Chinese Journal of Management Science ›› 2025, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (3): 34-44.doi: 10.16381/j.cnki.issn1003-207x.2022.0771
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Shuai Xu1, Shuai Shao2(
), Xianjie He1
Received:2022-04-13
Revised:2022-10-22
Online:2025-03-25
Published:2025-04-07
Contact:
Shuai Shao
E-mail:shuaishao@zju.edu.cn
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Shuai Xu,Shuai Shao,Xianjie He. How Forward-looking Statements in Earnings Communication Conference Affect Analysts Forecast Accuracy? ——Falsehood or Foretell[J]. Chinese Journal of Management Science, 2025, 33(3): 34-44.
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| 变量 | 均值 | 中位数 | 最小值 | 最大值 | 标准差 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Error | 0.015 | 0.010 | 0.000 | 0.109 | 0.017 |
| Forward | 0.017 | 0.016 | 0.001 | 0.042 | 0.009 |
| Tone | 0.525 | 0.537 | 0.125 | 0.804 | 0.136 |
| ROE | 0.026 | 0.024 | -0.037 | 0.089 | 0.019 |
| Lev | 0.335 | 0.315 | 0.035 | 0.772 | 0.180 |
| Size | 21.687 | 21.585 | 19.743 | 24.477 | 0.956 |
| Growth | 0.128 | 0.097 | -0.811 | 1.912 | 0.317 |
| Vsales | 0.141 | 0.096 | 0.009 | 0.901 | 0.146 |
| Surprise | 0.003 | 0.001 | -0.079 | 0.107 | 0.023 |
| Top1 | 33.892 | 32.410 | 4.080 | 81.850 | 13.918 |
| Attention | 2.911 | 2.996 | 0.693 | 4.745 | 0.982 |
| Loss | 2.876 | 3.135 | 0.000 | 4.111 | 1.032 |
| SOE | 0.025 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.000 | 0.158 |
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| 变量 | 因变量 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Error | Error | Error | ||||
| 系数 | t值 | 系数 | t值 | 系数 | t值 | |
| Forward | -0.050** | (-2.70) | -0.045*** | (-2.89) | -0.056** | (-2.23) |
| Tone | -0.006** | (-2.31) | -0.008*** | (-3.08) | ||
| ROE | -0.060*** | (-3.11) | -0.017 | (-0.63) | ||
| Lev | 0.011*** | (7.77) | 0.004 | (1.15) | ||
| Size | 0.028*** | (5.27) | 0.050*** | (5.85) | ||
| Growth | -0.178* | (-1.81) | -0.284*** | (-3.34) | ||
| Vsales | 0.022** | (2.34) | -0.039 | (-1.66) | ||
| Surprise | 0.028 | (1.61) | 0.018 | (0.83) | ||
| Attention | -0.069 | (-1.46) | -0.049 | (-0.74) | ||
| Top1 | -0.004* | (-1.84) | -0.015** | (-3.01) | ||
| Loss | 0.005*** | (2.94) | -0.001 | (-0.39) | ||
| SOE | -0.003*** | (-6.62) | 0.007 | (1.64) | ||
| Constant | 0.022*** | (20.18) | -0.037*** | (-3.57) | -0.083*** | (-5.08) |
| 行业固定效应 | 是 | 是 | 是 | |||
| 年度固定效应 | 是 | 是 | 是 | |||
| 公司固定效应 | 是 | |||||
| Observations | 5537 | 5537 | 5292 | |||
| Adjusted R-square | 0.070 | 0.123 | 0.188 | |||
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| 变量 | 因变量 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 基础回归 | 基础回归 | 明星分析师交乘项 | 专长工作经验交乘项 | |
| Error (1) | Error (2) | Error (3) | Error (4) | |
| Forward | -0.033** | -0.044* | -0.035* | -0.014 |
