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We investigate the extent to which market participants use compensation payouts released in the DEF 14A proxy statement (DEF14A) to assess future firm performance by examining sell-side analysts' earnings forecasts. Consistent with prior work, we confirm that CEO compensation unexplained by...
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We provide new evidence about how analysts incorporate and improve on management ETR forecasts. Quarterly ETR reporting under the integral method provides mandatory point-estimate forecasts by management, but firms must record certain “discrete” tax items fully in the quarter they occur,...
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We find that individual analysts following the same firm and quarter forecast different underlying street performance metrics. Relative to analysts whose street forecast is based on generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), analysts who forecast street earnings using a non-GAAP...
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We provide new evidence on individual analysts' differential abilities to forecast firm value. In matched sample analyses, we find that independent analysts' target prices perform well in predicting future price relative to investment-bank analysts. Our evidence suggests that independent...
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Researchers often do not distinguish non-GAAP exclusions that increase earnings from those that decrease earnings, overlooking the fact that EPS-decreasing exclusions (about one fifth of all analysts’ exclusions) could have different properties and valuation implications. Using both...
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We examine the association between investor expectations and its components and sell-side analysts' short-run quarterly earnings forecast bias and forecast accuracy. To measure investor expectations, we use the Index of Consumer Expectations (ICE) survey and decompose it into the...
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