Table 3

Raw return vs the continuously compounded return

VariableStdRtt+1StdLnRtt+1StdRtt+1StdLnRtt+1StdRtt+1StdLnRtt+1
IVOL (λ1)1.2142 (1.39)−4.4337** (−4.17)4.3283** (3.47)−1.1580 (−0.93)−2.6969** (−3.95)−7.1910** (−6.55)
IVOL * LnP/V(t):Q2 (λ2)  −3.8638** (−4.56)−2.8613** (−4.28)  
IVOL * LnP/V(t):Q3 (λ3)  −4.3886** (−5.22)−4.1540** (−4.82)  
IVOL * LnP/V(t):Q4 (λ4)  −5.7958** (−7.66)−6.3433** (−8.06)  
IVOL * LnP/V(t):Q5 (λ5)  −7.2149** (−7.65)−8.4960** (−7.88)  
IVOL * LnP/V(t + 1):Q2 (λ2)    2.1056** (3.56)2.7174** (3.91)
IVOL * LnP/V(t + 1):Q3 (λ3)    2.4558** (3.64)3.0296** (3.85)
IVOL * LnP/V(t + 1):Q4 (λ4)    5.1569** (6.66)4.9885** (5.64)
IVOL * LnP/V(t + 1):Q5 (λ5)    16.2895** (7.70)11.7653** (5.84)
N180,717180,717180,717180,717180,717180,717
R20.12670.16140.13060.16570.30320.3670
LnP/V(t):Qi/LnP/V(t + 1):QiNoNoYesYesYesYes
ControlsYesYesYesYesYesYes
Industry FEYesYesYesYesYesYes
λ1 + λ2  0.4644 (0.31)−4.0193** (−2.83)−0.5912 (−0.65)−4.4736** (−3.44)
λ1 + λ3  −0.0603 (−0.04)−5.3121** (−3.50)−0.2410 (−0.25)−4.1614** (−3.08)
λ1 + λ4  −1.4676 (−1.01)−7.5013** (−5.08)2.4601* (2.38)−2.2025 (−1.56)
λ1 + λ5  −2.8867 (−1.85)−9.6541** (−5.85)13.5927** (6.11)4.5743 (1.99)

Note(s): This table presents results of the analysis that uses the continuously compounded return as the dependent variable. Rtt+1 is stock return over 07/01 of t to 06/30 of t + 1, t = 1966 to 2015. LnRtt+1, the continuously compounded return, is the natural logarithm of 1 plus Rtt+1. StdRtt+1 (StdLnRtt+1) is standardized Rtt+1 (LnRtt+1) with a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1. IVOL is the idiosyncratic volatility measure, defined in  Appendix 2. LnP/V(t) is the difference between the natural logarithm of the market value of equity on 06/30 of t and the natural logarithm of the estimated intrinsic value of equity obtained using the latest accounting information available by 06/30 of t (see  Appendix 1). LnP/V(t):Qi is an indicator variable that equals 1 if LnP/V(t) is in the i-th quintile (0 otherwise), i = 1 to 5. Industry FE stands for industry fixed effects. Controls stands for control variables and are defined in  Appendix 2. T-statistics in parentheses are adjusted for Newey-West autocorrelations of three lags. **, *, and † denote statistical significance at the 1, 5, and 10% levels, respectively, using a 2-tailed test

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