• The Korean Journal of Financial Management
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.31-62
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• 2010

This paper analyzes empirically how analysts' forecasts affected by ownership structure. This study examine a sample of 1,037~1,629 the analysts' forecasts of firms registered in Korean Stock Exchange in the period from 2000 to 2006. The empirical results are summarized as follows. First, from the analysis, companies which have higher major shareholder's holdings tend to increase earnings forecast errors and earnings forecast accuracy. Meanwhile, companies which have higher institution shareholder's holdings tend to decrease earnings forecast errors and earnings forecast accuracy. This result is in line with the view of previous works that companies with higher major shareholder's holdings look towards more of analysts' optimistic forecasts in order to maintain friendly relations with major shareholders. Because of analysts' private information use from major shareholders, earnings forecast accuracy is higher in high major shareholder's holdings firm than in high institution shareholder's holdings it. Second, this analysis is whether the minimal required selection condition of outside directors, audit committee adoption and audit quality affect the relation between ownership structure and analysts' forecasts. This result is that variables related corporate governance do not affect statically the relation between ownership structure and analysts' forecasts. The meanings of this paper is to suggest the positive relations between ownership structure and analysts' forecasts. After this, if analysts will notice forecasts of more many firms, capital market will be more efficient and this field works are plentiful. Also it will need monitoring systems not to distort market efficiency by analysts' dishonest forecasts.

• The Korean Journal of Financial Management
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.93-124
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• 2003

This paper studies the financial analyst's forecasting activities on the firm's operating performance during the period from 1999 to 2003. In this study, financial analyst's forecasting activities are focused on the sales, operating income and net income and financial analyst's forecasting accuracy, forecasting revising patterns and forecasting activities to the unexpected firm's operating performance are studied. Some empirical findings in this study are as follows. First, standard estimate error on the sales, operating income and net income are all significantly negative value and so financial analyst's forecast on the firm's operating performance are upwardly biased. Second, domestic financial analyst's forecasting activities is relatively more accuracy than foreign financial analyst's forecasting activities. Third, forecasting time is more close to the end of the operating performance announcement day, forecasting activities are more accuracy. Fourth, comparing with individual financial analyst's forecast, consensus forecast is more accuracy. Fifth, in the comparative forecasting activities study according to the prior firm's operating performance, financial analyst's forecasting revision activities are found to be upward or downward. Sixth, financial analysts overreact in the sales forecast and underreact in the operating income and net income forecast. Seventh, in the empirical analysis on the Easterwood-Nutt's test model(1999) which the firm's performance change are divided into the expected performance change and the unexpected performance change, it is found that financial analyst's forecasting activities on the firm's operating performance are systematically optimistic.

• Management & Information Systems Review
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• v.36 no.3
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• pp.151-165
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• 2017

This study investigates the effect of revenue recognition by percentage of completion method on financial analysts' earnings forecasting information in order industry. Specifically, we examines how the analysts' earnings forecast errors and biases differ according to whether or not to report the unbilled revenue account balance and the level of unbilled revenue account balance. The sample consists of 453 firm-years listed in Korea Stock Exchange during the period from 2010 to 2014 since the information on unbilled revenue accounts can be obtained after the adoption of K-IFRS. The results are as follows. First, we find that the firms with unbilled revenue account balances have lower analysts' earnings forecast accuracy than the firms who do not report unbilled revue account balances. In addition, we find that the accuracy of analysts' earnings forecasts decreases as the amount of unbilled revenue increases. Unbilled revenue account balances occur when the revenue recognition of the contractor is faster than the client. There is a possibility that managerial discretionary judgment and estimation may intervene when the contractor calculates the progress rate. The difference between the actual progress of the construction and the progress recognized by the company lowers the predictive value of financial statements. Our results suggest that the analysts' earnings forecasts may be more difficult for the firms that report unbilled revenue balances as applying the revenue recognition method based on the progress criteria. Second, we find that the firms reporting unbilled revenue account balances tend to have higher the optimistic biases in analysts' earnings forecast than the firms who do not report unbilled revenue account balances. And we find that the analysts' earnings forecast biases are increases as the amount of unbilled revenue increases. This study suggests an effort to reduce the arbitrary adjustment and estimation in the measurement of the progress as well as the introduction of the progress measurement method which can reflect the actual progress. Investors are encouraged to invest and analyze the characteristics of the order-based industry accounting standards. In addition, the results of this study empower the accounting transparency enhancement plan for order industry proposed by the policy authorities.

• Management & Information Systems Review
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• v.35 no.4
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• pp.213-227
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• 2016

This study examines the effects of managerial ability on information asymmetry. We use analyst forecast errors as a proxy for information asymmetry, because analysts are referred to as efficient users using firm-level data. The sample consists of 2,246 non-banking firm-years listed in Korea Stock Exchange(KOSPI) during the period 2000 to 2013. We measure managerial ability using DEA(Data Envelopment Analysis) following Demerjian et al.(2012). Using those measures, we examines the effects of managerial ability on analysts' earnings forecast errors and analysts' earnings forecast bias. The results of this study are as follows. First, we find that managerial ability are positively associated with analysts' earnings forecast accuracy. Second, we show that the firms with higher managerial ability tend to have lower the optimistic errors in analysts' earnings forecasts. This study could be useful for outside stakeholders to understand the importance of managerial ability.

