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Risque d’estimation, coût du capital et communication des tests de dépréciation - Estimation risk, cost of capital and impairment-testing disclosures

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  • Luc Paugam

    (ESSEC Business School)

  • Olivier Ramond

    (Université Paris-Est Créteil)

  • Bruno Husson

    (Associé Accuracy et Professeur affilié à HEC)

  • Henri Philippe

    (Associé Accuracy)

  • Jean-François Casta

    (Université Paris-Dauphine)

Abstract

(VF)Le coût du capital est traditionnellement perçu comme une fonction croissante du risque d’estimation de la distribution des flux de trésorerie futurs (FTF) dégagés par les sociétés. En référentiel international, l’information communiquée au titre des tests de dépréciation en IAS 36 permet aux sociétés cotées de transmettre au marché des indications de premier ordre sur les risques liés à leurs FTF. A partir d’un échantillon de sociétés du SBF120 constitué au cours de la période 2006-2008, nous mettons en évidence une association négative entre cette communication et le coût du capital. En outre, en isolant l’information prospective de l’information descriptive, nous montrons que seul le premier type d’information véhicule de l’information pertinente pour les investisseurs.(VA)The cost of equity capital is traditionally considered as an increasing function of the estimation risk – the risk of error regarding the distribution of a firm’s future cash flows (FCF). Under international GAAPs, IAS 36 “Impairment of assets” -based information disclosure conveys relevant information to market participants regarding the risk underlying their FCF. In a sample of top French listed companies over the period 2006-2008, we find a negative association between the cost of capital and the level of information disclosed regarding impairment of assets. In addition, when distinguishing prospective information from descriptive information, our results suggest that only prospective disclosures matter to investors’ decision-making.

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  • Luc Paugam & Olivier Ramond & Bruno Husson & Henri Philippe & Jean-François Casta, 2013. "Risque d’estimation, coût du capital et communication des tests de dépréciation - Estimation risk, cost of capital and impairment-testing disclosures," Revue Finance Contrôle Stratégie, revues.org, vol. 16(1), pages 1-23, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:dij:revfcs:v:16:y:2013:i:1:p:1-23.
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    Keywords

    coût du capital; risque d’estimation; information prospective vs descriptive; IAS 36; equity cost of capital; estimation risk; prospective vs descriptive disclosures.;
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    JEL classification:

    • D82 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Asymmetric and Private Information; Mechanism Design
    • G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance
    • M41 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Accounting - - - Accounting

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