Fundamental Valuation in Seven Asian Countries: Role of Earnings, Book Value, and Dividends

2020 ◽  
pp. 0148558X2094690
Author(s):  
Kriengkrai Boonlert-U-Thai ◽  
Shahrokh M. Saudagaran ◽  
Pradyot K. Sen
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Stock Prices ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
Book Value ◽  
International Firms ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Valuation Model ◽  
Prior Use ◽  
Other Information

We examine the role of earnings, book value, and dividends in examining the valuation of firms in select Asian countries. Besides the usual variables of earnings and book value, inclusion of dividends is motivated by prior use of the variable in the literature, as well as an adaptation of the Ohlson 2001 empirical specification of the valuation model. In our specification, absent credible analysts’ forecasts, as is typical in these markets, dividends together with earnings play the role of “other information” in explaining stock prices. In a large sample of Asian firms from seven Asian countries that lack an active analyst community, we document two key results. First, the model with earnings, book value, and dividends outperforms the earnings capitalization, book value, and a model with earnings and book value together, the traditional benchmarks used in the literature. This is in contrast to Ashbaugh and Olsson, 2002 who find that earnings capitalization is the best model for the international firms. Second, the ability of the model to explain stock valuations does not vary materially over time, thus indicating reasonable consistency across different accounting regimes in these countries that may include International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) adaptation at different paces. Our finding highlights the information role of earnings and dividends when other channels of information are blocked.

Impacts of FRS139 adoption on value relevance of financial reporting in Malaysia

2016 ◽  
Vol 42 (7) ◽  
pp. 706-721 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chin-Yee Gan ◽  
Lee-Lee Chong ◽  
Zauwiyah Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Value Relevance ◽  
Balance Sheet ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Net Income ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Book Value ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Institutional Settings

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impacts of Financial Reporting Standards (FRS)139 adoption on value relevance of financial reporting for non-financial public listed companies in Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach – Multiple regressions were applied in this study to explore the value relevance of financial reporting upon FRS139 adoption. Findings – The finding indicates that book value of equity and net income after tax are significant in jointly explaining the variations associated with market value for both the pre- and post-FRS139 period. However, the role of the book value of equity and the balance sheet in stock market valuation is becoming increasingly important compared with the role of net income after tax and income statement upon mandatory adoption of FRS139. Originality/value – This study provides relevant insights into the potential consequences of FRS139 adoption in Malaysia. This is a significant event in the history of financial reporting in Malaysia. Given the importance and complexity of applying IAS39 in more developed countries, the results of this study add to current literature by providing a comprehensive empirical analysis on the effects of FRS139 adoption on financial reporting in Malaysia, a developing country where the economy is smaller, the financial market less efficient, and institutional settings different from developed countries.

scholarly journals The Difference between Stock Prices before and after Implementation of International Financial Reporting Standards

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 285
Author(s):  
Shu-Ling Hsu
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Capital Market ◽  
Stock Prices ◽  
Value Relevance ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Reporting Standards ◽  
Book Value ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Earnings Per Share ◽  
Before And After

Following the trend of capital market globalization, many countries have begun to use unified accounting standards. The resulting, financial statements are consistent and can thus attract foreign investment, and reduce the costs of multinational companies with regard to preparing financial statements. After the implementation of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), the earnings and book value of the shareholders’ equity are more relevant to stock prices, and this is also the case in Taiwan. Because the financial statements are different before and after incorporating IFRS, this has had a significant influence in the Taiwanese financial industry. This study analyzes and explains the impacts of the earnings and book value of equity on stock prices. We take a sample of financial firms in the years 2012 and 2013 for empirical research, and the results show that the earnings per share and book value of equity have a positive and significant impact on stock prices, with the earnings per share being most significant. The results also support the hypothesis proposed in this paper: There is a decline in the value relevance of earnings, but an increase in the value relevance of book value of shareholders’ equity, after implementation of IFRS. This implies the implementation of IFRS has valuable relevant information for capital market investments.

Composition and characteristics of the financial statements elements in accordance with IFRS

2020 ◽  
pp. 36-42
Author(s):  
Mohammad Tariq Jassim
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
International Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
International Accounting ◽  
Reporting Standards ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
Qualitative Characteristics

In a market economy, the role of International Financial Reporting Standards is increasing. In order to understand their significance in modern conditions it seems necessary to consider the peculiarities of evolution of IFRS formation. The article reflects actual issues concerning the role and significance of International Accounting and Reporting Standards in modern conditions. The author has defined the necessity of applying International Accounting and Reporting Standards by Russian companies. The article highlights the main elements and users of financial statements prepared on the basis of IFRS, and analyzes the similarities and differences that exist in the formation of financial statements, based on the requirements of IFRS and RAS. The main qualitative characteristics of financial statements are considered in detail. Based on the results of the research, the author has identified current trends in the transition to international financial reporting standards.

