Investors' Reactions to Management Guidance Forms

41 Pages Posted: 20 Jul 2006

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Jun Han

The University of Hong Kong

Hun-Tong Tan

Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University

Date Written: June 26, 2006

Abstract

In this study, we investigate underlying mechanisms for the effects of management guidance forms on investors' judgments. We do so by comparing effects of point and range guidance with those associated with a hybrid management guidance form that combines the attributes of both point and range guidance. With respect to investors' earnings reestimates made after actual earnings announcements, we find that both the number and type of benchmarks associated with the guidance forms matter. High-knowledge investors use both primary (explicitly-stated) and secondary (implicitly-stated) benchmarks, whereas low-knowledge investors attend only to primary benchmarks. We also find that investors have greater confidence in their earnings estimates when management guidance explicitly provides best estimates.

Keywords: management guidance, guidance form, investor knowledge, multiple reference points

JEL Classification: M41

Suggested Citation

Han, Jun and Tan, Hun-Tong, Investors' Reactions to Management Guidance Forms (June 26, 2006). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=917983 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.917983

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