Mazzi, F., André, P., Dionysiou, D. and Tsalavoutas, I. (2017) Compliance with goodwill related mandatory disclosure requirements and the cost of equity capital. Accounting and Business Research, 47(3), pp. 268-312. (doi: 10.1080/00014788.2016.1254593)
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Abstract
Theory suggests that increased levels of corporate disclosure lead to a decrease in cost of equity via the reduction of estimation risk. We examine compliance levels with International Financial Reporting Standard 3 Business Combinations and International Accounting Standard 36 Impairments of Assets mandated goodwill-related disclosure and their association with firms’ implied cost of equity capital (ICC). Using a sample of European firms for the period 2008–2011, we find a median compliance level of about 83% and significant differences in compliance levels across firms and time. Non-compliance relates mostly to proprietary information and information that reveals managers’ judgement and expectations. Overall, we find a statistically significant negative relationship between the ICC and compliance with mandated goodwill-related disclosure. Further, we split the sample between firms meeting (or not) market expectations about the recognition of a goodwill impairment loss in a given year to study whether variation in compliance levels mainly plays a confirmatory or a mediatory role. We find the latter: higher compliance levels matter only for the sub-sample of firms that do not meet market expectations regarding goodwill impairment. Finally, our results hold only in countries where enforcement is strong.
Item Type: | Articles |
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Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Tsalavoutas, Professor Yannis and Dionysiou, Dr Dionysia |
Authors: | Mazzi, F., André, P., Dionysiou, D., and Tsalavoutas, I. |
College/School: | College of Social Sciences > Adam Smith Business School > Accounting and Finance |
Journal Name: | Accounting and Business Research |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
ISSN: | 0001-4788 |
ISSN (Online): | 2159-4260 |
Published Online: | 05 December 2016 |
Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2016 Taylor and Francis |
First Published: | First published in Accounting and Business Research 2017 |
Publisher Policy: | Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher |
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