Mit der Verabschiedung der IAS-Verordnung im Jahr 2002 wurden kapitalmarktorientierte Mutterunternehmen mit Sitz innerhalb der EU dazu verpflichtet, ihren Konzernabschluss spätestens zum Ende des Geschäftsjahres 2005 bzw. 2007 nach den internationalen Rechnungslegungsvorschriften der IFRS...

Unternehmenskrisen und -insolvenzen sind permanente Erscheinungen des Wirtschaftslebens. Die Insolvenz bedeutet jedoch nicht zwangsläufig das Ende, sondern es existieren unter bestimmten Voraussetzungen "Wege aus der Insolvenz". Der Fortbestand des gesamten Unternehmens oder einzelner...

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to determine the impact of corporate investments in corporate social responsibility (CSR), measured by the environmental, social and government (ESG) rating, on the market valuation of a firm's stocks and to explain the regional differences in the degree of...

This paper reviews research that uses big data and/or machine learning methods to provide insight relevant for equity valuation. Given the huge volume of research in this area, the review focuses on studies that either use or inform on accounting variables. The article concludes by providing...

I conduct an exploratory study about the feasibility of factor timing in the Chinese stock market, covering 24 representative and well-identified risk factors in 10 categories from the literature. The long-short portfolio of short-term reversal exhibits strong out-of-sample predictability, which...

We evaluate whether machine learning methods can better model excess portfolio returns compared to the standard regression-based strategies generally used in the finance and econometric literature. We examine 17 benchmark factor model specifications based on Expected Utility Theory and theory...

This study examines the predictability of three major cryptocurrencies-bitcoin, ethereum, and litecoin-and the profitability of trading strategies devised upon machine learning techniques (e.g., linear models, random forests, and support vector machines). The models are validated in a period...

This paper aims to contribute to the existing literature in portfolio management and strategy by investigating the performance, diversification, and hedging benefits arising from integrating Sharia-compliant stocks into a conventional portfolio. Thus, this paper tests the performance of a...

This paper analyzes stock returns for biotechnology firms after initial public offering (IPO) and explores the effect of social media-specifically, Twitter-on these returns. The results indicate positive yet insignificant cumulative average abnormal returns (CAARs) of 1.97% in the first 25 days...

We investigate the significance of extreme positive returns in the cross-sectional pricing of cryptocurrencies. Through portfolio-level analyses and weekly cross-sectional regressions on all cryptocurrencies in our sample period, we provide evidence for a positive and statistically significant...