Differences in accounting practices across countries are a major concern to investors,
accounting standard setters, stock exchanges, and financial analysts. The International
Accounting Standards Committee (IASC) and the International Organization of Securities
Commissions (IOSCO) have devoted considerable effort to standardization or harmonization
of accounting practices across countries. Investment professionals claim that accounting
differences may impede international capital flows (Choi and Levich, 1991). This
study examines the relation between accounting numbers and firm market values in six
Asian countries with diverse accounting practices: Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, the
Philippines, Taiwan, and Thailand. We focus on the incremental and relative explanatory
power of book value and residual earnings. Because accounting systems differ across the
six countries, we examine whether those differences are related to the valuation usefulness
of accounting measures. Our objective is to provide evidence on the value relevance of
accounting numbers from different accounting systems. Such evidence should inform the
current debate over international accounting standards and practices.
Differences in accounting practices across countries are a major concern to investors,
accounting standard setters, stock exchanges, and financial analysts. The International
Accounting Standards Committee (IASC) and the International Organization of Securities
Commissions (IOSCO) have devoted considerable effort to standardization or harmonization
of accounting practices across countries. Investment professionals claim that accounting
differences may impede international capital flows (Choi and Levich, 1991). This
study examines the relation between accounting numbers and firm market values in six
Asian countries with diverse accounting practices: Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, the
Philippines, Taiwan, and Thailand. We focus on the incremental and relative explanatory
power of book value and residual earnings. Because accounting systems differ across the
six countries, we examine whether those differences are related to the valuation usefulness
of accounting measures. Our objective is to provide evidence on the value relevance of
accounting numbers from different accounting systems. Such evidence should inform the
current debate over international accounting standards and practices.
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