The valuation-relevance of the foreign translation adjustment: The effect of barriers to entry |
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Authors: | Suresh Radhakrishnan Albert Tsang |
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Institution: | aSchool of Management, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, United States;bSchool of Accountancy, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong |
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Abstract: | We examine the economic effects of barriers to entry on the association between foreign currency translation adjustments and the stock returns of multinational firms operating in the manufacturing and service industries. Firms that are innovation leaders, that is, firms that are research and development (R&D) intensive and firms with high foreign asset intensity (i.e., asset-intensive firms), are our proxies for firms operating in environments with barriers to entry (i.e., environments in which competition is less intense). We hypothesize and find that foreign currency translation adjustments are positively associated with abnormal stock returns for firms operating in environments with barriers to entry in both manufacturing and service industries. This finding highlights the importance of assessing the valuation-relevance of foreign currency translation adjustments by considering the economic contexts of foreign currency movements. Overall, the evidence shows that the accounting rules governing foreign currency translations generally produce results consistent with the economic effects of foreign exchange rate changes. |
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Keywords: | Foreign currency translation adjustment Valuation-relevance Country growth Wage rigidity |
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