Financial economics vs accounting = NPV vs gross profit, an example: Management communication of positive NPV project and gains for existing vs new shareholders:

Reported ROE using actual U.S. inflation for a 6% “real” IRR project: Return on Invested Capital – Issues:

Summary of Results of Questionaire/Survey of Investment Professionals’ and
Academics’ Opinions on Academic Research on Fundamental Analysis and
Equity Market Anomalies citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/downlo… Q1: Which risk model is most appropriate for risk calibration of an equity
trading strategy?

Are Cash Flows Better Stock Return Predictors Than Profits? "GAAP permit too many types of financial statement presentations;
information is too aggregated and inconsistently presented,
difficult for users to understand the relationship between how accounting information is presented and the underlying economic results of the company."

Facts about Formulaic Value Investing: "First, there is little compelling evidence that these strategies deliver superior investment performance for US equities. Second, instead of identifying undervalued securities, these strategies systematically identify companies with temporarily inflated accounting numbers."

"So, how much is a perfect earnings prediction model worth to you? Surprisingly, a lot less than you might expect. Would you believe nil, as the evidence we present in this article shows?"
cfapubs.org/doi/pdf/10.246… "gains from a 3-month investment, starting 60d before q-end and ending 30d after q-end (to include the q’s E release), in the companies that exactly met or beat analysts’ consensus E estimates—as well as the gains from shorting the cos that subsequently missed the consensus."

EBITDA’s dominance over EBITA in explaining valuations has been declining over time, while the performance difference between EBITA and EBIT has been increasing. ssrn.com/abstract=29996… "In terms of ability to predict stock returns, it appears that a structural change has occurred after the financial crisis, as the three operating income measures have failed to consistently predict stock returns over the last seven years."

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