This study investigates the informational content of losses and their effect on the association between earnings and stock returns. Previous studies demonstrated that losses are less informative than positive earnings since they are not expected to prolong (Hayn, 1995). Our results prove that...

Purpose – The aim of this paper is twofold: first, it aims to examine the relevance of earnings and book values on stock prices, and second, to test for the effect of speculative intensity on the relevance of accounting information between 1995 and 2004. Design/methodology/approach – The...

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to examine the relevance of financial reporting. In order to achieve this, a model that includes specific ratios is developed, which have proved to be indicators of falsified financial statements in the Greek capital market, and by estimating accruals...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider the impact of the drachma's replacement by the euro on the quality of accounting information published by Greek listed firms. Design/methodology/approach – The authors examined how the adoption of the euro currency impacted on the timeliness...

Purpose – This paper's aim is twofold: first, it seeks to examine the impact of financial transparency on the returns‐earnings relation and second, to test for the existence of conservative accounting between 1995 and 2004. Design/methodology/approach – The data were collected from a...