Stephen H. Penman
George O. May Professor of Financial Accounting
Accounting
BCom (Hon), University of Queensland Queensland, 1970; MBA, PhD, University of Chicago, 1978
Joined CBS in 1999
Office:
1104
Kravis
Phone:
212-854-9151
E-mail:
[email protected]
Fax:
212-316-9219
Curriculum Vitae
Biography
Stephen Penman is the George O. May Professor in the Graduate School of Business, Columbia University where he is also co-director of the Center for Excellence in Accounting and Security Analysis and director of the Masters Program in Accounting and Fundamental Analysis.
Prior to his appointment at Columbia in 1999, Penman was the L.H. Penney Professor in the Walter A. Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley. He joined Berkeley in 1977. From 1990-95 he served as Chair of the Professional Accounting Program and Chairman of the Accounting Faculty at Berkeley.
Penman has served as a Visiting Professor at Bocconi University the University of Padua, the London Business School, the Jan Wallander Visiting Professor at the Stockholm School of Economics, and in the Cheng Tsang Mun Chair Visiting Professorship at Singapore Management University. He has also been a visitor at Peking (Beijing) University and the Swedish Institute for Financial Research and a distinguished visiting scholar at Stanford Business School. He is an Honorary Professor at the City University of Hong Kong.
Professor Penman received a first-class honors degree in Commerce from the University of Queensland, Australia, and M.B.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Chicago. His research deals with the valuation of equity and the role of accounting information in security analysis, and a number of his papers deal with accounting policy issues. He has published widely in finance and accounting journals and has conducted seminars on accounting and analysis for academic and professional audiences.
In 1991 Penman was awarded the Notable Contribution to Accounting Literature Award by the American Accounting Association and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and in 2002 was awarded the American Accounting Association and Deloitte & Touche Wildman Medal for his book, Financial Statement Analysis and Security Valuation, published by McGraw-Hill/Irwin and now in its 5th edition. In 1997 he was awarded the Institute for Quantitative Investment Research (INQUIRE) Prize in the U.K. In 2005 he was awarded the Geewax Terker & Co Prize in Investment Research, and in 2011 the Roger F. Murray prize from The Institute for Quantitative Research in Finance (Q-Group). He has earned the Abacus best paper award twice. In 2009 he received an honorary doctorate from the Stockholm School of Economics and, in 2015, was elected to the Financial Economists Round Table. His book, Accounting for Value, was published by Columbia University Press in January, 2011.
Stephen Penman is a founding editor of the Review of Accounting Studies and served as managing editor from 2002-2006. He is on the advisory boards of Phoenician Capital and Boston Harbor Investment Management and has served as an advisor to fundamental asset managers in the U.S., Europe, and China. He also serves on the Board of Directors of UBS Financial Services Inc. Hedge Fund Solutions and is chair of its audit committee.
In 2019, Penman was elected to the Accounting Hall of Fame. In 2020, he was elected to the Australian Accounting Hall of Fame.
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Teaching
Spring 2022
Accounting for Value
(MBA)
Accounting for Value
(EMBA)
Research on Investing with Fundamental Analysis
(PHD)
Spring 2021
Accounting for Value
(MBA)
Accounting for Value
(EMBA)
Research on Investing with Fundamental Analysis
(PHD)
MS Accounting Thesis, 3 points
(PHD)
MS Acounting Internship
(PHD)
Summer 2021
MS AcCounting Internship
(PHD)
MS Accounting Thesis, 3 points
(PHD)
Spring 2020
Research on Investing with Fundamental Analysis
(PHD)
Summer 2020
Fall 2020
MS Acounting Internship
(PHD)
MS Accounting Thesis, 3 points
(PHD)
Spring 2019
Summer 2019
MS Accounting Thesis, 3 points
(PHD)
Fall 2019
MS Accounting Thesis, 3 points
(PHD)
Spring 2018
Accounting for Value
(MBA)
Accounting for Value
(EMBA)
Summer 2018
MS Acounting Internship
(PHD)
MS Accounting Thesis, 3 points
(PHD)
Fall 2018
(PhD) Valuation and Financial Statement Analysis
(PHD)
MS Accounting Thesis, 3 points
(PHD)
Research
Journal articles
Accounting Anomalies, Risk and Return
In The Accounting Review
(forthcoming)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman, Julie Zhu
Appendix to "A Framework for Identifying Accounting Characteristics for Asset Pricing Models, with an Evaluation of Book-to-Price"
In European Financial Management
(forthcoming)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman, F. Reggiani, S, Richardson, I. Tuna
Connecting Book Rate of Return to Risk and Return: The Information Conveyed by Conservative Accounting
In Review of Accounting Studies
(forthcoming)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman, Xiao-Jun Zhang
A Theoretical Analysis Connecting Conservative Accounting to the Cost of Capital
In Journal of Accounting and Economics
(2020)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman, Xiao-Jun Zhang
Moving the Conceptual Framework Forward: Accounting for Uncertainty
In Contemporary Accounting Research
(2020)
Coauthor(s): Richard Barker, Stephen Penman
A Matter of Principle: Accounting Reports Convey both Cash-flow News and Discount-rate News
In Management Science
(2019)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman, Nir Yehuda
A Framework for Identifying Accounting Characteristics for Asset Pricing Models, with an Evaluation of Book-to-Price
In European Financial Management
