Discretionary Accruals and the Predictive Ability of Earnings in the Forecast of Future Cash Flows: Evidence from Australia

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Farshadfar, Shadi
Monem, Reza
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Alex Kostyuk

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2011
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We examine whether discretionary and non-discretionary accruals improve the predictive ability of earnings for forecasting future cash flows in an Australian context. Using both within-sample and out-of-sample forecasting tests, we demonstrate that discretionary accruals improve the predictive abilty of earnings in the forecast of future cash flows. Further, discretionary and non-discretionary accruals and direct method cash flow components together are more useful than (i) aggregate earnings, (ii) aggregate cash flow from operations and total accruals, and (iii) aggregate cash flow from operations, discretionary accruals and nondiscretionary accruals.

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Corporate Ownership & Control

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9

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© 2011 VirtusInterpress. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.

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