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Dissemination of Accruals Information, Role of Semi‐Annual Reporting, and Analysts' Earnings Forecasts: Evidence from Japan

Dissemination of Accruals Information, Role of Semi‐Annual Reporting, and Analysts' Earnings... Our study investigates the effects of dissemination of accounting accruals information on stock prices using Japanese annual reports as our sample. We conduct month‐by‐month detailed analyses of price adjustment behavior with a particular focus on revisions of analysts' earnings forecasts and changes in trading volume around the period of upcoming semi‐annual reports. We find that analysts' forecasts are often revised around this time, and analysts use this as auxiliary information. In addition, an accompanying re‐adjustment of abnormal returns and an increase in trading volume are observed. Our findings demonstrate that informational uncertainty initially triggered by the announcement of annual reports decreases as semi‐annual reports are disclosed and analysts change their earnings forecasts, and confirms the importance of semi‐annual reporting. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of International Financial Management & Accounting Wiley

Dissemination of Accruals Information, Role of Semi‐Annual Reporting, and Analysts' Earnings Forecasts: Evidence from Japan

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Publisher
Wiley
Copyright
© 2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
ISSN
0954-1314
eISSN
1467-646X
DOI
10.1111/j.1467-646X.2010.01038.x
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Abstract

Our study investigates the effects of dissemination of accounting accruals information on stock prices using Japanese annual reports as our sample. We conduct month‐by‐month detailed analyses of price adjustment behavior with a particular focus on revisions of analysts' earnings forecasts and changes in trading volume around the period of upcoming semi‐annual reports. We find that analysts' forecasts are often revised around this time, and analysts use this as auxiliary information. In addition, an accompanying re‐adjustment of abnormal returns and an increase in trading volume are observed. Our findings demonstrate that informational uncertainty initially triggered by the announcement of annual reports decreases as semi‐annual reports are disclosed and analysts change their earnings forecasts, and confirms the importance of semi‐annual reporting.

Journal

Journal of International Financial Management & AccountingWiley

Published: Jun 1, 2010

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