{"title":"Uniform Predictive Inference for Factor Models with Instrumental and Idiosyncratic Betas","authors":"Ming-Yen Cheng, Yuan Liao, Xiye Yang","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3754661","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3754661","url":null,"abstract":"This paper investigates the effect of characteristic-based time-varying factor beta on the diffusion-index type forecast. Specifically, the factor beta includes two distinct components: the \"instrumental beta'' is a function of some observed stable variables, while the \"idiosyncratic beta'' captures the more volatile residual movements. To estimate these time-varying beta's, we propose to apply the projected PCA (P-PCA), which takes advantage of firm characteristics, on high-frequency return data. We show that various components of the conditional mean forecast error are all asymptotically normal. Of particular note is that the time-varying idiosyncratic beta has nontrivial effects on the first-order asymptotic of the conditional mean forecast. A Monte Carlo exercise demonstrates fairly good finite sample properties of the P-PCA estimators and shows that the P-PCA method largely outperforms the traditional PCA method for factor-augmented prediction. In our empirical experiments of volatility forecasting, we find that the predictive model estimated by the P-PCA method achieves preferable performance for a wide variety of target assets. We provide evidence that the forecast uncertainty arose from the time variation in factor beta magnifies during volatile periods. In such cases, exploiting the information in stable characteristics plays an even more crucial role in producing effective diffusion-index forecasts.","PeriodicalId":342161,"journal":{"name":"SPGMI: Compustat Fundamentals (Topic)","volume":"60 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122152888","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Alphas of Beta and Idiosyncratic Volatility","authors":"Percy Poon, Tong Yao, Andrew (Jianzhong) Zhang","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3706597","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3706597","url":null,"abstract":"We find that the relation between the idiosyncratic volatility (IVOL) anomaly and the beta anomaly is quite different at long horizons than at short horizons. IVOL has a significantly negative relation with subsequent stock returns at the short horizon of up to six months and beta does not predict stock returns at any horizon. However, both IVOL and beta significantly negatively predict stock alphas over horizons from a few months to beyond one year. At short horizons, neither anomaly can fully explain the other. At long horizons of beyond six months, the IVOL-alpha relation is explained by the beta-alpha relation. A measure of idiosyncratic volatility over a long window, popularly used by the investments industry to construct low-volatility portfolios, behaves similarly to beta in predicting returns and alphas at various horizons, and its predictive power is mostly explained by beta. Overall, IVOL and beta each has unique short-term information, but at long horizons the two anomalies appear to be the same. Our findings help reconcile a perceptional gap between academic studies and the investment industry on low volatility investing, and enrich the debate about the relation between the two low-risk anomalies.","PeriodicalId":342161,"journal":{"name":"SPGMI: Compustat Fundamentals (Topic)","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125911275","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gregory W. Eaton, T. C. Green, Brian S. Roseman, Yanbin Wu
{"title":"Retail Trader Sophistication and Stock Market Quality: Evidence from Brokerage Outages","authors":"Gregory W. Eaton, T. C. Green, Brian S. Roseman, Yanbin Wu","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3776874","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3776874","url":null,"abstract":"We study brokerage platform outages to examine how retail investor sophistication influences their impact on financial markets. We contrast outages at Robinhood, which caters to inexperienced investors, with outages at more traditional retail brokers. Exogenous negative shocks to Robinhood (other broker) participation are associated with reduced (increased) market order imbalances, consistent with unsophisticated investors being more likely to herd. Robinhood (other broker) outages are associated with increased (decreased) market liquidity and lower (higher) return volatility. The findings suggest that unsophisticated retail investors create inventory risks for market makers that harm liquidity, whereas other retail investors serve to improve market quality.","PeriodicalId":342161,"journal":{"name":"SPGMI: Compustat Fundamentals (Topic)","volume":"90 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127418689","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bank Competition and Borrower Conservatism","authors":"Liyang Hou, Yi Liang, Sudipta Basu","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3492613","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3492613","url":null,"abstract":"We study the influence of bank competition on U.S. public borrowers’ accounting conservatism by exploiting the staggered adoption of the Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act (IBBEA) of 1994, which increased the threats of new bank entrants and actual bank entry. We find that borrowers’ conditional conservatism fell after IBBEA. Conservatism fell more for firms located in states with weak incumbent banks and states with more out-of-state entrants, especially entrants with better monitoring technologies. The decrease in conservatism partially stems from borrowers’ increased investment and risk-taking incentives. Conservatism fell more for firms relying more on bank loans, especially those that borrowed loans for the first time after IBBEA, and firms having lower dedicated institutional ownership and board independence. We also find that loans included fewer covenants and that bank loan borrowers became less likely to choose Big N auditors and industry specialist auditors after IBBEA.","PeriodicalId":342161,"journal":{"name":"SPGMI: Compustat Fundamentals (Topic)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123125084","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Accrual Duration","authors":"Ilia D. Dichev, E. Owens","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3043973","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3043973","url":null,"abstract":"We define accrual duration as the length of time between an accrual and its associated cash flow. Accrual duration and accrual discretion are inextricably linked by the fundamentals of the accrual process because one side of an accrual pair is pinned down by the sign and magnitude of its associated concurrent cash flow (so, has no scope for discretion), while the other side is recorded based on forward-looking estimates that are unavoidably less precise over longer horizons, and therefore more discretionary. We develop an accrual-duration approach that provides powerful estimates of discretionary total accruals. In addition, we show that the accrual duration approach can be incorporated as a second stage to sharpen the discretionary accruals estimated from existing models like Jones (1991) and Dechow and Dichev (2002). Finally, we discuss how the accrual duration approach can shed light on several ongoing issues in accounting research.","PeriodicalId":342161,"journal":{"name":"SPGMI: Compustat Fundamentals (Topic)","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131503383","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Obaid ur Rehman, Xiaoxing Liu, Kai Wu, Jun-feng Li
