Relation of the risk of going concern and the value of shares listed on B3

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https://doi.org/10.4270/ruc.2022107

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Audit opinion, Information asymmetry, Asset delta

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This study sought to identify whether the existence of mention of the risk of continuity of the company with negative equity (PLN) in the audit report causes a change in the market value of this asset, in relation to the market index, on the date of disclosure of the financial statements accounting. The population of this study consisted of companies listed on Brasil Bolsa e Balcão (B3) that were active, with PLN in at least one year in the period from 2010 to 2020; out of a total of 412 active companies in 2020, 73 presented PLN in the study period (17.7%). Of the 73 companies, we excluded 17 for not having data on their quotations in the financial market in the period, thus constituting the final sample of 56 companies (active). Descriptive statistics, statistical test (t), and we used a regression model using the panel data technique to analyze the relationships of variables in cross-section form, as well as in their dynamic time series. The results demonstrate that the difference between the variation (delta) of the market index and the variation (delta) of the stock for companies that have mention of continuity risk in their audit report suggest that it is different to other companies and that for the Brazilian market, the mention of continuity risk in the audit report may change the value of this share. In addition, for companies that reported losses in the period, this delta is greater, indicating that the market penalizes companies with adverse results, perhaps because it believes that their potential for future appreciation is lower, which affects the profitability of the stock to the market.

 

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2023-04-26

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Cescon, J. A., Gallina, A. S., Lima, N. C., Silva, J. L. R. da, & Ferreira, J. C. (2023). Relation of the risk of going concern and the value of shares listed on B3. Revista Universo Contábil, 18, e2022107. https://doi.org/10.4270/ruc.2022107

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