Study: Adopting lease accounting could hurt stock prices
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Maria L. Murphy2020-01-28T19:21:00
A new study from Florida International University professors says retailers such as Urban Outfitters, Foot Locker, and Abercrombie & Fitch—that have a significant use of operating leases—reported abnormal stock returns when they disclosed earnings.
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