Essays about: "investment accounting information"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 36 essays containing the words investment accounting information.

1. 1. Taking Climate into Account - Carbon Management Tools for Investment Decisions and Progress Tracking at an Energy Company

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Innovationsteknik

   Author : Rebecca Ahlin; Anna Malmberg; [2023]
   Keywords : Carbon accounting; carbon disclosure; carbon management; carbon management tools; environmental change management; internal carbon price; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Background: Climate change is becoming a more urgent issue, where global agreements and regulations are putting pressure on companies to calculate and disclose their greenhouse gas emissions to combat the problem. Other driving forces of carbon disclosure for companies include social, economic, and financial pressure, as well as firm specific internal factors. READ MORE

3. 2. The Missing Ingredient: How to improve value investing in the information age

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

   Author : Robin Grawe; Kjell Thomsen; [2023]
   Keywords : Value investing; Fama-French; Intangible Assets; Accounting-based valuation;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to inform a value investing strategy in specific niches of European firms by adjusting the book-to-market (B/M) ratio for intangible assets. An increase in intangible assets' importance for corporate value creation coupled with a lack of amendments to their accounting treatment has led to debates on the value relevance and accuracy of accounting information, including the B/M ratio used to derive value premiums. READ MORE

4. 3. Preferences for carbon information : a Discrete Choice Experiment with Swedish non-professional investors

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Mahesh Kumar Shrestha; [2023]
   Keywords : discrete choice experiment; investment preference; GHG target; carbon information; target progress; carbon disclosure; non-professional investors; impact investing; sustainable and responsible investments; SRI;

   Abstract : GHG targets, an aspect of carbon disclosure are an integral part of corporate carbon management and overall carbon accounting. GHG targets and the target-related attributes – including target difficulty, target progress, and external validation of target as a science-based target, along with past GHG emission performance are attributes related to carbon information that is increasingly included in the corporate carbon disclosures. READ MORE

5. 4. Is Everyone Uninformed? A study of the relationship between profitability and IPO underpricing

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Niklas Willén; Jacob Jannering; [2023]
   Keywords : IPO Underpricing; IPO; Profitability; Information Asymmetry; Accounting Fundamentals;

   Abstract : In this paper, we investigate the explanatory power of profitability on IPO underpricing through the lens of information asymmetry over different time paradigms. We find that although profitability does not have an impact on IPO underpricing in general, during the time paradigm of 2001 to 2010 it has a positive significant impact- highlighting the necessity to account for variations over time. READ MORE

6. 5. Accounting for the Measurement Bias: A Study of Market Efficiency in the United States and the Relevance of Extensive Fundamental Analysis in Equity Valuation

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

   Author : Erik Bergmark; Hugo Freudenthal; [2023]
   Keywords : Accounting valuation bias; Fundamental analysis; Horizon Value; Market mispricing; Residual income valuation;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates abnormal returns over the period 1983-2021 from an investment strategy that is based on public accounting information. Investment positions are taken in US manufacturing firms and are held for 36 months using a self-financing (hedged) portfolio. READ MORE