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Determinants of sell‐side financial analysts’ use of non‐financial information

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  • Raf Orens
  • Nadine Lybaert

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This paper aims to research the context within which sell‐side financial analysts make decisions to use corporate non‐financial information. Prior research has demonstrated that financial analysts take into account non‐financial information in their analyses of firms, but knowledge is scarce about what determines their use of this information. Based on a survey conducted among Belgian financial analysts, we observe a significant negative association between the financial analysts’ use of non‐financial information and the earnings informativeness of a firm's financial statement information proxied by leverage and stock return volatility. We also find that a higher amount of non‐financial information is used by less experienced financial analysts and by financial analysts covering a higher number of firms.

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  • Raf Orens & Nadine Lybaert, 2010. "Determinants of sell‐side financial analysts’ use of non‐financial information," Accounting and Business Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 40(1), pages 39-53.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:acctbr:v:40:y:2010:i:1:p:39-53
    DOI: 10.1080/00014788.2010.9663383
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