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Stock Prices and Earnings: A History of Research

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  • Patricia M. Dechow
  • Richard G. Sloan
  • Jenny Zha

    (Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720)

Abstract

Accounting earnings summarize periodic corporate financial performance and are key determinants of stock prices. We review research on the usefulness of accounting earnings, including research on the link between accounting earnings and firm value and research on the usefulness of accounting earnings relative to other accounting and nonaccounting information. We also review research on the features of accounting earnings that make them useful to investors, including the accrual accounting process, fair value accounting, and the conservatism convention. We finish by summarizing research that identifies situations in which investors appear to misinterpret earnings and other accounting information, leading to security mispricing.

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  • Patricia M. Dechow & Richard G. Sloan & Jenny Zha, 2014. "Stock Prices and Earnings: A History of Research," Annual Review of Financial Economics, Annual Reviews, vol. 6(1), pages 343-363, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:anr:refeco:v:6:y:2014:p:343-363
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    1. Bai, Jennie & Philippon, Thomas & Savov, Alexi, 2016. "Have financial markets become more informative?," Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 122(3), pages 625-654.
    2. Prodosh Simlai, 2021. "Accrual mispricing, value-at-risk, and expected stock returns," Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Springer, vol. 57(4), pages 1487-1517, November.
    3. Rezaee, Zabihollah & Dou, Huan & Zhang, Huili, 2020. "Corporate social responsibility and earnings quality: Evidence from China," Global Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 45(C).
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    5. G.P. Kourtis & L.P. Κourtis & M.P. Kourtis & P. Curtis, 2017. "Fundamental Analysis, Stock Returns and High B/M Companies," International Journal of Economics & Business Administration (IJEBA), International Journal of Economics & Business Administration (IJEBA), vol. 0(4), pages 3-18.
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    Keywords

    earnings; stock prices; accruals; conservatism; fair value; anomalies;
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    JEL classification:

    • G12 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Asset Pricing; Trading Volume; Bond Interest Rates
    • M41 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Accounting - - - Accounting

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