This study contributes to the research on
the value relevance of earnings and cash flows
(Alford et al. 1993; Bartov et al. 2001) by providing
evidence on the abilities of earnings and cash
flows to explain the variations in stock returns
in Thailand, one of the emerging markets. In
particular, this study provides the empirical
evidence on the value relevance of earnings and
cash flows over the pre-crisis, crisis, and post-crisis
periods. During the financial crisis, the usefulness
of earnings and cash flows remains an important
issue because managers may opportunistically
manage earnings leading to a decline in the
value relevance of earnings and an increase in
the value relevance of cash flows. After the
crisis period, the value relevance of cash flows
beyond an earnings-based performance measure
suggests that the users of financial statements
should include the analysis of cash flows before
making investing decisions.