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Do Analyst Earnings Beta Explain Growth Anomaly?, Sophie Phuong Thanh Doan
Do Analyst Earnings Beta Explain Growth Anomaly?, Sophie Phuong Thanh Doan
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Using a measure of cashflow risk derived from analyst forecasts, I find that cashflow risk offers a partial explanation for the value – growth anomaly. In particular, the lowest asset growth portfolio has a higher earnings beta than the highest asset growth portfolio. Approximately cashflow risk measured by earnings beta carries a significant positive risk premium of 1.24% with a t-value of 3.51.