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According to the univariate analysis, there is a significant correlation between share price and
consolidated book value and net income at the 5% level. Correlations between share price and book 13
value as well as between share price and net income in separate financial statements are also
significant at the 5% level under both Italian GAAP and IFRS. However, correlation coefficients are
slightly higher under Italian GAAP, suggesting Italian GAAP are more informative than IFRS. When
examining the book value and net income reconciliation items from Italian GAAP to IFRS, the
correlation coefficients are not significant, implying that IFRS do not provide incremental information
beyond Italian GAAP. Table 6 reports a negative and statistically significant correlation between share
price and reconciliation adjustments from consolidated to separate financial statements, albeit
unconfirmed by the regression analysis. Finally, the correlation between consolidated and separate
book value and net income is also significantly high, although it is surprisingly higher for separate
financial statements under Italian GAAP than under IFRS. In fact, given that consolidated accounts are
prepared according to IFRS, a higher correlation with separate financial statements prepared according
to IFRS was to be expected.