A Note on the Persistence of Residual Income
29 Pages Posted: 15 Jun 2011
Date Written: June, 14 2011
Abstract
This paper investigates the behaviour of residual income scaled by beginning of period book value, i.e., residual return on equity (ROE), by performing panel unit root tests as well panel regression tests on Swedish data. Results show that residual return on equity does not follow a random walk, nor is it transitory, yet it is much more transitory than what previous studies indicate. The study also proposes a method to design similar studies such that they can use data from privately held firms.
Keywords: Accounting, Valuation, Arbitrage, No arbitrage, Rational expectations, Abnormal earnings, Residual income, Industry returns, Return on equity
JEL Classification: M41
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