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![]() Earnings conservatism and equity raising of cross-listed firms
Martien Lubberink,
Lancaster University Using data on equity deals during 1994-2005, our results show that firms that issue equity capital have more conservative earnings than comparable firms that do not. Moreover, firms that exclusively raise capital through equity issues are significantly more conservative than firms issuing solely debt. Our evidence suggests that firms provide verifiable earnings information to investors to deal with information asymmetries that arise in issuing equity in an efficient way.
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