Analysts Earnings Forecasts Distribution
Consensus measures on earnings forecasts such as the IBES mean and median are point estimates of sample distributions of analyst earnings forecasts.Often, these consensus measures serve as informational proxies for investors in their decision making process.This study utilises the Australian IBES ea...
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my.uum.repo.250342018-10-25T01:43:18Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/25034/ Analysts Earnings Forecasts Distribution Leung, Henry HG Finance Consensus measures on earnings forecasts such as the IBES mean and median are point estimates of sample distributions of analyst earnings forecasts.Often, these consensus measures serve as informational proxies for investors in their decision making process.This study utilises the Australian IBES earnings forecast data from 1988 through 2008 to show that analyst earnings forecast distributions are non-normal across the 20-year period. These results suggest the possibility of a more accurate surrogate consensus than the simple IBES mean and median.This, in turn, may have some bearing on those who generally employ analysts’ consensus earnings forecasts for stock valuation and modelling purposes. Universiti Utara Malaysia 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://repo.uum.edu.my/25034/1/IJBF%208%203%202011%2037%2053.pdf Leung, Henry (2011) Analysts Earnings Forecasts Distribution. The International Journal of Banking and Finance, 8 (3). pp. 37-57. ISSN 1617-722 http://ijbf.uum.edu.my/index.php/previous-issues/143-the-international-journal-of-banking-and-finance-ijbf-vol-8-no-3-sept-2011 |
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Consensus measures on earnings forecasts such as the IBES mean and median are point estimates of sample distributions of analyst earnings forecasts.Often, these consensus measures serve as informational proxies for investors in their decision making process.This study utilises the Australian IBES earnings forecast data from 1988 through 2008 to show that analyst earnings forecast distributions are non-normal across the 20-year period. These results suggest the possibility of a more accurate surrogate consensus than the simple IBES mean and median.This, in turn, may have some bearing on those who generally employ analysts’ consensus earnings forecasts for stock valuation and modelling purposes. |
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