The role of analysts' forecasts in accounting-based valuation: A critical evaluation

Review of Accounting Studies

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 5-31

  Cheng, Qiang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accounting based valuation; Analysts' forecasts; Earnings; Market to book Ratios

Indexed keywords

EID: 17444400961     PISSN: 13806653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11142-004-6338-4     Document Type: Article

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