Are analysts' earnings forecasts more accurate when accompanied by cash flow forecasts?

Review of Accounting Studies

Volumn 14, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 358-391

  Call, Andrew C ^a   Chen, Shuping ^b   Tong, Yen H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Analyst turnover; Analysts; Cash flow forecasts; Earnings forecasts; Forecast accuracy

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349274261     PISSN: 13806653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11142-009-9086-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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