Contrary to the common perception that operating cash flows are better than accounting earnings at explaining equity valuations, recent studies suggest that valuations derived from industry multiples based on reported earnings are closer to traded prices than those based on reported operating...

Although much market-based accounting research is based on regressions of abnormal returns on contemporaneous unexpected earnings, many have despaired about the intrinsic ability of accounting earnings to explain stock returns. These regressions exhibit low R2, lower than expected coefficients...

Recent research suggests managerial short-termism is associated with lower corporate sustainability, measured by environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings and sustainable institutional ownership. Using plant-level data on toxic releases from the United States Environmental Protection...

We find evidence that performance — reflected in earnings and cash flows — is transferred from targets to acquirers around acquisitions. Using a sample of 2,128 completed deals from 1985-2010, our results suggest that targets depress performance when investor attention declines once the deal...

Contrary to the common perception that operating cash flows are better than accounting earnings at explaining equity valuations, recent studies suggest that valuations derived from industry multiples based on reported earnings are closer to traded prices than those based on reported operating...

As tax expense reflects value lost to taxes paid, it should be negatively associated with value, provided non-tax, value-relevant information is controlled for. However, valuation regressions estimated in prior research — using contemporaneous tax expense and non-tax variables — document...

Prior research documents a negative link between risk and executive holding of stock (positive link observed for options). We find a similar negative relation for non-executive holding of stock. Our finding is consistent with the view that non-executives not only face significant incentives to...

We examine six stock price anomalies using two sets of tests to determine the extent to which six anomalies a) represent market mispricing, or b) reflect premia for unidentified risks. Market mispricing is indicated if the anomalous returns are concentrated around subsequent earnings...

We examine six accounting-based stock price anomalies using two sets of tests to determine the extent to which the anomalies (a) represent market mispricing, or (b) reflect premia for unidentified risks. Market mispricing is indicated if the anomalous returns are concentrated around subsequent...

The returns earned by US stocks since 1926 have generated an quot;equity premium puzzlequot;, since they exceed estimates derived from theory, from other periods and markets, and from surveys of investors. To determine if this historic estimate is biased upward, we offer a new approach based on...