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We condition security price reactions to quarterly earnings announcements on whether firms disclose supplementary balance
sheet and/or cashflow information that can be used to estimate the consequences of earnings management. Disclosure of supplementary
information is voluntary, and thus, we consider the possibility that firms that disclose balance sheet and/or cashflow information
differ systematically from firms that do not disclose. Results indicate that investors discount evidence of earnings management
at the disclosure date when supplementary information is disclosed. Such results indicate more informed earnings interpretations
of quarterly earnings when firms provide balance sheet and/or cashflow information concurrently.
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William R. BaberEmail: |
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Firm diversification and earnings management: evidence from seasoned equity offerings 总被引:4,自引:3,他引:1
Chee Yeow Lim Tiong Yang Thong David K. Ding 《Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting》2008,30(1):69-92
Popular press suggests that diversified firms are more aggressive in managing earnings than non-diversified firms. We examine
this claim in the seasoned equity offering (SEO) setting, where firms have been shown to have the incentive to manage earnings
upwards. Using the cross-sectional modified Jones [(1991) J Accounting Res 29:193–228] model to measure discretionary current accruals, we find that discretionary current accruals
are higher among diversified firms than in non-diversified ones. Our evidence is consistent with the view that the extent
of firm diversification is directly related to the degree of earnings management. We further show that diversified issuers
with high discretionary accruals underperformed other SEO firms.
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David K. DingEmail: |
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We find no evidence of accrual mispricing for firms that disclose accrual information at earnings announcements. For these
firms, the market differentiates the discretionary from the nondiscretionary components of the earnings surprise. In contrast,
the market fails to distinguish between the discretionary and the nondiscretionary components of the earnings surprise for
firms that do not disclose accrual information at earnings announcements. These firms experience some stock price correction
around the filing date. However, the correction is only partial, resulting in a post-filing drift.
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Henock LouisEmail: |
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Hemang Desai Srinivasan Krishnamurthy Kumar Venkataraman 《Review of Accounting Studies》2006,11(1):71-90
We study the behavior of short sellers around earnings restatements. We find that short sellers accumulate positions in restating
firms several months in advance of the restatement and subsequently unwind these positions after the drop in share price induced
by the restatement. The increase in short interest is larger for firms with high levels of accruals prior to restatement.
We document that heavily shorted firms experience poor subsequent performance and a higher rate of delisting. Overall, these
results suggest that the motive for short selling is, at least in part, related to suspect financial reporting and that short
sellers pay attention to information being conveyed by accruals.
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Hemang DesaiEmail: Phone: +1-214-768-3185 |
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Accounting conservatism and corporate governance 总被引:7,自引:0,他引:7
Juan Manuel García Lara Beatriz García Osma Fernando Penalva 《Review of Accounting Studies》2009,14(1):161-201
We predict that firms with stronger corporate governance will exhibit a higher degree of accounting conservatism. Governance
level is assessed using a composite measure that incorporates several internal and external characteristics. Consistent with
our prediction, strong governance firms show significantly higher levels of conditional accounting conservatism. Our tests
take into account the endogenous nature of corporate governance, and the results are robust to the use of several measures
of conservatism (market-based and nonmarket-based). Our evidence is consistent with the direction of causality flowing from
governance to conservatism, and not vice versa, indicating that governance and conservatism are not substitutes. Finally,
we study the impact of earnings discretion on the sensitivity of earnings to bad news across governance structures. We find
that, on average, strong-governance firms appear to use discretionary accruals to inform investors about bad news in a timelier
manner.
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Fernando Penalva (Corresponding author)Email: |
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Louis T. W. Cheng Hung-Gay Fung Tak Yan Leung 《Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting》2007,28(1):23-54
The literature has suggested that earnings and earnings forecasts provide stronger signals than dividends about future performance
of a firm. We test the information effects of simultaneous announcement of earnings and dividends in the Hong Kong market,
distinguished by three interesting features (concentrated family-shareholdings, low corporate transparency, and no tax on
dividends). Our results show significant share price reactions to unexpected earnings and dividend changes, but dividends
appear to play a dominant role over earnings in pricing, a result contrary to findings in the literature. The signaling hypothesis
works primarily for firms with earning increases, while the maturity hypothesis works mainly for firms with earnings declines.