| (-2.10) | (-1.79) | (-1.93) | (-0.62) | |
| Forward×Star | 5.374 | |||
| (0.65) | ||||
| Forward×Exp | -4.874* | |||
| (-1.85) | ||||
| Tone | -0.005* | -0.005** | -0.005* | -0.005** |
| (-1.94) | (-2.25) | (-1.95) | (-2.02) | |
| Star | 0.038 | -0.038 | -0.047 | 0.033 |
| (0.74) | (-0.35) | (-0.33) | (0.52) | |
| Exp | 0.049*** | 0.106*** | 0.049*** | 0.126** |
| (3.92) | (4.59) | (3.92) | (2.18) | |
| Companies | -0.016 | -0.010 | -0.016* | -0.021 |
| (-1.64) | (-0.38) | (-1.69) | (-1.38) | |
| Brokersize | 0.032*** | 0.018 | 0.032*** | 0.031*** |
| (2.67) | (1.30) | (2.66) | (4.01) | |
| Horizon | 0.006*** | 0.007*** | 0.006*** | 0.006*** |
| (4.20) | (4.36) | (4.21) | (3.42) | |
| Industries | 0.049* | 0.028 | 0.049* | 0.061 |
| (1.71) | (0.50) | (1.72) | (1.06) | |
| Constant | -0.008 | -0.021** | -0.008 | -0.008 |
| (-0.90) | (-2.59) | (-0.82) | (-0.87) | |
| 行业固定效应 | 是 | 是 | 是 | |
| 年度固定效应 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 |
| 个体固定效应 | 是 | |||
| Observations | 20277 | 17742 | 20277 | 20277 |
| Adjusted R-squared | 0.0941 | 0.148 | 0.0941 | 0.0947 |
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| PanelA:业绩说明会披露前瞻性信息影响因素回归结果 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 变量 | Forward | |
| RD | 0.025*** | (6.77) |
| Inshold | -0.132*** | (-2.85) |
| ROE | -0.015*** | (-2.63) |
| Lev | 0.001** | (2.08) |
| Size | 0.018 | (0.99) |
| Growth | 0.002** | (2.48) |
| Vsales | -0.004*** | (-5.48) |
| Surprise | -0.015** | (-2.35) |
| Attention | -0.032* | (-1.71) |
| TOP1 | 0.001 | (0.92) |
| Loss | 0.058 | (0.00) |
| SOE | -0.101*** | (-3.42) |
| MA | -0.008 | (-0.46) |
| Return | -0.037*** | (-4.84) |
| Age | -0.001*** | (-4.89) |
| SPOS | 0.054** | (2.07) |
| Constant | 0.010*** | (2.72) |
| 行业固定效应 | 是 | |
| 年度固定效应 | 是 | |
| Observations | 4353 | |
| Adjusted R-square | 0.0586 | |
| Panel B:倾向性得分匹配后的回归结果 | ||
| 变量 | Error | |
| Forward | -0.044*** | (-7.75) |
| Controls | 是 | |
| Constant | -0.024** | (-2.52) |
| 行业固定效应 | 是 | |
| 年度固定效应 | 是 | |
| Observations | 3710 | |
| Adjusted R-square | 0.109 | |
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| 变量 | 不剔除2008年 | 剔除2008年 |
|---|---|---|
| Error | Error | |
| Performance | -0.054*** | -0.056*** |
| (-5.60) | (-5.90) | |
| Operation | -0.007 | -0.006 |
| (-0.48) | (-0.40) | |
| Investment | 0.016 | 0.019 |
| (0.34) | (0.42) | |
| Compensation | 0.032 (0.96) | -0.001 (-0.02) |
| Economic | 0.056* | 0.055 |
| (1.72) | (1.55) | |
| Finance | 0.036 | 0.043 |
| (0.89) | (1.05) | |
| Accounting | 0.006 | -0.007 |
| (0.15) | (-0.21) | |
| Controls | 是 | 是 |
| Constant | -0.037*** | -0.037*** |
| (-3.60) | (-3.44) | |
| 行业固定效应 | 是 | 是 |
| 年度固定效应 | 是 | 是 |
| Observations | 5537 | 5392 |
| Adjusted R-squared | 0.122 | 0.123 |
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