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| Title: | Heterogeneous investment opportunities in multiple-segment firms and the incremental value relevance of segment accounting data |
| Authors: | Chen, Peter
Zhang, Guochang |
| Keywords: | Segment data
Incremental value relevance
Real options
Convexity
Divergence of segment profitability |
| Issue Date: | 2001 |
| Citation: | Proceedings of the 2001 Summer Symposium on Accounting Research, Hong Kong, June 20-22, 2001, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, 2001, p. 1-50 |
| Abstract: | Applying an option-based valuation approach, we develop and test a model that addresses the incremental value relevance of segment data beyond firm-level accounting data. Prior studies (e.g., Zhang 2000; Biddle et al. 2001) show that firm value relates to accounting data (in part) because accounting data are useful for guiding capital investment decisions that underlie value creation. In this study, we establish that the incremental value relevance of segment data relates to heterogeneity of investment decisions across segments, as informed by segmental profitability and investment opportunities. Equity value is predicted to depend not only on aggregate firm-level accounting data but also on the extent to which segments differ in profitability and investment opportunities. Our empirical tests confirm the predicted incremental effect of segment data. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1783.1/1534 |
| Appears in Collections: | ACCT Conference Papers
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