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A Re‐examination of the Case for Accounting Separately for the Debt and Equity Features of Convertible Debt

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The case for accounting separately for the debt and equity features of a convertible bond is based on two main assumptions: convertible debt can be decomposed into two, or more, fundamental financial instruments, and a convertible bond has the same economic substance as a bond with a detachable warrant. These assumptions are re‐examined in this paper where it is shown that it is generally not possible to decompose a convertible bond into fundamental financial instruments, nor is it possible to form a package of a bond and a detachable warrant that replicates the character of the convertible bond.

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  • Peter Casson, 1998. "A Re‐examination of the Case for Accounting Separately for the Debt and Equity Features of Convertible Debt," Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 25(5‐6), pages 595-612, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jbfnac:v:25:y:1998:i:5-6:p:595-612
    DOI: 10.1111/1468-5957.00203
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    1. De‐Wai Chou & C. Edward Wang & Sheng‐Syan Chen & Sandra Tsai, 2009. "Earnings Management and the Long‐Run Underperformance of Firms Following Convertible Bond Offers," Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 36(1‐2), pages 73-98, January.
    2. Neil Fargher & Baljit K. Sidhu & Ann Tarca & Warrick van Zyl, 2019. "Accounting for financial instruments with characteristics of debt and equity: finding a way forward," Accounting and Finance, Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand, vol. 59(1), pages 7-58, March.
    3. Burlacu, Radu, 2000. "New evidence on the pecking order hypothesis: the case of French convertible bonds," Journal of Multinational Financial Management, Elsevier, vol. 10(3-4), pages 439-459, December.
    4. De-Wai Chou & C. Edward Wang & Sheng-Syan Chen & Sandra Tsai, 2009. "Earnings Management and the Long-Run Underperformance of Firms Following Convertible Bond Offers," Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 36(1-2), pages 73-98.

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