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Earnings Quality

Authors: Steinwender, Daniela Monika;

Earnings Quality

Abstract

Diese Diplomarbeit befasst sich mit dem häufig genannten aber schlecht definierten Thema der Ergebnisqualität und gibt einen Überblick darüber. Zuerst wird der Begriff definiert, die Verwendung von Ergebnissen im Vergleich zu Pro-Forma-Ergebnissen, Residualeinkommen und Cashflows wird erklärt und die verschiedenen Sichten darüber sowie beeinflussenden Faktoren werden beschrieben. Im Hauptteil werden acht Ergebniseigenschaften – Beständigkeit, Prognosefähigkeit, Volatilität & Glättung, Qualität der Periodenabgrenzungen, Bilanzpolitik, Zeitnähe, Vorsicht und Wertrelevanz –, deren Messung und internationale Unterschiede behandelt. Anschließend werden diese Eigenschaften im Rahmen der Annahmen von Sicherheit und perfekten Märkten anhand von Cashflow-Beispielen analysiert und weitere kritische Punkte dieser Ergebnischarakteristika aufgezeigt. Die Bespiele zeigen, dass auch in einem sehr einfachen Szenario die Ergebniseigenschaften bereits zu kontroversen Resultaten führen. Schließlich werden die Möglichkeiten und Versuche diskutiert Ergebnisqualität aggregiert in zwei Formen – auf Basis der Theorie und der Praxis - zu messen. Eine Zusammenfassung mit Fazit beendet die Arbeit.

This thesis deals with the often quoted but ill-defined topic of earnings quality and gives an overview of the topic. At first the term is defined, the usage of earnings in contrast to pro-forma-earnings, residual income, and cash flows is explained, and the different perspectives and influential factors on it are described. The main part consists of the description of eight earnings attributes – persistence, predictability, volatility & smoothness, quality of accruals, earnings management, timeliness, conservatism, and value relevance –, the way they are being measured, and their international differences. Subsequently, these attributes are analyzed in a setting of certainty and perfect markets through cash flow examples and some further critical points are considered for these characteristics of earnings. The examples show that even in a very basic setting earnings attributes already tend to be controversial. Thereafter, the possibilities and attempts to measure aggregated earnings quality in two ways – theory- and practice-based – are discussed. A summary and conclusion form the end of this paper.

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