Market reaction to the positiveness of annual report narratives

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Yekini, Liafisu Sina, Wisniewski, Tomasz Piotr and Millo, Yuval 2015. Market reaction to the positiveness of annual report narratives. The British Accounting Review. 48 (4), pp. 415-430. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bar.2015.12.001
AuthorsYekini, Liafisu Sina, Wisniewski, Tomasz Piotr and Millo, Yuval
Abstract

This paper focuses on narratives published by UK companies, defined here as the content of annual reports excluding financial statements and notes to accounts. We endeavour to gauge the tone of these narratives by recording the frequency of positive words appearing in the text. We show that the extent of positiveness is related to market reaction around the disclosure date. This conclusion is maintained even after controlling for the financial figures that are reported simultaneously and company-specific characteristics. Consequently, narratives should not be perceived as mere impression management tools, but also as conduits for disseminating price-sensitive information.

KeywordsAnnual report narrative, content analysis, stock market reaction
Year2015
JournalThe British Accounting Review
Journal citation48 (4), pp. 415-430
PublisherElsevier
ISSN08908389
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bar.2015.12.001
Web address (URL)http://hdl.handle.net/10545/623774
http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
hdl:10545/623774
Publication dates11 Dec 2015
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Deposited23 May 2019, 18:13
Accepted02 Dec 2015
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ContributorsCoventry University
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