Impact of Accounting Data on Stock Prices: The Case of Vietnam

Abstract

This research is conducted for evaluating the impact of accounting numbers on stock prices of listed firms on Vietnam Stock Exchange. Data were collected from 416 listed firms for the period from 2012 to 2016. By using models of OLS, FEM, REM and GLS for evaluating the relationship between earnings per share (EPS), book value of stock (BV) and stock prices, the results show that EPS, BV have positive relationships with stock prices with the level of 48.13% basing on the model of Ohlson (1995) and on the model of Ohlson adjusted to Aboody et al. (2002). Based on the findings, some implications for investors and stakeholders have been given in the context of Vietnam.