The role of accounting conservatism in executive compensation contracts

2018 ◽  
Vol 45 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 1139-1163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takuya Iwasaki ◽  
Shota Otomasa ◽  
Atsushi Shiiba ◽  
Akinobu Shuto
Keyword(s):  
Executive Compensation ◽  
Accounting Conservatism ◽  
Compensation Contracts

scholarly journals Stock Repurchases and Executive Compensation Contract Design: The Role of Earnings per Share Performance Conditions

2011 ◽  
Vol 86 (2) ◽  
pp. 703-733 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven Young ◽  
Jing Yang
Keyword(s):  
Executive Compensation ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Stock Repurchases ◽  
Stock Repurchase ◽  
Compensation Contracts ◽  
Earnings Per Share ◽  
Contingent Compensation ◽  
Strong Positive Association ◽  
Performance Conditions

ABSTRACT: We examine the link between firms’ stock repurchase activity and the presence of earnings per share (EPS) performance conditions in executive compensation contracts. Findings reveal a strong positive association between repurchases and EPS-contingent compensation arrangements. Further analysis suggests net benefits to shareholders from this association. Specifically, repurchasers experience larger increases in total payouts; the positive association between repurchases and cash performance is more pronounced for firms with EPS targets in the presence of surplus cash; undervalued firms with EPS targets are more likely to signal mispricing through a repurchase; and repurchasers with EPS conditions are associated with lower abnormal accruals. We find no evidence that EPS-driven repurchases impose costs on shareholders in the form of investment myopia.

Accounting Conservatism and Firm Growth Financed by External Debt

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 182-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tony Kang ◽  
Gerald J. Lobo ◽  
Michael C. Wolfe
Keyword(s):  
Firm Growth ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
External Debt ◽  
Debt Maturity ◽  
Accounting Conservatism ◽  
Debt Contracting ◽  
Conservative Accounting ◽  
Agency Risk

Previous research shows that accounting conservatism facilitates debt contracting. Extending this line of literature, we examine whether the role of accounting conservatism in accessing external debt to attain firm growth varies with its maturity. We find evidence of a positive relationship between conservatism and debt maturity. We also observe a positive relationship between conservative accounting and future growth funded by all classes of debt, but this relation is due to long-term rather than short-term debt, which is less prone to agency risk. Furthermore, the associations between conservatism and debt maturity and conservatism and growth financed by long-term debt are mostly observed for firms with fewer anti-takeover provisions in place. These findings suggest that the demand for accounting conservatism is not uniform across different debt maturity horizons.

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