This paper provides empirical evidence on whether the earnings fixation hypothesis can explain the accrual anomaly originally documented in Sloan (1996). Our analytical model yields the prediction that if investors fixate on reported earnings, the effectiveness of the accrual strategy will increase in the responsiveness of the stock price to earnings and the differential persistence of cash flo...

This study aims to examine the quality of accrual having economic consequences in predicting future cash flows manufacturing companies listed on Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) for 2017-2019 period. The population this were all (IDX), research sample was determineted using pusposive sampling method with a total 213 companies. data used is secondary from company’s annual report. analytical i mult...

This research aimed to study the behavior of real earnings management and earnings management based on accruals to achieve an average profitability of listed companies in Tehran Stock Exchange. In this study, we focus on the optional operating cash flow, optional cost and production cost as real earnings management representatives as well as discretionary accruals as an earnings management acco...

Stock prices reflect persistence differences across a wide range of accrual types that are categorized in Richardson, Sloan, Soliman, and Tuna (Journal of Accounting and Economics, 2005). Moreover, stock prices reflect short-term persistence differences more strongly than longterm persistence differences. These findings suggest that investors understand persistence of accrual types during the y...

Abstract We provide an applied introduction to Bayesian estimation methods for empirical accounting research. To showcase the methods, we compare and contrast of accruals models via a approach with literature’s standard approach. The takes given model normal granted neglects any uncertainty about its parameters. By contrast, our allows incorporating parameter into accruals. This can increase po...