More companies are disclosing free cash flow in their earnings announcements. Companies choose a range of definitions for disclosed free cash flow, none of which correspond to the theoretical definition. The most common definition (in 38% of free cash flow disclosures) is operating cash flow...

More companies are disclosing free cash flow in their earnings announcements. Companies choose a range of definitions, almost none of which correspond to the theoretical finance definition. The most common definition (in 40% of free cash flow disclosures) is operating cash flow minus gross...

There is a logical bound on the time-series variability of analyst forecasts; when variability exceeds this bound it must be caused by something besides statistically rational forecasting. We document occurrences of excessively volatile analyst forecasts and show that they influence investment...

We examine corporate disclosure activity around seasoned equity offerings and its effect on stock prices. If a firm's disclosures can increase the proceeds from security issuance, either by reducing information asymmetry or by "hyping" the stock, it will enjoy a lower cost of equity capital at...