Ricks [1982] found that stock returns near the earnings disclosure dates of 1974 LIFO adopters were negative and significantly lower than returns near the earnings disclosure dates of firms not using LIFO.Given that firms adopting LIFO in 1974 were voluntarily switching to an accounting method...

This study of the post – earnings announcement drift and the value – glamour anomaly finds that value stocks have greater information uncertainty, exhibit more-muted initial market reactions to earnings surprises, and have better (more positive or less negative) post – earnings...