Studying Relationship between Qualitative Features of Profit and Return on Common Equity (A Data Mining on the Banks Accepted in Tehran Stock Exchange)

profit persistence, predictability of profit, relevancy of profit, conservatism, return on common equity

Authors

  • Mehdi Mardani Department of Accounting and Management, Semnan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Semnan, Iran
  • Ali Asghar Salehi Department of Accounting, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran
  • Helen Davachi Langerodi Department of Accounting and Management, Safadasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Safadasht, Iran
  • Sareh Pazoki Department of Accounting and Management, Semnan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Semnan, Iran
  • Reza Golestani Department of Accounting and Management, Ghaemshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ghaemshahr, Iran
  • Pakravan Shahbazi Alankesh Department of Accounting and Management, Semnan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Semnan, Iran
January 15, 2018

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The present research was conducted to study the relationship between the qualitative features of the profit, such as persistence, predictability, conservatism, timeliness of profit and return on owner’s equity and the factors mentioned have been considered as independent variables. The purpose is to understand and promote the level of qualitative features of information backing profit that is published in the capital market and can be useful in making decision. Return on common equity has been calculated based on dividing net profit of the period on the product of common equity changes in stock price and has been considered as the dependent variable. As well the control variables of the size of company, the coefficient of changes of profit (operational risk) and the ratio of book value to the market value as well were taken into account for improving results in research model. In order to collect the data, the published information of the Banks accepted in over-the-counter securities and stock Exchange of Tehran in the period between2010 until 2014. Finally, with the use of statistical analysis software and the results of testing hypotheses it was determined the qualitative features of the profit including persistence, predictability, timeliness and relevancy are associated positively and significantly with return on owners’ equity; but there was reverse and not significant relation between conservatism and return on common equity.