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. Specifically, we document that forecast errors of the predicted earnings issued during the Initial Public Offering (IPO) have …
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We examine how analysts' earnings forecast properties vary when accounting information is more difficult to process …. Specifically, we investigate whether analysts' forecast properties are associated with traditional real earnings management (REM …) measures. We hypothesize and find that analysts' forecast errors and dispersion are greater for REM firms. Next, we investigate …
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We revisit the asymmetric timeliness of earnings as proposed by Basu (1997). For a large sample of US firm years from 1970-2019, we show that earnings are asymmetrically timely with respect to bad economic news, and that this is robust to the declining timeliness of good news, different time...
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This study examines the relationship between the value of financial analysts' recommendations and the intensity of firms' research and development (R&D) expenditures. We conduct univariate, portfolio and regression analyses using a sample of 8,620 public firms for the period 1993-2004. The...
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I use the first-time enforcement of insider trading laws in sixteen countries as a shock to enforcement and examine its influence on timely loss recognition (TLR). Consistent with greater enforcement increasing the usefulness of accounting information in contracts and thereby the demand for...
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in earnings management, and tend to receive more negative stock price reactions when they miss or barely meet forecast …
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This monograph provides a thorough review of earnings quality issues and analysis. Its primary objectives are to help gain a deep understanding of earnings quality and facilitate the development of comprehensive, granular, and contextual earnings quality indicators and analyses. While there are...
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presentation attenuates the profitability of insiders' trades. We provide unique insights on how insiders profit from publicly …
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This study investigates whether the voluntary disclosure of management earnings forecasts influences investors' assessment of firm risk and firm value. We find a significant negative relationship between the issuance of management earnings forecasts and a variety of measures of firm risk...
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