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Predictability of earnings and its impact on stock returns: Evidence from India

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  • Sayantan Kundu
  • Aditya Banerjee
  • David McMillan

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The purpose of this paper is to analyse the predictability of earnings information before the quarterly disclosure date. Two categories of firms are contrasted: the firms that announce better quarterly earnings than the prior period and the firms that do not. The paper uses a sample of 67 large-cap Indian stocks over 33 quarters from 2010 to 2018. Panel data estimation with fixed and random effects is applied to examine the impact of quarterly earnings announcements on stock returns. Results show that all stocks experience return premiums in the pre-announcement period, which is already documented in the literature. The paper adds to the literature by finding that the firms that report better earnings numbers than the previous period generate significantly higher stock returns. It is inferred that the market can anticipate whether the firm will announce better earnings than the prior period. The paper shows that changes in revenue and core earnings are better anticipated. Post-announcement, stock prices adjust to reflect the disclosed earnings information, and only non-performers experience a drop in stock prices. It is the first comprehensive study of liquid large-cap Indian stocks that provides evidence on the behaviour of stock returns around earnings announcements.

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  • Sayantan Kundu & Aditya Banerjee & David McMillan, 2021. "Predictability of earnings and its impact on stock returns: Evidence from India," Cogent Economics & Finance, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 9(1), pages 1898112-189, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:oaefxx:v:9:y:2021:i:1:p:1898112
    DOI: 10.1080/23322039.2021.1898112
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