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Value of Accounting Numbers and Analysts’ Forecast Errors

Authors: FREGENE Olajumoke , AKINTOYE Rufus , AJIBADE Ayodeji , KWARBAI Jerry , & Olayinka Ifayemi

Publication Type: Journal article

Journal: International Journal Of Research & Methodology In Social Science

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Abstract

The occurrence of accounting manipulation and creative accounting practices have
consequently reduced the value of accounting numbers in the form of decreased earnings
quality. Analysts use these reported earnings to make appropriate predictions and as such
the underlining principles of the financial statements under review influence the forecast
accuracy or otherwise. Thus, in this present study, the effect of earnings quality was
examined on EPS forecast errors. This was achieved in three stages, firstly, the EPS forecast
were determined using Panel Vector Auto-regressive model of order 2 (AR (2)); secondly,
the modified Dechow and Defond accrual quality model by Francis, LaFond, Olsson, and
Schipper was used to obtain the earnings quality; and thirdly, the earnings quality derived
was regressed against forecast errors along with other firms’ characteristics as control
variables. Data were gathered from 10 sampled firms selected at random for the 10 year
period of 2005 to 2014. Pre-estimation and post estimation tests were conducted on the
series and the final regression estimate reveal that firm’s value measured by Tobin’s q and
earnings quality have negative effect on forecast errors. It was therefore concluded that,
accrual quality a measure of earnings quality have a negative effect on EPS forecast errors.
Implying that the higher the quality of earnings, the lesser the EPS forecast errors. It was
recommended that financial analysts should strive towards understanding the quality of
earnings reported before forecasting EPS.

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FREGENE,O. AKINTOYE,R. AJIBADE,A. KWARBAI,J. Olayinka,I. . (0000). Value of Accounting Numbers and Analysts’ Forecast Errors, 2 (), 17-17.

FREGENE,O. AKINTOYE,R. AJIBADE,A. KWARBAI,J. Olayinka,I. . "Value of Accounting Numbers and Analysts’ Forecast Errors" 2, no (), (0000): 17-17.

FREGENE,O. and AKINTOYE,R. and AJIBADE,A. and KWARBAI,J. and Olayinka,I. and . (0000). Value of Accounting Numbers and Analysts’ Forecast Errors, 2 (), pp17-17.

FREGENEO, AKINTOYER, AJIBADEA, KWARBAIJ, OlayinkaI, . Value of Accounting Numbers and Analysts’ Forecast Errors. 0000, 2 ():17-17.

FREGENE,Olajumoke , AKINTOYE,Rufus , AJIBADE,Ayodeji , KWARBAI,Jerry , and Olayinka,Ifayemi . "Value of Accounting Numbers and Analysts’ Forecast Errors", 2 . (0000) : 17-17.

[1] F.Olajumoke A.Rufus A.Ayodeji K.Jerry & O.Ifayemi , "Value of Accounting Numbers and Analysts’ Forecast Errors" vol.2, no., pp. 17-17, 0000.

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