A study on relationship between earning conservatism with investment elasticity on Iranian firms

This paper presents an empirical investigation to see whether or not there is any relationship between profit conservatism and investment sensitivity and efficiency of investments in listed companies of Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE). Using regression analysis, the study investigates whether there is a...

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Main Authors: Hassan Ghordati, Mohammad Golestani Rad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Growing Science 2014-06-01
Series:Management Science Letters
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Online Access:http://www.growingscience.com/msl/Vol4/msl_2014_115.pdf
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description This paper presents an empirical investigation to see whether or not there is any relationship between profit conservatism and investment sensitivity and efficiency of investments in listed companies of Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE). Using regression analysis, the study investigates whether there is any relationship between conservatism and sensitivity of investments, between profit conservatism and efficiency of company’s investments and between conservatism ability to create profit and cash in accepted TSE firms. The study chooses a sample of 102 firms from TSE market over the period 2005-2011 and the results confirmed that there were positive and meaningful relationship between all variables of the survey (α = 5%).
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spelling doaj.art-79337ce6ea2340fb9ecf790617b5bb502022-12-21T17:12:54ZengGrowing ScienceManagement Science Letters1923-29341923-93432014-06-01461299130810.5267/j.msl.2014.4.012A study on relationship between earning conservatism with investment elasticity on Iranian firmsHassan GhordatiMohammad Golestani RadThis paper presents an empirical investigation to see whether or not there is any relationship between profit conservatism and investment sensitivity and efficiency of investments in listed companies of Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE). Using regression analysis, the study investigates whether there is any relationship between conservatism and sensitivity of investments, between profit conservatism and efficiency of company’s investments and between conservatism ability to create profit and cash in accepted TSE firms. The study chooses a sample of 102 firms from TSE market over the period 2005-2011 and the results confirmed that there were positive and meaningful relationship between all variables of the survey (α = 5%).http://www.growingscience.com/msl/Vol4/msl_2014_115.pdfProfit conservatismInvestment ElasticityCash flow
spellingShingle Hassan Ghordati
Mohammad Golestani Rad
A study on relationship between earning conservatism with investment elasticity on Iranian firms
Management Science Letters
Profit conservatism
Investment Elasticity
Cash flow
title A study on relationship between earning conservatism with investment elasticity on Iranian firms
title_full A study on relationship between earning conservatism with investment elasticity on Iranian firms
title_fullStr A study on relationship between earning conservatism with investment elasticity on Iranian firms
title_full_unstemmed A study on relationship between earning conservatism with investment elasticity on Iranian firms
title_short A study on relationship between earning conservatism with investment elasticity on Iranian firms
title_sort study on relationship between earning conservatism with investment elasticity on iranian firms
topic Profit conservatism
Investment Elasticity
Cash flow
url http://www.growingscience.com/msl/Vol4/msl_2014_115.pdf
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