The impact of IFRS adoption on IPO management earnings forecasts in Australia

Forthcoming: International Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Taxation

51 Pages Posted: 11 Jan 2013 Last revised: 21 Jul 2022

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Georgios Georgakopoulos

Dimitrios Gounopoulos

University of Bath - School of Management

Chen Huang

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Victoria Patsika

Cardiff University

Date Written: December 26, 2021

Abstract

We investigate the accuracy of management earnings forecasts under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in the context of an initial public offering (IPO). We observe a decline in management forecast errors (FEs) in Australia following the mandatory implementation of IFRS in 2005. Further evidence suggests that IPO management earnings forecasts become more conservative in post-IFRS periods. We argue that IFRS enables investors to better evaluate IPO firms’ performance and demand higher returns from firms that report inflated and inaccurate earnings forecasts. We also show that over-optimistic earnings forecasts and larger forecasting errors result in greater underpricing under the IFRS regime. Overall, this study suggests that IFRS, as a set of high-quality accounting standards, improved corporate disclosure quality and the information environment.

Keywords: IFRS, IPOs, information environment, forecast accuracy, accounting quality

JEL Classification: G14, G15, M41

Suggested Citation

Georgakopoulos, Georgios and Gounopoulos, Dimitrios and Huang, Chen and Patsika, Victoria, The impact of IFRS adoption on IPO management earnings forecasts in Australia (December 26, 2021). Forthcoming: International Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Taxation, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2199034 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2199034

Dimitrios Gounopoulos (Contact Author)

University of Bath - School of Management ( email )

Chen Huang

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Victoria Patsika

Cardiff University ( email )

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