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Tak Yan LeungEmail: |
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We investigate if the SEC’s recently mandated disclosure of fees for audit and nonaudit services paid by firms to their incumbent auditors affected the market’s perception of auditor independence and earnings quality. Following the initial fee disclosures in 2001, we find that the market valuation of quarterly earnings surprises (earnings response coefficient) was significantly lower for firms with high levels of nonaudit fees than for firms with low levels of such fees. In contrast, in the year prior to the new fee disclosures, there was no reduction in earnings response coefficients for firms that subsequently reported high nonaudit fees. Our evidence suggests that mandated fee disclosures provided new information that was viewed by the market as relevant to appraising auditor independence and earnings quality.
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Bin KeEmail: |
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John J. Maher Robert M. Brown Raman Kumar 《Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting》2008,31(2):167-189
We examine the valuation effects of overall demand for corporate equities combined with the influence of abnormal earnings
and unexpected funds flow. Our results indicate that the expected and unexpected net new total flow of funds into all stock
mutual funds do not by themselves have a meaningful effect on firm equity valuation. However, we find the combination of unexpected
funds flow and realized abnormal earnings have significant and important valuation effects. Importantly, the valuation impact
is greatest for those firms with high earnings growth potential that also operate in an environment characterized by high
information asymmetry.
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Raman KumarEmail: |
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David Abad Sonia Sanabria José Yagüe 《Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting》2009,32(3):287-308
Using Spanish data, this paper examines, for the first time, the differences in the intraday response of an order-driven market
to earnings announcements made during trading and non-trading hours. We show that the speed of reaction depends on timing
of the announcement: for overnight (daytime) announcements, the improvement in liquidity is (not) immediate. This finding
could explain why Spanish firms prefer to release the bad (good) earnings announcement in trading (non-trading) hours. This
strategic timing differs from the traditional disclosure policy in American markets, suggesting that different microstructures
may react differently to news releases and, consequently, drive the strategic timing of corporate disclosures.
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José Yagüe (Corresponding author)Email: |
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Valuation of loss firms in a knowledge-based economy 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
Recent research in accounting has documented a substantial increase in the number of loss firms. Existing theories on the
valuation of loss firms are based on adaptation/abandonment options or limited liability, assuming that these firms are operationally
distressed. In this paper, we show that many loss firms do not fit this stereotype and identify the primary value drivers
of this new type of loss firms. Our analysis helps resolve the puzzling negative relation between earnings and market value
documented in prior research. Overall, our findings underscore the importance of “hidden assets” or intangibles in the study
of loss firms.
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Jianming YeEmail: |
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William H. Beaver Maureen F. McNichols Karen K. Nelson 《Review of Accounting Studies》2007,12(4):525-556
We show that the asymmetric effects of income taxes and special items for profit and loss firms contribute to a discontinuity
at zero in the distribution of earnings. Income taxes draw profit observations towards zero while negative special items pull
loss observations away from zero. These earnings components are thus expected to contribute to a discontinuity even in the
absence of discretion. We show our results are not an artifact of deflation and that other common components of earnings do
not have similar effects on the earnings distribution around zero.
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Karen K. NelsonEmail: |
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The contextual nature of the predictive power of statistically-based quarterly earnings models 总被引:2,自引:2,他引:0
We present new empirical evidence on the contextual nature of the predictive power of five statistically-based quarterly earnings
expectation models evaluated on a holdout period spanning the twelve quarters from 2000–2002. In marked contrast to extant
time-series work, the random walk with drift (RWD) model provides significantly more accurate pooled, one-step-ahead quarterly
earnings predictions for a sample of high-technology firms (n = 202). In similar predictive comparisons, the Griffin-Watts (GW) ARIMA model provides significantly more accurate quarterly
earnings predictions for a sample of regulated firms (n = 218). Finally, the RWD and GW ARIMA models jointly dominate the other expectation models (i.e., seasonal random walk with
drift, the Brown-Rozeff (BR) and Foster (F) ARIMA models) for a default sample of firms (n = 796). We provide supplementary analyses that document the: (1) increased frequency of the number of loss quarters experienced
by our sample firms in the holdout period (2000–2002) vis-à-vis the identification period (1990–1999); (2) reduced levels
of earnings persistence for our sample firms relative to earnings persistence factors computed by Baginski et al. (2003) during earlier time periods (1970s–1980s); (3) relative impact on the predictive ability of the five expectation models
conditioned upon the extent of analyst coverage of sample firms (i.e., no coverage, moderate coverage, and extensive coverage);
and (4) sensitivity of predictive performance across subsets of regulated firms with the BR ARIMA model providing the most
accurate predictions for utilities (n = 87) while the RWD model is superior for financial institutions (n = 131).
