Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7356022 | Journal of Accounting and Economics | 2018 | 20 Pages |
Abstract
We identify forward-looking statements (FLS) in firms' disclosures to distinguish between “forecast-like” (quantitative statements about earnings) and “other”, or non-forecast-like, FLS. We show that, like earnings forecasts, other FLS generate significant investor and analyst responses. Unlike earnings forecasts, other FLS are issued more frequently when uncertainty is higher. We then show that earnings-related FLS are more sensitive to uncertainty than quantitative statements, suggesting that managers are more likely to alter the content than the form of FLS when uncertainty is higher. Our study indicates that incorporating other FLS into empirical measures provides a more comprehensive proxy for firms' voluntary disclosures.
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Authors
Zahn Bozanic, Darren T. Roulstone, Andrew Van Buskirk,