COVID-19 disclosure : a novel measurement and annual report uncertainty

Elmarzouky, Mahmoud, Albitar, Khaldoon, Karim, Atm Enayet and Saber Moussa, Ahmed (2021) COVID-19 disclosure : a novel measurement and annual report uncertainty. Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 14(12), p. 616. ISSN (print) 1911-8066

Abstract

This paper provides a unique COVID-19 disclosure measurement and investigates the association between the level of COVID-19 disclosure and uncertainty within annual reports for UK FTSE-All share non-financial firms. We used automated textual analysis to score the sampled annual reports. The results show that the level of COVID-19 disclosure varies from industry to industry. Furthermore, there is a positive relationship between COVID-19 disclosure and uncertainty in annual reports. Firms with larger boards exhibit more significant uncertainty in annual reports with COVID-19 disclosure. However, the significance of uncertainty in annual reports with COVID-19 disclosure remains at the same level with different board independence percentages. The unique findings of this paper are extremely relevant to governments, shareholders, policymakers, suppliers, and creditors.

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