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International Diversification, SFAS 131 and Post†Earnings†Announcement Drift

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  • Tony Kang
  • Inder K. Khurana
  • Changjiang Wang

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Using 1990 through 2013 data of U.S. firms with foreign operations, we show that (i) the serial correlation of analyst forecast errors increases in the extent of international diversification, (ii) post†earnings†announcement drift (PEAD) based on analyst forecast errors increases in the extent of international diversification, and (iii) the impact of international diversification on the serial correlation of analyst forecast errors and its associated drift is significantly reduced after the implementation of SFAS 131 on segment disclosures. When we replicate our tests using seasonally differenced earnings, we fail to observe similar patterns. Overall, our results suggest that investors’ underreaction to announced earnings is a likely explanation for PEAD. Our findings also indicate that disclosures required under SFAS 131 are useful to analysts in forming efficient earnings expectations, thereby helping capital market participants in the pricing of internationally diversified firms’ earnings.À l'aide de données portant sur des sociétés américaines exerçant leurs activités à l’étranger pour la période s’échelonnant de 1990 à 2013, les auteurs montrent que i) la corrélation sérielle des erreurs prévisionnelles des analystes augmente avec l’étendue de la diversification internationale, ii) le mouvement postérieur à l'annonce des résultats prenant appui sur les erreurs prévisionnelles des analystes augmente avec l’étendue de la diversification internationale et iii) l'incidence de la diversification internationale sur la corrélation sérielle des erreurs prévisionnelles des analystes et le mouvement qui y est associé a diminué sensiblement après l'adoption du SFAS 131 sur la publication d'informations sectorielles. Les auteurs répètent leurs tests en utilisant l’écart des résultats par action du trimestre par rapport à ceux du trimestre correspondant de l'exercice précédent sans observer de profils similaires. Dans l'ensemble, les résultats obtenus par les auteurs paraissent indiquer que la réaction timide des investisseurs à l'annonce des résultats est une explication probable du mouvement postérieur à l'annonce des résultats. Les constatations des auteurs indiquent également que les informations qu'exige le SFAS 131 sont utiles aux analystes dans la formulation efficiente d'attentes de résultat et donc dans l'aide qu'ils peuvent apporter aux intervenants sur les marchés financiers cherchant à établir la valeur des résultats des sociétés diversifiées à l’échelle internationale.

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  • Tony Kang & Inder K. Khurana & Changjiang Wang, 2017. "International Diversification, SFAS 131 and Post†Earnings†Announcement Drift," Contemporary Accounting Research, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 34(4), pages 2152-2178, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:coacre:v:34:y:2017:i:4:p:2152-2178
    DOI: 10.1111/1911-3846.12340
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    1. Chung, Kee H. & Kim, Oliver & Lim, Steve C. & Yang, Sean, 2019. "An analytical measure of market underreaction to earnings news," International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 64(C), pages 612-624.
    2. Ying Zhou, 2022. "Proprietary Costs and Corporate Lobbying Against Changes in Mandatory Disclosure," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 68(11), pages 8483-8505, November.
    3. Josef Fink, 2020. "A Review of the Post-Earnings-Announcement Drift," Working Paper Series, Social and Economic Sciences 2020-04, Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences, Karl-Franzens-University Graz.
    4. Stefan Dierkes & Ulrich Schäfer, 2021. "Valuation of firms with multiple business units," Journal of Business Economics, Springer, vol. 91(4), pages 401-432, May.
    5. Fink, Josef, 2021. "A review of the Post-Earnings-Announcement Drift," Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, Elsevier, vol. 29(C).

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