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What Do Analyst Financial Modelling Mistakes Tell Us? Evidence from the Properties of Accounting

Abacus, EarlyView.
This study develops a novel measure of sell‐side analyst financial modelling mistakes, based on whether an analyst's simultaneous forecasts of earnings, book value of equity, and dividends are internally consistent with the accounting clean surplus relation. I find that the discrepancy of an analyst's forecasts from clean surplus (a proxy for financial
Mark Wallis
wiley   +1 more source

The effect of CEO adverse professional experience on management forecast pessimism

Accounting &Finance, Volume 65, Issue 1, Page 219-250, March 2025.
Abstract We examine how CEOs' past experiences of corporate distress affect their subsequent forecast behaviour. We find that CEOs who experienced distress in a non‐CEO position at another firm issue more pessimistic management earnings forecasts after becoming CEO at their current firm.
Eunice S. Khoo, Louise Y. Lu, Zihang Peng   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of ESG Rating Divergence on Excess Cash Holdings: Evidence From China A‐Share Listed Firms

Accounting &Finance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates the relationship between ESG rating divergence and corporate excess cash holdings, employing a sample of Chinese A‐share listed companies from 2015 to 2021. Our findings reveal a significant positive relationship between ESG rating divergence and firms' excess cash holdings, a conclusion robust to various sensitivity ...
Qun Cao, Siye Liang, Jingtong Wu, Tairan Kevin Huang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Brand Capital and Leverage Adjustments

Accounting &Finance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using a sample of U.S. firm‐year observations, we document a positive association between brand capital and the speed of leverage adjustment. This relationship is stronger among firms that exhibit greater opacity in their information disclosure, weaker governance, and more rigid financial constraints.
Tongxia Li, Chun Lu, Lei Xu, Bo Yu
wiley   +1 more source

How Reelection Pressure Shapes Directors' Commitment to Stakeholders: Evidence From Majority Voting Legislation

Corporate Governance: An International Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Research Question/Issue Director reelection pressure strengthens directors' accountability to shareholders, yet its implications for stakeholder‐oriented engagement, such as corporate sustainability, remain theoretically ambiguous and empirically underexplored.
Zhe Li, Bo Wang
wiley   +1 more source

THE EFFECTS OF LIFE CYCLE AND FREE CASH FLOW ON DIVIDEND OF AGRICULTURAL COMPANIES THAT LISTED IN INDONESIA STOCK EXCHANGE

Jurnal Social Economic of Agriculture, 2020
Company decision to give profits to their investors is based on several reasons including internal policy from the company. Therefore, this study discusses the effects of life cycle and free cash flow on dividend of agricultural companies that listed in ...
Helma Malini, Venu Fitratama
doaj   +1 more source

A series of (un)fortunate events: Commercial bank interest rates and deposit reallocation during the Great Depression in the Netherlands

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract During the global economic crisis of 1929–33, deposits in the Dutch commercial banking sector sharply declined as funds shifted to the government‐guaranteed Post Office Savings Bank and other savings institutions. Unlike earlier studies for neighbouring countries, we demonstrate that this shift was driven less by a flight to safety and more by
Ruben Peeters, Amaury de Vicq de Cumptich   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determinants of Dividend Payout Policy in Egypt: Evidence from Listed Non-Financial Firms [PDF]

المجلة العلمية للدراسات والبحوث المالية والتجارية
Dividend policy refers to the firm's decision on how much of its earnings to pay out as dividends and how much to retain for future use. Dividend policy remains a contentious issue in corporate finance, as many questions remain unanswered, including what
Wessam Mohsen Abdel Aziz
doaj   +1 more source

Pressure‐Driven Cash Holdings Under Biodiversity Risk

European Financial Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how biodiversity risk affects corporate cash holdings and the mechanisms shaping this relationship. We find that firms facing higher biodiversity risk significantly increase cash reserves. Internal CSR governance and external institutional pressures both reinforce precautionary cash policies, highlighting the importance of ...
Kangding Wang, Tongbin Xu, Min Yang
wiley   +1 more source

Institutional Tax Clienteles and Payout Policy [PDF]

This paper employs heterogeneity in institutional shareholder tax characteristics to identify the relationship between firm payout policy and tax incentives.
Mihir A. Desai, Li Jin
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