Essays about: "earnings forecasts"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 30 essays containing the words earnings forecasts.

  1. 1. The granddaddy of underreaction events: Post-earnings announcement drift and information noisiness on the Swedish market

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Sofia Berlin; Gustav Sandelin; [2023]
    Keywords : Post-earnings announcement drift; market efficiency; earnings surprises; information noisiness; stock price synchronicity;

    Abstract : This paper aims to answer the question of whether there is an existence of post-earnings announcement drift on the Swedish stock market and to what extent it can be explained by information noisiness. A sample of publicly listed firms on the Swedish stock market from 2002 to 2019 is used and the research design includes four different approaches to estimating earnings surprises which is a crucial step in investigating PEAD. READ MORE

  3. 2. Relative or Discounted Cash Flow Valuation on the Fifty Largest US-Based Corporations on Nasdaq : Which of these valuation methods provides the most accurate valuation forecast?

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för management (MAN)

    Author : Marcus Öhrner; Otto Öhman; [2023]
    Keywords : Discounted Cash Flow; Dividend Discount Model; Earnings Before Interest and Taxes; Earnings Before Interest; Taxes; Depreciation and Amortization; Enterprise Value-to-Earnings Before Interest; Depreciation; and Amortization ratio; Free Cash Flow to Firm; Free Cash Flow to Equity; Mean Absolute Error; Price-to-Earnings Ratio; PricewaterhouseCoopers; Riskless Rate; Root Mean Square Error; Return on Capital; United States; Weighted Average Cost of Capital;

    Abstract : The topic of this Bachelor Thesis is “Which of these valuation methods provides the most accurate valuation forecast”. Assuming that the year is 2020, the goal of this thesis is to forecast the future stock prices of the fifty largest US-based companies on the Nasdaq stock exchange for 2021 and 2022. READ MORE

  4. 3. Is it possible to forecast which firms will be shorted? : Evidence from S&P 500

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO)

    Author : Joakim Mårs; Tobias Stark; [2022]
    Keywords : Short selling; S P 500; fundamental ratios; abnormal returns; OLS regression; significance levels; forecasts; institutional ownership;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to examine whether it is possible to forecast which firmswill be shorted. To do this a regression was constructed using a sample of thecompanies currently included in S&P 500. READ MORE

  5. 4. DOES IT PAY TO BE ESG? : An empirical analysis of sustainability in the Nordic countries from a risk and valuation perspective

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Corentin Arnou; Marcus Hammarstedt; [2021]
    Keywords : ESG; Cost of equity; Sustainable finance; Price-to-earnings ratio; Price-to-book ratio; Enterprise value to earnings before interest and taxes ratio; Covid-19; Shareholder’s theory; Stakeholder’s theory; Information asymmetry;

    Abstract : In the field of sustainable finance, Environmental-, Social- and Governance-ratings (ESG) have become an acknowledged measurement of a firm's sustainability performance. The increased awareness of sustainability issues in today's society is undeniable. READ MORE

  6. 5. Earnings Forecasts and Stock Price Data: How stock prices can be used to forecast less biased and more accurate earnings

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Erik Bergmark; Gustav Möller; [2021]
    Keywords : Forecasts; Earnings; Stock price; Bias; Accuracy;

    Abstract : In this study, we investigate the effect of incorporating stock price data in model-based forecasts. Previous research shows that stock price data can be used to forecast less bias and more accurate earnings. READ MORE