This paper investigates the determinants of six different lottery-like stock return definitions that have been analyzed separately in prior literature. While we focus on information uncertainty as captured by accounting information, mispricing, institutional ownership and default risk as main...

This study proposes a simple theoretical framework that allows for assessing financial distress up to five years in advance. We jointly model financial distress by using two of its key driving factors: declining cash-generating ability and insufficient liquidity reserves. The model is based on...