Impact of IFRS on accounting data – gray index of conservatism applied to some European listed companies
Impact of IFRS on accounting data – gray index of conservatism applied to some European listed companies
Author(s): Costel IstrateSubject(s): Business Economy / Management, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Accounting - Business Administration
Published by: Editura Universităţii »Alexandru Ioan Cuza« din Iaşi
Keywords: transition to IFRS; Gray index of comparability; equity; net income; ROA /ROE; leverage;
Summary/Abstract: The Gray index of conservatism (also called index of comparability) is a good instrument to assess differences between two or more sets of accounting standards. We use this index to measure the impact of the compulsory application of IFRS in Europe, in 2005. The sample contains data from almost 600 companies listed on Euronext markets in 2005 (Amsterdam, Brussels, Lisbon, and Paris). The paper analyzes some accounting figures such as equity, net income, leverage, return on equity and return on assets. The results confirm that former Belgian, French, and Portugal GAAP were more conservative than IFRS. In some cases, for all the countries the IFRS numbers seem to be much less conservative.
Journal: Analele Ştiinţifice ale Universităţii »Alexandru Ioan Cuza« din Iaşi. Ştiinţe economice
- Issue Year: 60/2013
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 259-277
- Page Count: 20
- Language: English