Retroactive Tax Legislation, Reported Earnings, and Investors' Responses to Earnings “Surprises”: Evidence from R&D Credit Extensions

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Bratten ◽  
David S. Hulse
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Stock Prices ◽  
Unintended Consequences ◽  
Data Availability ◽  
Substantial Part ◽  
Tax Rates ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Average Decrease ◽  
Tax Legislation ◽  
Reported Earnings

ABSTRACT When Congress retroactively extends a temporary tax rule, the effect on earnings is complex because financial reporting standards require firms to apply the integral method using enacted tax law to determine quarterly income tax expense. We model this effect and examine earnings announcements following retroactive extensions of the federal R&D tax credit to test how investors incorporate the effect into stock prices. We find that investors respond when earnings are announced, even though the effect could have been determined several weeks earlier. We also show that in recent years, the effects of retroactive extensions of the credit are a substantial part of the average decrease in effective tax rates (ETRs) from the third to fourth quarter for calendar-year firms. Our results have implications for investors and researchers examining earnings and ETRs around retroactive extensions of temporary tax rules and suggest that congressional delays and GAAP interact to produce unintended consequences. JEL Classifications: M41; M48; G14; H25. Data Availability: Data used in this study are available from the sources identified in the text.

scholarly journals Tasks of state-owned enterprises and their impact on accounting and reporting information

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (9) ◽  
pp. 99-116
Author(s):  
Ljudmyla LOVINSKA ◽  
◽  
Andrii MAMYSHEV ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
The State ◽  
International Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Reporting Standards ◽  
Market Conditions ◽  
Theoretical Understanding ◽  
Important Place ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards

The purpose of the article is to establish ways to implement the tasks of public sector entities in ensuring responsibility and accountability of state-owned enterprises, taking into account market conditions and the transition to international financial reporting standards (IFRS) in the context of determining the place and role of accounting information. The research methodology is based on the application of dialectical and systematic approaches to scientific knowledge and general theoretical understanding of the problems of functional and accounting-analytical support for the management of state-owned enterprises in the application of IFRS. The results of the analysis of modern tendencies of the organization and functioning of the state-owned enterprises are covered. The importance of public sector entities in the global dimension, as well as the features of the organization, challenges and tasks of state-owned enterprises in market conditions are shown. It is determined that the main tasks to be performed by state-owned enterprises are : provision of certain state services and specific goods, support of the national economy and strategic interests, doing business in a natural monopoly, as well as support of social goals of the state. The specificity of the tasks of state-owned enterprises and their important place in the state economy through the role of a special agent of the government for the implementation of state policy in a particular area is substantiated. A new look at these processes involves increasing the transparency and accountability of businesses, which is closely linked to improving the quality of accounting data on the activities of state-owned enterprises. Based on the results of the study, the algorithm of decisions on determining, assessing and reviewing the value of a state-owned enterprise based on the expression of its social, economic, environmental and tax impacts has been improved. There is a problem of harmonization of methodological support for the preparation of aggregate reports of the general government sector (GGS), which arises due to the existing differences between different sets of standards for financial reporting of GGS sector entities (International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) - for public corporations and National provisions (standards) of accounting in the public sector (NP(S)APS) - for all other entities of the GGS sector).

scholarly journals Reporting companies’ performance – in respect of the international financial reporting standards (IFRS)

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 107-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ildikó Dékán Tamásné Orbán
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Great Influence ◽  
International Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Reporting Standards ◽  
Financial Health ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Globalizing World ◽  
Rule System

The role of information became more important due to rapidly changing technical conditions, market and economic regulations in our globalizing world. Several regulations tend to provide the framework for reporting performance and income of the companies, but in different statements performance is inconsistently presented and many kind of evaluation method exist in the practice. These facts led to the demand of properly assess the financial health of an organization, and created a commonly accepted rule-system, which name was International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). In this paper I tend to present the statements, definitions and factors, which can have great influence in representing the performance, income of the company in the frame of the IFRS, and reveal the differences between the other accounting regulations (EU directives, Hungarian Accounting Act) in this field.

A Cross-Country Empirical Investigation of Corruption and its Relationship to Economic, Cultural, and Monitoring Institutions: An Examination of the Role of Accounting and Financial Statements Quality

2002 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 325-350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marinilka Barros Kimbro
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Empirical Investigation ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Financial Accounting ◽  
Accounting Systems ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Information Monitoring ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Cross Country

This paper empirically tests a model that links economic, cultural, and information/monitoring variables to corruption in 61 countries. The results offer significant evidence to suggest that higher GNP per capita, moderate economic growth, effective legal and financial accounting systems, collectivist values and low power distance are associated with countries that have low corruption. Countries that have better laws, more effective judiciary, good financial reporting standards, and a higher concentration of accountants are found to be less corrupt.

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