{"title":"Customer Concentration, Leverage Adjustments, and Firm Value","authors":"Obaid ur Rehman, Xiaoxing Liu, Kai Wu, Jun-feng Li","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3769657","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3769657","url":null,"abstract":"We examine the association between customer concentration and capital structure adjustment speed using a sample of listed firms in the U.S from 1977 to 2020. We find that the customer-concentrated firms have a lower speed of leverage adjustment. The decomposition of customer types identifies corporate customers as the driving force. Moreover, customer concentration affects leverage adjustment speed mainly through increased cash flow volatility and asset specificity. The negative association is more pronounced in firms with high relationship-specific investments and low switching costs for their customers. In addition, stock market reacts to leverage deviation strongly for firms with concentrated customers, implying that the investors impose larger discount on firms with high cash flow risks from major customers. Our findings highlight the vital role of customers as one of the key stakeholders in capital structure decisions.","PeriodicalId":342161,"journal":{"name":"SPGMI: Compustat Fundamentals (Topic)","volume":"84 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"113953624","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Shadow Union in Local Labor Markets and Capital Structure","authors":"DuckKi Cho, Lyungmae Choi","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3537991","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3537991","url":null,"abstract":"This paper identifies an externality of a firm’s unionization that affects the capital structure decisions of non-unionized firms within a local labor market. We find that a union victory leads non-unionized firms to increase market leverage ratios by 0.9 to 1.3 percentage points. This \"shadow union\" effect is more pronounced when the probability of unionization rises in a larger margin and firms face higher union rents conditional on being unionized. The threat is credible enough to shape corporate financing decisions: shadow unions raise the wages of employees and increase the likelihood of subsequent union victories in the relevant labor market.","PeriodicalId":342161,"journal":{"name":"SPGMI: Compustat Fundamentals (Topic)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131029876","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Covenant-lite Deals, Non-Bank Deal Ownership and Financial Reporting Quality","authors":"A. Isin, R. Tharyan, K. McMeeking","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3769258","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3769258","url":null,"abstract":"We examine how covenant-lite (“covlite”) deals – loan contracts that lack systematic financial/maintenance covenant compliance requirements – and non-bank institutional syndicate participation affect issuer-level financial reporting quality. We show that, given significantly reduced covenant compliance and information transfer mechanisms between lenders and borrowers, covlite issuers increasingly abandon financial reporting objectives that prioritize cash flow verifiability and timely loss recognition. Indeed, we contend that covlite issuers prioritize the quality of non-GAAP-based voluntary earnings information that is a better match with their non-GAAP-based contractual provisions and non-bank creditors’ investment screening criteria. Moreover, lack of financial covenant compliance does not necessarily result in subordinate financial reporting standards at issuer-level. Notably, however, we show that financial reporting quality is strongly influenced by the type of creditor profile participating in loan syndication and identify potential financial reporting issues when lack monitoring mechanism in covlite deals is accompanied with large non-bank institutional deal ownership.","PeriodicalId":342161,"journal":{"name":"SPGMI: Compustat Fundamentals (Topic)","volume":"55 S2","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"113977149","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Can Corporate Debt Foster Innovation and Growth?","authors":"Thomas Geelen, Jakub Hajda, E. Morellec","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3416576","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3416576","url":null,"abstract":"Recent empirical studies show that innovative firms heavily rely on debt financing. Debt overhang implies that debt hampers innovation by incumbents. A second effect of debt is that it stimulates innovation by entrants. Using a Schumpeterian growth model with endogenous R&D and financing choices, we demonstrate that this second effect always dominates, so that debt fosters innovation and growth at the aggregate level. Our analysis suggests that the relation between debt and investment is more complex than previously acknowledged and highlights potential limitations of empirical work that focuses solely on incumbents when measuring the effects of debt on investment.","PeriodicalId":342161,"journal":{"name":"SPGMI: Compustat Fundamentals (Topic)","volume":"74 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124766111","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Information Advantage of Industry Common Blockholders and Its Stabilizing Effect on Stock Price Crash Risk","authors":"Qingyuan Li, Xiaoran Ni, P. Yeung, David Yin","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3871539","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3871539","url":null,"abstract":"Institutional investors’ common blockholdings within an industry produce an information advantage, allowing them to differentiate between the industry-wide and firm-specific nature of bad news released by peer firms and avoiding selling on false spillover signals (i.e., “panic exit”), which in turn reduces future stock price crash risk. This evidence is in sharp contrast with the evidence that total institutional ownership increases firm-level stock price crash risk. Our study highlights the economic value of common owners in the stock markets: Their information advantage provides a stabilizing effect against contagion.","PeriodicalId":342161,"journal":{"name":"SPGMI: Compustat Fundamentals (Topic)","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128097927","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}