Effect of Prior Periods Intangible Return on Relationship between Accruals and Future Return

In this research, in addition to the investigation on the relationship between accruals and future return, the effect of intangible return in prior periods on the relationship between accruals and future return was examined. For this intent, a sample of 80 firms listed in Tehran Stock Exchange during the period of 1999-2010 was examined. For hypotheses testing, the method of multivariate and univariate regression analyse with pooling data analysis is used. The results showed that there was a meaningful and negative relationship between accruals and future return (accrual anomaly). In addition, the intangible return in prior periods is effective in the relationship between accruals and future return. In other words, using this variable in the research model, the meaningful and negative relationship between accruals and future return disappears.