Role of Accounting Information in Assessing Stock Prices in Bangladesh

Authors

  • Nazmul Hassan East West University
  • Hasan Md. Mahmood Ul Haque Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18533/ijbsr.v7i10.1089

Keywords:

Book Value (BV), Earnings per Share (EPS), Value Relevance.

Abstract

This paper seeks to explore the relationship between share prices and the value-relevance of accounting information. The basic Ohlson (1995) valuation model has been used to conduct the research using a sample of 93 companies from six broad industries listed on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), Bangladesh. The adjusted (R²) and estimated regression coefficients of accounting variables are tested in this model. Results report that both Earnings per Share (EPS) and Book Value (BV) have influential power in determining share prices. But, results of the individual effect of EPS and BV to determining share price indicate that the EPS played an increasingly considerable role in projecting share prices than that of BV. Thus, EPS has become more informative to equity investors in predicting the share prices.

Author Biographies

  • Nazmul Hassan, East West University
    Department of Business Administration
  • Hasan Md. Mahmood Ul Haque, Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB)
    School of Business, Lecturer

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Published

2017-12-21

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Vol. 7 No. 10 (2017): October

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