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Kenneth S. Lorek (Corresponding author)Email: |
G. Lee WillingerEmail: |
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Marcel Naujoks Kevin Aretz Alexander G. Kerl Andreas Walter 《Financial Markets and Portfolio Management》2009,23(1):3-29
We employ an innovative methodology suggested by Bernhardt et al. (J. Financ. Econ. 80:657–675, 2006) to examine the herding (or anti-herding) behavior of German analysts regarding earnings forecasts. This methodology avoids
well-known shortcomings often encountered in related studies, such as correlated information signals, unexpected common shocks
to earnings, systematic optimism or pessimism, or forecast target mismeasurement. Our findings suggest that German analysts
anti-herd, that is, they systematically issue earnings forecasts that are further away from the consensus forecast than their
private information indicates. Furthermore, we analyze the association between herding behavior and different characteristics,
including the size of the brokerage, general or firm-specific experience, and the coverage of firms on the Neuer Markt. We mainly confirm findings for the United States, for example, that anti-herding is more severe in cases of higher competition
among analysts. Contrary to anecdotal evidence, we also find anti-herding behavior in earnings forecasts for Neuer Markt firms during the “new economy” bubble.
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Andreas Walter (Corresponding author)Email: |
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John E. Core Wayne R. Guay Scott A. Richardson Rodrigo S. Verdi 《Review of Accounting Studies》2006,11(1):49-70
We examine whether managers’ trading decisions (both at a firm and personal level) are correlated with trading strategies
suggested by the operating accruals and the post-earnings announcement drift (SUE) anomalies. We discuss advantages and disadvantages
of the use of managerial trading activity to infer managers’ private valuation about their own securities. Our results provide
corroborative evidence for the accruals anomaly, i.e., managers’ repurchase and insider trading behavior varies consistently
with the information underlying the operating accruals trading strategy. On the other hand, we do not find corroborative evidence
for the SUE anomaly.
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Rodrigo S. VerdiEmail: |
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Stephen P. Baginski John M. Hassell Michael D. Kimbrough 《Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting》2008,31(3):311-330
The 1990s were characterized by substantial increases in the performance of and investor reliance on financial analysts. Because
managers possess superior private information and issue forecasts to align investors’ expectations with their own, we predict
that managers increased the quality of their earnings forecasts during the 1990s in order to keep pace with the improved forward-looking
information provided by financial analysts, upon which investors increasingly relied. Using a sample of 2,437 management earnings
forecasts, we document an increase in management earnings forecast precision, management earnings forecast accuracy, and managers’
tendency to explain earnings forecasts in 1993–1996 relative to 1983–1986. Given that these forecast characteristics are linked
to greater informativeness and credibility, we also document that the information content of management earnings forecasts,
as measured by the strength of share price responses to forecast news, increased in 1993–1996 relative to 1983–1986. As expected,
the increased information content of management forecasts primarily occurred for firms covered by financial analysts.
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Michael D. KimbroughEmail: |
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Value relevance of value-at-risk disclosure 总被引:2,自引:2,他引:0
Chee Yeow Lim Patricia Mui-Siang Tan 《Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting》2007,29(4):353-370
The SEC issued FRR No. 48 in 1997 to enhance public disclosure of firms’ exposures to market risk. We examine whether the
quantitative value-at-risk (VAR) estimates disclosed by 81 non-financial firms during the period 1997–2002 are value-relevant
using the earnings-returns relation. The empirical results indicate that high VAR is associated with weaker earnings-returns
relation. Further analysis shows that VAR is positively and significantly associated with future stock return volatility.
