Value relevance of accounting information: evidence from Sri Lanka

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Value relevance of accounting information: evidence from Sri Lanka

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the value relevance of accounting information at Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) in Sri Lanka. The study use earrings per share (EPS), book value per share (BVPS) and return on equity (ROE) as the independent variables and market price per share (MPS) as the dependent variable. Sample of the study includes 129 companies selected from 6 major sectors at CSE. Cross sectional and time series cross sectional regressions are used for the data analysis. Study finds that EPS, BVPS and ROE have positive value relevance on market value of securities. However, the explanatory power of combined variables is below average. Value relevance of EPS and ROE has slightly increased when the sample include only accounting variables with positive values. But, BVPS does not comply with that finding. EPS is the most valve relevant variable out of the three variables, in Sri Lanka. Further, explanatory power of EPS and ROE has considerably improved after the new infor

Název v anglickém jazyce

Value relevance of accounting information: evidence from Sri Lanka

Popis výsledku anglicky

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the value relevance of accounting information at Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) in Sri Lanka. The study use earrings per share (EPS), book value per share (BVPS) and return on equity (ROE) as the independent variables and market price per share (MPS) as the dependent variable. Sample of the study includes 129 companies selected from 6 major sectors at CSE. Cross sectional and time series cross sectional regressions are used for the data analysis. Study finds that EPS, BVPS and ROE have positive value relevance on market value of securities. However, the explanatory power of combined variables is below average. Value relevance of EPS and ROE has slightly increased when the sample include only accounting variables with positive values. But, BVPS does not comply with that finding. EPS is the most valve relevant variable out of the three variables, in Sri Lanka. Further, explanatory power of EPS and ROE has considerably improved after the new infor

Druh

J_x - Nezařazeno - Článek v odborném periodiku (Jimp, Jsc a Jost)

CEP obor

AE - Řízení, správa a administrativa

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

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Návaznosti

V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju

Rok uplatnění

2010

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

International Journal of Research in Commerce & Management

ISSN

0976-2183

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

2010

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

JP - Japonsko

Počet stran výsledku

8

Strana od-do

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Kód UT WoS článku

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