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Analyst Forecast Errors and Stock Price Behavior Near the Earnings Announcement Dates of LIFO Adopters

Journal of Accounting Research 1988 26(2), 169
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 providing often significant tax savings, it is not obvious why investors would have reacted negatively. Nor is it likely that investors were unaware of many of the firms' LIFO adoption decisions. This study presents evidence suggesting that the negative excess returns observed by Ricks [1982] were associated with, and possibly due to, analysts' systematic overestimates of earnings of firms adopting LIFO in 1974. We are aware of no previous study documenting systematic errors in analysts' earnings forecasts conditional on a voluntary accounting method change.

Inflation, Taxes, and Optimal Inventory Policies

Journal of Accounting Research 1985 23(1), 57
This study employs an alternative stochastic model which offers important advantages over those proposed by Cohen and Pekelman, and Biddle and Martin. Rather than optimizing with respect to a single order-up-to level determined at the start of each year, the model permits a second order at year-end. This achieves greater descriptive validity by allowing intrayear (as well as interyear) cost changes and additional purchases after demand has been assessed. More important, there is a greater sensitivity to the effects of tax incentives on year-end procurement decisions and a smaller likelihood of year-end stockouts (which unrealistically affect tax incentives by drastically altering inventory cost structures). As a result, the model is uniquely suited for an examination of optimal choices among alternative inventory costing methods and the optimal ordering policies under each. In this study we extend the model to include not only LIFO and FIFO but also AC, a method not previously considered in order quantity models.

Financial Analysts and Their Contribution to Well-Functioning Capital Markets

The Accounting Review 2018 93(5), 359-362
Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Citation Dan Givoly, Gary C. Biddle; Financial Analysts and Their Contribution to Well-Functioning Capital Markets. The Accounting Review 1 September 2018; 93 (5): 359–362. https://doi.org/10.2308/accr-10622 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentThe Accounting Review Search Advanced Search

Relative versus Incremental Information Content*

Contemporary Accounting Research 1995 12(1), 1-23
This study distinguishes between incremental and relative information content. Incremental comparisons ask whether one accounting measure provides information content beyond that provided by another, and apply when one measure is viewed as given and an assessment is desired regarding the incremental contribution of another (e.g., a supplemental disclosure). Relative comparisons ask which measure has greater information content, and apply when making mutually exclusive choices among alternatives, or when rankings by information content are desired (e.g., when comparing alternative disclosures). Questions of both incremental and relative information content arise frequently in accounting. However, few previous studies have examined questions of relative information content. Possible explanations include unfamiliarity with the relative versus incremental distinction, and the additional statistical complexity involved in testing for relative information content. First, we examine analytically the relation between incremental and relative information content, demonstrating that they address different research questions and require different tests for statistical significance. Second, we identify accounting research contexts in which questions of relative and incremental information content arise. Third, we propose a new regression‐based test for relative information content. This test applies to both returns and valuation studies, generalizes to any number of predictor variables, and can be used in conjunction with White's (1980) adjustment for heteroskedasticity. Fourth, we illustrate tests for relative and incremental information content in a familiar research setting that compares the information contents of net income, cash flows, and net sales in 40 industries. Résumé. Les auteurs établissent la distinction entre le contenu marginal et relatif en information. Les comparaisons du contenu marginal visent à déterminer si une mesure comptable livre un contenu en information supérieur à celui d'une autre, et elles s'appliquent dans les cas où une mesure est considérée comme étant donnée et où l'on souhaite évaluer la contribution marginale d'une autre mesure (par exemple, la présentation de renseignements complémentaires). Les comparaisons du contenu relatif visent à déterminer quelle mesure livre un contenu en information supérieur , et elles s'appliquent dans les cas où les choix entre différentes possibilités sont mutuellement exclusifs ou lorsqu'il s'agit d'établir des classifications selon le contenu en information (par exemple, dans la comparaison de différentes possibilités en ce qui a trait à la présentation d'information). La question du contenu marginal aussi bien que du contenu relatif en information se pose fréquemment en comptabilité. Dans les études réalisées jusqu'à maintenant, l'on s'est peu intéressé aux questions touchant le contenu relatif en information. Cette lacune pourrait s'expliquer, entre autres, par le caractère inusité de la distinction entre contenu relatif et contenu marginal en information et par la complexité statistique accrue que supposent des tests portant sur le contenu relatif en information. Selon un schéma analytique, les auteurs examinent en premier lieu la relation entre le contenu marginal et le contenu relatif en information, en démontrant que les mesures correspondantes se rapportent à des questions de recherche différentes et qu'elles exigent des tests de signification statistique différents. Ils déterminent en deuxième lieu quels sont les contextes de recherche comptable dans lesquels se posent les questions pertinentes au contenu relatif et marginal en information. Ils proposent, en troisième lieu, un test inédit fondé sur la régression et s'appliquant au contenu relatif en information. Ce test convient à la fois aux études de rendement et aux études d'évaluation, peut être généralisé à n'importe quel nombre de variables prédictives et peut être utilisé en association avec l'ajustement de White (1980) relatif à l'hétéroscédasticité. Ils illustrent, en quatrième lieu, l'application de tests du contenu relatif et marginal en information dans un contexte de recherche familier où le contenu informationnel du bénéfice net, des flux de trésorerie et du chiffre d'affaires net est comparé dans 40 entreprises.

The Big Four: The Curious Past and Perilous Future of the Global Accounting Monopoly

The Accounting Review 2019 94(1), 353-356
Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Citation Dan A. Simunic, Gary C. Biddle; The Big Four: The Curious Past and Perilous Future of the Global Accounting Monopoly. The Accounting Review 1 January 2019; 94 (1): 353–356. https://doi.org/10.2308/accr-10638 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentThe Accounting Review Search Advanced Search