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Discussion of “The Predictive Value of Expenses Excluded from Pro Forma Earnings”

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    (The Ohio State University)

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Doyle et al. (2003, this issue) provide evidence that IBES exclusions have incremental explanatory power (over GAAP earnings) for future cash flows, for market-adjusted returns at the earnings announcement date, and for future market-adjusted returns. They argue that this evidence supports the viewpoint that “the current regulatory concern about the use of pro forma earnings may be warranted.” My contention in this discussion is that one can readily posit alternative explanations for each of the empirical results, in turn suggesting that the results do not provide a basis for regulatory concern. Further, since there is considerable evidence that IBES earnings differ from pro forma earnings, it is not clear that the empirical analyzes in this paper may be used to draw any conclusions about pro forma earnings.

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  • Peter Easton, 2003. "Discussion of “The Predictive Value of Expenses Excluded from Pro Forma Earnings”," Review of Accounting Studies, Springer, vol. 8(2), pages 175-183, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:reaccs:v:8:y:2003:i:2:d:10.1023_a:1024457227197
    DOI: 10.1023/A:1024457227197
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    1. Lipe, Rc, 1986. "The Information Contained In The Components Of Earnings," Journal of Accounting Research, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 24, pages 37-64.
    2. Mark T. Bradshaw & Richard G. Sloan, 2002. "GAAP versus The Street: An Empirical Assessment of Two Alternative Definitions of Earnings," Journal of Accounting Research, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 40(1), pages 41-66, March.
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    1. Theodore E. Christensen, 2007. "Discussion of “another look at GAAP versus the Street: an empirical assessment of measurement error bias”," Review of Accounting Studies, Springer, vol. 12(2), pages 305-321, September.

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