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The effects of SFAS 131 geographic segment disclosures on the valuation of foreign earnings

Journal

Journal of International Business Studies

Subject

Accounting

Publishing details

Journal of International Business Studies 2009 Vol 40:3 p 421-443

Authors / Editors

Hope O K;Kang T;Thomas W B;Vasvari F

Biographies

Florin Vasvari

Publication Year

2009

Abstract

Foreign operations are becoming increasingly important for US companies. We investigate whether the market's valuation of foreign earnings is a function of the firm's geographic segment disclosures. Specifically, we examine the effects of an increase in the number of geographic segments disclosed and the inclusion of earnings measures in geographic segment disclosures following the adoption of SFAS 131. We find strong evidence that our proxies for increased disclosure are positively associated with the valuation of foreign earnings. Our results are robust to a number of sensitivity analyses. Taken together, our results suggest that the pricing of foreign earnings is associated with important aspects of the firm's information environment.

Keywords

Foreign earnings; SFAS 131; Geographic segment disclosures; Valuation

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