Earnings management by firms announcing earnings after SEC filing |
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Authors: | Kwang-Hyun Chung Rudolph A Jacob Ya B Tang |
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Institution: | (1) Pace University, USA |
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Abstract: | This study examines motivation and stock market reactions of firms announcing earnings in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) after
filing with the Security Exchange Commission (SEC). Most firms announce earnings in the WSJ before SEC filing. Firms that
reverse this sequence are voluntarily delaying public earnings announcements. The authors find that these firms are not only
poor financial performers but also engage in earnings managements. They are delaying their WSJ announcements to postpone announcing
bad news. The authors find significant stock price reactions to both the SEC filing and the WSJ announcement. The price reaction
to earnings is incomplete at the SEC filings. The market continues reacting to firms' subsequent WSJ announcements as if the
SEC filing fails to communicate earnings information to some investors. |
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