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Earnings, Book Values, and Dividends in Equity Valuation*

OHLSON, JAMES A.·1995·Contemporary Accounting Research

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Abstract. The paper develops and analyzes a model of a firm's market value as it relates to contemporaneous and future earnings, book values, and dividends. Two owners' equity accounting constructs provide the underpinnings of the model: the clean surplus relation applies, and dividends reduce current book value but do not affect current earnings. The model satisfies many appealing properties, and it provides a useful benchmark when one conceptualizes how market value relates to accounting data and other information. Résumé. L'auteur élabore et analyse un modèle dans lequel il conceptualise la relation entre la valeur marchande d'une entreprise et ses bénéfices, ses valeurs comptables et ses dividendes actuels et futurs. Deux postulats de la comptabilisation des capitaux propres servent de charpente au modèle: a) la relation du résultat global s'applique et b) les dividendes réduisent la valeur comptable actuelle sans influer, cependant, sur les bénéfices actuels. Le modèle présente de nombreuses propriétés intéressantes et il peut, fort utilement, servir de repère dans la conceptualisation de la relation entre la valeur marchande et les données comptables et autres renseignements.

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Authors
OHLSON, J. A.
Venue
Contemporary Accounting Research
Publisher
Wiley
Published
1995-03
Volume
11
Issue
2
Pages
661-687
ISSN
  • 0823-9150 (ISSN-L)
  • 1911-3846
OpenAlex
W2090758019
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5,042
References
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FWCI
146.85
Type
journal article
Language
en
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