this study determined the value relevance of assets and liabilities after the adoption of ifrs among listed nigerian firms. ohlson model (1995) model of stock price regressions tested the relationship between assets and liabilities with the stock price, which has been widely adopted by accounting researchers. a sample of 126 firms listed in nigeria stock market is used for the study. data is co...

Size and book to market ratio are both highly correlated with the average returns of common stocks. Fama and French (1993) argue that these effects are proxies for factors of risk. In this study, we try to test the three factor model of Fama and French and the Capital Asset Pricing Model on French Stock Market. We use returns on the Fama and French six portfolios sorted by size and book to mark...

Due to the complexity of financial markets and specialization of investment, the investors in financial markets need tools, methods and models by which they can choose the best investment and the most appropriate portfolios. Fama-French Five-Factor Model (FFFFM) is one of the newest methods among various methods for financial asset pricing and prediction of stock returns. The main aim of this r...

This paper offers a new mathematical formulation that addresses the relationship between expected price-to-book ratio, dividend per share, dividend payout ratio, systematic and unsystematic risks. The sample includes the non-financial firms in the DJIA covering the period 1997-2006. The general results show that the expected price-to-book ratios are: (a) positively associated with the expected ...

The study examines whether the book value maximizers are the greatest wealth creators in stock market both in the context of sectors and companies in the Gulf Cooperation Council Markets. The study also analyzes the financial value drivers for wealth creation of companies in the Gulf Cooperation Council Markets. The survey part of the study is based on approximately 650 companies listed in six ...