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IAS15 inflation adjustments and EVA: Empirical evidence from a highly variable inflation

 

 

Pierre Erasmus

Department of Business Management, University of Stellenbosch

 

 

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ABSTRACT

Inflation can have a pronounced effect on the financial performance of a firm. This study makes inflation adjustments to a firm's cost of sales, depreciation, level of gearing and assets in line with International Accounting Standard 15 (IAS15) in order to calculate an inflation-adjusted version of the economic value added (EVA) measure. The study was conducted using data from South African industrial firms during a period characterised by highly variable inflation levels (1991-2005). The results indicate that during this period there were significant differences between the nominal and real values of the firms' EVAs.

Keywords: financial performance under inflation, IAS15 inflation adjustments, nominal EVA values, real EVA values, South African industrial firms' EVAs

JEL E31; 32

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