Accounting standards, and financial statements disclosed in accordance with these standards, aim to reduce information asymmetry between insiders and outsiders. So, in a context of external growth, Purchase Price Allocations’ works (PPA) may contribute to improve usefulness of financial...

Standards setters support that purchase price allocations (PPAs) enhance financial statement decision-usefulness whereas academics and practitioners challenge this statement. We test the consequences of the quality of PPAs, subsequent to business combinations, on change in market expectations....

This study investigates the informativeness of purchase price allocations (PPAs) that involve fair value estimation of acquired assets and liabilities after a business combination. Using a model capturing the amount of goodwill expected after the initial announcement of an acquisition, we...

We analyze the effect of business and financial market cycles on credit ratings using a sample of firms from the Russell 3000 index that are rated by Standard and Poor’s over the period 1986-2012. We also examine investor reaction to credit rating actions in different stages of business and...

Selon les normalisateurs, les PPA (Purchase Price Allocations) réalisés suite à un regroupement d'entreprises, renforcent l'utilité des états financiers, alors que la littérature et les praticiens sont réservés. Nous testons les conséquences sur les anticipations de marché de la...

Cet article s'intéresse aux déterminants de la dépréciation du goodwill reconnu à l'occasion de regroupements d'entreprises. A l'issue de l'examen des cadres réglementaires international et nord américain de suivi de valeur du goodwill, nous identifions deux types de facteurs de risque...

(VF)Le coût du capital est traditionnellement perçu comme une fonction croissante du risque d’estimation de la distribution des flux de trésorerie futurs (FTF) dégagés par les sociétés. En référentiel international, l’information communiquée au titre des tests de dépréciation en...

In 2003, the IASB and the US FASB formed a Joint International Group (JIG) whose objective was to carry out a project originally untitled « Performance Reporting » establishing new international financial reporting standards for performance reporting. By envisaging the use of a comprehensive...

Although accounting information including income measures have long been considered as mere informative veil with no influence over economic fundamentals (Sapra 2008), numerous authors advocate from now on that it does play a central role in any corporate governance scheme and particularly in an...

This paper examines the relevance of customer satisfaction for the financial analysts when preparing their earnings forecasts. We draw on theory in marketing to predict how customer satisfaction should be associated with earnings forecasts and forecast errors. We assembled a dataset of companies...