• The Korean Journal of Financial Management
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.163-184
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• 1995

본 논문은 금융실명제가 기업에서 발표하는 회계학적 이익정보에 대한 주식가격의 변화에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 이는 금융실명제실시 이후에는 기업에서 창출해 내는 기업이익이 진정한 이익에 보다 더 접근을 할 것이라 예상과 채무분석가의 기업이익에 대한 예측치는 진정한 이익에 대한 예측치이므로 금융실명제 실시 이후에는 예측오차가 감소할 것이다는 일반적 예상을 검증하기 위한 것이다. 본 논문은 먼저 1992년과 1993년 12월 결산기업에 대하여 비기대이익을 계산하여 두 해에서의 차이를 분석하였고, 계산된 비기대이익과 기업이익 공시시점에서의 비정상수익율과의 관계를 회귀분석을 통하여 분석하였다. 채무분석가의 예측치로서 대우경제연구소에서 1992년과 1993년 12월에 각각 발표한 각 상장기업의 이익에 대한1992년 및 1993년의 예상치를 각각 년도의 예상기업 이익으로 사용하고 실제로 1993년과 1994년 초에 공시되는 기업이익과의 차이를 조사하였다. 비정상수익율의 계산은 시장위험조정모형과 시장조정모형을 사용하였고 일별수익율에 의하여 측정하였다. 사건 시점은 주주총회 일을 중심으로하여 여러 사건 기간을 택하여 분석을 하였다. 실증적 분석 결과를 보면, 전체표본을 대상으로한 재무분석가의 추정치에 의하여 계산된 비기대이익의 분산이 금융실명제 실시 이후가 실시 이전에 비하여 더 크게 나타났다. 이러한 결과는 금융실명제의 실시로 인하여 재무분석가의 예측이 오히려 더 부정확하게 나타난 것이라 할 수 있다. 이러한 결과는 실명제 실시에 따라서 기업이익예측에 대한 불확실성이 더 증가를 하여 기업이익 공시시점에서의 비기대이익의 측정에서의 오차가 오히려 증가하였다는 것을 알 수 있다. 그러나 전체표본을 소그룹으로 나누어서, 1부에 속한 기업들과 대형 주기업들을 대상으로한 분석에서는 이 두 소그룹에 속한 기업들이 각각 금융실명제실시 이후가 금융실명제 실시 이전보다 비기대이익의 분산이 작게 나타났다. 이러한 결과는 1부에 속한 기업들과 대형주기업들에서 는 금융실명제실시로 채무분석가들의 이익 예측치가 더 정확성을 지니게 된 것으로 해석된다. 이익반응계수의 추정에서 예상했던 바와는 반대로 금융실명제 실시 이후에 계수의 크기가 오히려 감소하였다. 소그룹으로 나누어서 분석한 결과도 마찬가지였다. 금융실명제 실시가 기업회계이익에 미친 영향은 비기대이익의 측정을 통하여 일부 가설과 일치하는 결과를 얻었고, 이익반응계수의 측정에서는 가설과 일치하는 결과를 얻지 못하였다.

• Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Venturing and Entrepreneurship
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.173-188
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• 2023

This paper analyzed the Earnings management of firms selected as preliminary Unicorn. If a manager is selected as a preliminary unicorn firm, he can receive financial support of up to 20 billion won, creating a factor in managing the manager's earnings. The motive for management's earnings management is related to the capital market. Accounting information is used by investors and financial analysts, and corporate profits affect corporate value. Therefore, if the accounting earning is adjusted upward, the corporate value will be raised and investment conditions will be favorable. In this paper, earnings quality was measured by the modified Jones model of Dechow et al.(1995) by the ROA control model of Kothari et al.(2005) among the discretionary accruals estimated using an alternative accrual prediction model. Competing similar companies in the same market as the selected companies were formed, and the discretionary accruals were mutually compared to verify the research hypotheses, and only the selected companies were analyzed for the audit year and after the audit year. As a result of the analysis, it was found that the companies selected as preliminary unicorns had higher earnings management compared to the corresponding companies in question, which had a negative impact on the quality of accounting profits. It was found that the companies selected as preliminary unicorns continued to receive incentives for management's earnings management even after being selected. These results indicate that the companies selected as prospective unicorns are recognized for their value in the market through external growth rather than internal growth, and thus, incentives for management's earnings management to attract investment from external investors under favorable conditions are continuing. In the future preliminary unicorn selection evaluation, it was possible to present what needs to be reviewed on the quality of accounting earning. The implication of this paper is that the factors of management's earnings management eventually hinder investors and creditors from judging the reliability of accounting information. It was suggested that a policy alternative for the K-Unicorn Project, which enhances reliability were presented by reflecting the evaluation of earnings quality through discretionary accruals.