Accruals Quality, Stock Returns, and Macroeconomic Conditions

2010 ◽  
Vol 85 (3) ◽  
pp. 937-978 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dongcheol Kim ◽  
Yaxuan Qi
Keyword(s):  
Stock Returns ◽  
Risk Premium ◽  
Equity Capital ◽  
Cost Of Equity Capital ◽  
Cost Of Equity ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Macroeconomic Conditions ◽  
Accruals Quality ◽  
Quality Stock ◽  
The Cost

ABSTRACT: This study examines whether and how earnings quality, measured as accruals quality (AQ), affects the cost of equity capital. Using two-stage cross-sectional regression tests, we find that the AQ risk factor is significantly priced, after controlling for low-priced stocks. This result is robust in tests using individual stocks, various portfolio formations, and different beta estimations. Furthermore, we show that AQ and its pricing effect systematically vary with business cycles and macroeconomic variables. In particular, this pricing effect is prominent in total AQ and innate AQ but not in discretionary AQ. The risk premium associated with AQ exists only in economic expansion but not in recession periods. Poorer AQ firms are more vulnerable to macroeconomic shocks. The risk premium and the dispersion of AQ are also related to future economic activity. Overall, our results suggest that AQ contributes to the cost of equity capital and that its pricing effect is associated with fundamental risk.

Correcting for Cross-Sectional and Time-Series Dependence in Accounting Research

2010 ◽  
Vol 85 (2) ◽  
pp. 483-512 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian D. Gow ◽  
Gaizka Ormazabal ◽  
Daniel J. Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Equity Capital ◽  
Cost Of Debt ◽  
Test Statistics ◽  
Cost Of Equity Capital ◽  
Cost Of Equity ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Accounting Research ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Series Dependence

ABSTRACT: We review and evaluate the methods commonly used in the accounting literature to correct for cross-sectional and time-series dependence. While much of the accounting literature studies settings in which variables are cross-sectionally and serially correlated, we find that the extant methods are not robust to both forms of dependence. Contrary to claims in the literature, we find that the Z2 statistic and Newey-West corrected Fama-MacBeth standard errors do not correct for both cross-sectional and time-series dependence. We show that extant methods produce misspecified test statistics in common accounting research settings, and that correcting for both forms of dependence substantially alters inferences reported in the literature. Specifically, several findings in the implied cost of equity capital literature, the cost of debt literature, and the conservatism literature appear not to be robust to the use of well-specified test statistics.

The Cost of Equity Capital in Stock Portfolios Listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange Using the Classic CAPM

e-Finanse ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 48-62
Author(s):  
Stanisław Urbański
Keyword(s):  
Real Options ◽  
Stock Returns ◽  
Cost Of Capital ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Bootstrap Method ◽  
Equity Capital ◽  
Cost Of Equity Capital ◽  
Cost Of Equity ◽  
Warsaw Stock Exchange ◽  
The Cost

AbstractThis work is an attempt to estimate the cost of equity capital characteristic among portfolios of companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange in the years 1995-2017. To this end, the classic CAPM is used to estimate the cost of risk. Model tests are based on 252 monthly returns. In order to assess the errors of cost of capital estimation, the bootstrap method is used. The estimated cost of capital refers to the project portfolio with real options on these projects. Stock returns are generated not only by the companies implementing projects but also through real options modifying these projects. The estimated cost of capital can be a valuable indicator for portfolio managers. Also, it can be an approximate indicator for making decisions on the implementation of new investment projects. The estimated cost of capital assumes the highest values for value portfolios. The estimated cost of capital assumes the small values for growth portfolios.

Pengaruh Kualitas Corporate Governance Terhadap Cost Of Equity Perusahaan Manufaktur Di Indonesia

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fiki Kartika
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Risk Premium ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Equity Capital ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Cost Of Equity Capital ◽  
Cost Of Equity ◽  
Ex Ante ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Impact

This research aims to determine the impact of Good Corporate Governance (GCG) on the cost of equity for manufacturing companies in Indonesia. The sampling technique uses purposive sampling, namely companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. The analysis was carried out in the Manufacturing industry sector in 2013 - 2015. The GCG index was measured using five dimensions adopted from Black et al. (2003) and Cost of Equity is measured by the ex ante cost of equity capital using the Price Earning Growth (PEG) proxy. The reason for using ex ante cost of equity capital is ex-ante is more describing the role of investors in seeing the risk of a company. The results of this study indicate that GCG negatively affects on the cost of equity. GCG limits managerial opportunism and reduces agency conflicts between owners and agents. Therefore, shareholders are willing to accept a lower risk premium, effectively reducing equity costs.

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