Impact of International Financial Reporting Standard adoption on key financial ratios

被引:68
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作者
Lantto, Anna-Maija [1 ]
Sahlstrom, Petri [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Oulu, Dept Accounting & Finance, FIN-90014 Oulu, Finland
来源
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE | 2009年 / 49卷 / 02期
关键词
International financial reporting standards; IFRS; Financial ratios; M41; QUALITY;
D O I
10.1111/j.1467-629X.2008.00283.x
中图分类号
F8 [财政、金融];
学科分类号
0202 ;
摘要
Although previous research has investigated the economic consequences of International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) adoption, there is little evidence on the impact of IFRS adoption on key financial ratios. To fill this gap, we examine this issue in a continental European country (Finland). Our results show that the adoption of IFRS changes the magnitude of the key accounting ratios. Moreover, we extend the literature by showing that the adoption of fair value accounting rules and stricter requirements on certain accounting issues are the reasons for the changes observed in accounting figures and financial ratios.
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页码:341 / 361
页数:21
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