Changes in the value relevance of energy industries' accounting information: the impact of the shale revolution Online publication date: Wed, 19-Apr-2023
by Gee Jung Kwon
International Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Performance Evaluation (IJAAPE), Vol. 18, No. 3/4, 2022
Abstract: This study investigates how the value relevance of accounting information is changing as a result of the shale revolution that began in 2012. The empirical analysis of this study shows that the value relevance of R&D expenditures has declined dramatically since 2012, when shale gas extraction began in US. It also shows that in the energy industry, operating cash flow and company size are not important value-related factors in increasing corporate value. Conversely, operating income is the most important value relevant variable for corporate value since 2010. The results also suggest that accounting information from the energy equipment and services industry group is more useful than information about firms in the oil gas consumable fuel industry. This study shows that there is a change in the value relevance of firm value variables in the energy industry after the shale revolution.
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