Corporate managers' perspectives on forward-looking guidance: Survey evidence

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Call, Andrew C.; Hribar, Paul; Skinner, Douglas J.; Volant, David
• 署名单位: University of Southern California; University of Iowa; University of Chicago; Indiana University System; Indiana University Bloomington; IU Kelley School of Business
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING & ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0165-4101
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jacceco.2024.101731
• 发表日期: 2024
• 关键词: EARNINGS FORECASTS; voluntary disclosure; information-content; ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE; Analyst forecasts; CONSEQUENCES; accuracy; cost

摘要

We survey corporate managers of both guiding and non-guiding firms. We find that managers of firms that provide guidance say that they: (1) primarily provide guidance to satisfy analyst and investor demands and manage analysts' earnings expectations; (2) are relatively unconcerned about proprietary or litigation costs (managers of non-guiding firms are more likely to see litigation risk as a concern); (3) predominantly issue guidance that is conservative relative to their internal expectations; (4) are concerned that guidance induces analysts and investors to focus on the short-term but not that it induces managers themselves to make myopic decisions internally. We also find that managers are miscalibrated about the accuracy of their guidance and that significant quantities of guidance that managers say their firms issue are not captured by conventional sources. We offer several other new insights relevant to the voluntary disclosure literature.