Motivée par les récents travaux de Lev [2001b ; 2004] et les débats actuels de l'IASB portant sur la traduction comptable de l'investissement immatériel (ci-après IIM), cette étude empirique pose la question de l'utilité de l'information comptable face à de tels investissements. A l'aide...

Motivée par les récents travaux de Lev [2001b ; 2004] et les débats actuels de l'IASB portant sur la traduction comptable de l'investissement immatériel (IIM), cette étude empirique pose la question de l'utilité de l'information comptable face à de tels investissements. Sur la base d'un...

We study the ex ante stock market reactions to events leading up to China's convergence to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The literature consistently shows that the benefits of mandatory IFRS convergence are concentrated in countries with stronger legal enforcement and...

This paper analyses the relationship between accounting data and market price returns in the stock markets of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. Given the different informational environment and accounting practices from those of developed markets, and relatively thinly traded Baltic stocks, the...

According to IFRS 7, banks have to disclose the inputs used in measuring the fair value of financial instruments. For this purpose the standard defines a three-level measurement hierarchy. The reliability of fair values is expected to decrease with decreasing hierarchy level due to the lower...

This study examines the value relevance of book value, earnings and dividends for a sample of all non-financial firms listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) over the period 2003–2009. After controlling for the impact of the global financial crisis, empirical results provide evidence on the...

The current literature on the value relevance of accounting information primarily proxies for stock values using transaction prices, a practice that some believe may mislead value relevance research conclusions. Without assuming that prices are equivalent to intrinsic values, this paper assesses...

Studies of accounting information value relevance are often based on the scale of R2 value. However, Insukindro (1998) states that a high R2 coefficient does not imply that a model is superior. When linear regression estimation produces a high coefficient of R2 but it is not consistent with the...

The financial distress risk concept has been referred as follow: negative net assets, insolvency, bond default, overdraft, unpaid dividends for the preferred stocks, bankruptcy etc. From all the stakeholders, investors are interested in the financial position and performance of a company and its...