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This research examines the ability of Earnings less Risk-free Interest Charge (ERIC) to predict stock returns. We find that that earnings, cash flow, and total income are more strongly associated with stock returns than ERIC or residual income. In conclusion, our research suggests that mandatory...
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This study examines firms' decision to voluntarily adopt IFRS in a setting where there are changes to the governance … IFRS adoption to be higher among firms that have a high proportion of foreign shareholders, undertake quality audits, have … prices of IFRS adopters tend to increase around the announcement date of IFRS adoption, compared to those of non …
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This report updates and expands earlier studies to look at the profitability of $349.7 billion of buybacks executed from 2000 through early 2010 by a sample of 275 corporations. The sample companies, drawn mainly from the technology sector, enjoy total equity market value today of $945.6...
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Few purely financial decisions rival stock repurchase programs in their bearing on the well-being of shareholders. Absent better financial reports on buybacks, an occasional tally of results seems appropriate. The current “Monitor” extends an earlier study back to 2000 to look at...
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This paper examines the relationship between large blockholders and stock price crash risk for the entire population of non-financial companies listed on the Swiss Exchange for the period 2003-2016. The results show that firms held by a large blockholder have a lower firm-specific crash risk...
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“Modern” accounting adheres to 15th century conventions in maintaining that corporate stock repurchases never result in a profit or loss for a firm. In actual practice, however, few purely financial decisions rival stock repurchases in their bearing on the well-being of shareholders. Because...
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