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Earnings Management and Investor's Stock Return

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  • Shih-Wei Wu
  • Fengyi Lin
  • Wenchang Fang

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This study investigates the effect of window dressing by Taiwanese firms on investors' stock returns. The second digit of the earnings reported as earnings before interest and tax, earnings after interest and tax, or earnings per share is found to occasionally serve as the reference point. In addition, the manipulation of earnings management shows a negative relationship between earnings management and investor stock returns. Such findings have important implications for investing decisions made by Taiwanese stockholders, who traditionally have concerns about the quality of a firm's financial statements.

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  • Shih-Wei Wu & Fengyi Lin & Wenchang Fang, 2012. "Earnings Management and Investor's Stock Return," Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 48(S3), pages 129-140, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:mes:emfitr:v:48:y:2012:i:s3:p:129-140
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    1. Bansal, Manish & Kumar, Ashish & Bhattacharyya, Asit & Bashir, Hajam Abid, 2023. "Predictors of revenue shifting and expense shifting: Evidence from an emerging economy," Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 19(1).
    2. Wil Martens & Prem Yapa & Maryam Safari, 2021. "Earnings Management in Frontier Market: Do Institutional Settings Matter?," Economies, MDPI, vol. 9(1), pages 1-19, February.
    3. Manish Bansal & Asgar Ali, 2021. "Differential impact of earnings management on the accrual anomaly," Journal of Asset Management, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 22(7), pages 559-572, December.

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