rd July 2024.
- Suhail, M. P. S., and Gopalaswamy, A. K. (2024), “Internal Corporate Governance Quality and Financial Distress: Insights from Liquidation and Resolution Sample,” Research Symposium on Finance and Economics, IFMR Graduate School of Business, Andhra Pradesh, 2nd to 4th June 2024.
- Suhail, M. P. S., and Gopalaswamy, A. K. (2023), “Firm-Level Incentives and Trade-off Between Earnings Management Strategies: Evidence from Distressed Firms in India,” 9th PAN-IIM World Management Conference (WMC), Indian Institute of Management, Sambalpur, 22nd to 24th January 2024.
- Suhail, M. P. S., and Gopalaswamy, A. K. (2023), “Earnings Management and Financial Distress: The Role of Regulation, Capital Infusion, Institutional Ownership, and Accounting Flexibility,” 16th ISDSI-Global Conference 2023, Indian Institute of Management Ranchi, 27th to 29th December 2023.
- Suhail, M. P. S., and Gopalaswamy, A. K. (2023), “Earnings Management Strategies During Financial Distress: Evidence from India,” World Finance Conference, University of Adger, Norway, 2nd to 4th August 2023.
- Suhail, M. P. S., and Gopalaswamy, A. K. (2023), “Earnings Management Strategies During Financial Distress: Evidence on Incentives and Trade-off between Accrual and Real Earnings Management,” 5th International Conference on Financial Markets & Corporate Finance (ICFMCF 2023), Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, 6th to 8th July 2023.
- Suhail, M. P. S., and Gopalaswamy, A. K. (2023), “Empirical Analysis of Early Signals for Financial Distress Using Accounting, Market, and Reporting Anomaly Variables,” 2nd International Research Conference on Insolvency and Bankruptcy, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, 23rd to 25th February 2023.
Awards and Honors:
- UGC National Eligibility Test (NET) in Commerce and Management, July and December 2018
- Recipient of MHRD Doctoral Fellowship, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, 2019 - 2024