Our evidence suggests that investors perceive the earnings of firms with substantial market risk exposure to be less persistent,
and adjust the future abnormal earnings for the higher risk exposure. Thus, this results in a lower expected rate of return.
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Chee Yeow LimEmail: |
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Michael L. Ettredge Soo Young Kwon David B. Smith Mary S. Stone 《Review of Accounting Studies》2006,11(1):91-117
Our study assesses whether SFAS No. 131 improved disclosure about the diversity of multiple segment firms’ operations. We
find a post-SFAS No. 131 increase in cross-segment variability of segment profits, an increase in the association between
reported and inherent cross-segment variability, and an increase in association between reported variability and capital market
incentives to disclose. We interpret the results as evidence that SFAS No. 131 increased the transparency of segment profitability
disclosures, and as indicating SFAS No. 131 allowed firms depending more on external financing to disclose more about differences
in segment profitability.
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Michael L. EttredgeEmail: |
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Using a sample of seasoned equity offerings (SEOs), this paper examines the association between the choice of financial intermediary
and earnings management. We contend that with more stringent standards for certification and intense monitoring, highly prestigious
underwriters restrict firms’ incentives for earnings management to protect their reputation and to avoid potential litigation
risks, while firms with greater incentives for earnings management avoid strict monitoring by choosing low-quality underwriters.
Consistent with our predictions, we find an inverse association between underwriter quality and issuers’ earnings management.
In addition, we find that underwriter quality is positively related to SEOs’ post-issue performance, even after controlling
for the effect of earnings management. We also find that firms with low-underwriter prestige and high levels of earnings management
under-perform the most. However, the effect of underwriter choice on post-issue performance does not last long.
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Myung Seok ParkEmail: |
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This paper examines whether the mispricing of accruals documented in equity markets extends to bond markets. The paper finds
that corporate bonds of firms with high operating accruals underperform corporate bonds of firms with low operating accruals.
In the first year after portfolio formation, the underperformance is 115 basis points using an accrual measure that includes
capital investments and 93 basis points using an accrual measure that is based only on working capital investments. The Sharpe
ratios of the zero-investment bond accrual portfolios are comparable to those of the corresponding zero-investment stock accrual
portfolios. The results are also robust to risk adjustments based on both a factor model consisting of the Fama and French
(J. Financial Econ 33 (1993) 3) stock and bond market factors and a characteristics model based on bond ratings and duration. Cross-sectional Fama–MacBeth
regressions that use individual bond data and control for stock and bond issuances in addition to ratings and duration also
confirm the time-series portfolio findings. Overall, our results reveal an accrual anomaly among bonds similar to that observed
among stocks.
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Bhaskaran SwaminathanEmail: |
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James S. Linck Thomas J. Lopez Lynn Rees 《Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting》2007,28(4):327-352
Firm management typically claims that voluntary accounting method changes (VACs) are made to enhance the informativeness of
earnings by better matching accounting practices with economic reality. In contrast, skeptics argue that managers adopt new
accounting procedures to opportunistically manage earnings and influence their firm’s stock price. In this paper, we investigate
these alternative motives for VACs. Specifically, we investigate whether VACs cause equity prices to deviate from their fundamental
values in the short-term by studying the long-run stock-price performance for a sample of firms that voluntarily change accounting
methods. In addition, we investigate changes in earnings informativeness by examining the behavior of earning response coefficients
and the relationship between earnings and future cash flows in years surrounding the VAC event. In contrast to prior research,
we find little evidence that a strategy based solely on the earnings effect of a VAC can generate abnormal returns. While
we find weak evidence of post-VAC abnormal returns for extreme VACs, this result appears to be driven by the accruals anomaly
documented in Sloan [Sloan, R. G. (1996). The Accounting Review, 71, 289–315]. Our evidence further suggests that earnings informativeness is not significantly altered by voluntary changes
in accounting methods. Taken together, our evidence suggests the market recognizes the financial statement effects of alternative
acceptable accounting methods and efficiently processes the valuation implications of VACs.
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Lynn Rees (Corresponding author)Email: |