Abnormal returns

The component of the return that is not due to systematic influences (market-wide influences). In other words, the abnormal returns is the difference between the actual return and that is expected to result from market movements (normal return). Related: excess returns.

Abnormal Return

The difference between the expected return and the actual return on an investment. Abnormal returns may be either positive or negative; indeed an abnormal return may be negative even if the actual return is positive. That is, suppose the expected return on an investment is 7% and the actual return is 5%. While the investor has 5% more than he/she had when he/she started, the abnormal return is still -2%. On the other hand, if the expected return is 5% and the actual return is 9%, then there is a positive abnormal return of 4%. One may use an abnormal return to gauge the accuracy of various asset pricing models.

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Recently, especially after Ikenberry's, Lakonishok's and Vermaelen's (1995) and Barber's and Lyon's (1997) publications, buy-and-hold abnormal returns ([BHA.sub.iT]) have gained considerable importance.

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Taking into account nineteen M&A cases, the author concluded that in general, the abnormal returns of acquiring banks was significantly negative, while the abnormal returns of the acquired banks was significantly positive.

Evaluation of merger and acquisition processes in the Brazilian banking sector by means of an event study

We find that target firms experience an average of +18.6% cumulative abnormal returns (CARs) over (-5,+5) around the ODA, followed by +13.8% abnormal returns around the subsequent merger announcement date on the DA.

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where [mathematical expression not reproducible] is the sample of abnormal returns for firm i on day t.

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