How do accounting variables explain stock price movements? Theory and evidence

Journal of Accounting and Economics

Volumn 43, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 219-244

  Chen, Peter ^a   Zhang, Guochang ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Accounting variables; Capital investment; Earnings yield; Growth opportunity; Profitability (ROE); Stock return

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249088688     PISSN: 01654101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacceco.2007.01.001     Document Type: Article

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