(2018)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman, Francesco Reggiani, Scott Richardson, Irem Tuna
Fundamentals of Value vs. Growth Investing and an Explanation for the Value Trap
In Financial Analysts Journal
(2018)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman, Francesco Reggiani
Valuation: The State of the Art
In Schmalenbach Business Review
(2016)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman
Conservatism as a Defining Principle for Accounting
In The Japanese Accounting Review
(2016)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman
Valuation: Accounting for Risk and the Expected Return
In Abacus
(2016)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman
A Fundamentalist Perspective on Accounting and Implications for Accounting Research
In China Journal of Accounting Research
(2013)
Coauthor(s): Guohua Jiang, Stephen Penman
Returns to Buying Earnings and Book Value: Accounting for Growth and Risk
In <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11142-013-9226-y">Review of Accounting Studies</a>
(2013)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman, Francesco Reggiani
Accounting Standard Setting: Thoughts on Developing a Conceptual Framework
In China Journal of Accounting Studies
(2013)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman
Accounting for Revenues: A Framework for Standard Setting
In Accounting Horizons
(2011)
Coauthor(s): James Ohlson, Stephen Penman
Accounting for Risk and Return in Equity Valuation
In Journal of Applied Corporate Finance
(2011)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman
Accounting for Value
In The European Financial Review
(2011)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman
A Framework for Financial Accounting Standards: Issues and a Suggested Framework
In Accounting Horizons
(2010)
Coauthor(s): James Ohlson, Stephen Penman
Financial Forecasting, Risk, and Valuation: Accounting for the Future
In Abacus
(2010)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman
The Pricing of Earnings and Cash Flows and an Affirmation of Accrual Accounting
In Review of Accounting Studies
(2009)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman, Nir Yehuda
Accounting for Intangible Assets: There Is Also an Income Statement
In Abacus
(2009)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman
Eye on the Prize: Directions for Accounting Research
In China Accounting Review
(2008)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman
The Book-to-Price Effect in Stock Returns: Accounting for Leverage
In Journal of Accounting Research
(2007)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman, Scott Richardson, Irem Tuna
Accounting for Employee Stock Options and Other Contingent Equity Claims: Taking a Shareholder's View
In Journal of Applied Corporate Finance
(2007)
Coauthor(s): James Ohlson, Stephen Penman
Financial Reporting Quality: Is Fair Value a Plus or a Minus?
In Accounting and Business Research: International Accounting Policy Forum
(2007)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman
Handling Valuation Models
In Journal of Applied Corporate Finance
(2006)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman
Financial Statement Analysis of Leverage and How It Informs About Profitability and Price-to-Book Ratios
In Review of Accounting Studies
(2003)
Coauthor(s): Doron Nissim, Stephen Penman
The Association Between Changes in Interest Rates, Earnings, and Equity Values
In Contemporary Accounting Research
(2003)
Coauthor(s): Doron Nissim, Stephen Penman
The Quality of Financial Statements: Perspectives from the Recent Stock Market Bubble
In Accounting Horizons
(2003)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman
Accounting Conservatism, the Quality of Earnings, and Stock Returns
In The Accounting Review
(2002)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman, Xiao-Jun Zhang
Tying Valuation to Performance with Financial Analysis
In Journal of Management Accounting, Japan
(2002)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman
Fundamental Analysis: Lessons from the Recent Stock Market Bubble
In Security Analysts Journal
(2001)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman
Ratio Analysis and Equity Valuation: From Research to Practice
In Review of Accounting Studies
(2001)
Coauthor(s): Doron Nissim, Stephen Penman
On Comparing Cash Flow and Accrual Accounting Models for Use in Equity Valuation
In Contemporary Accounting Research
(2001)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman
A Synthesis of Equity Valuation Techniques and the Terminal Value Calculation for the Dividend Discount Model
In Review of Accounting Studies
(1998)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman
A Comparison of Dividend, Cash Flow, and Earnings Approaches to Equity Valuation
In Contemporary Accounting Research
(1998)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman, Theodore Sougiannis
Combining Earnings and Book Value in Equity Valuation
In Contemporary Accounting Research
(1998)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman
Comprehensive Income
In Accounting Horizons
(1997)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman
The Dividend Displacement Property and the Substitution of Anticipated Earnings for Dividends in Equity Valuation
In The Accounting Review
(1997)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman, Theodore Sougiannis
The Articulation of Price-Earnings Ratios and Market-to-Book Ratios and the Evaluation of Growth
In Journal of Accounting Research
(1996)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman
Financial Statement Information and the Pricing of Earnings Changes
In Accounting Review
(1992)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman
Disaggregated Accounting Data as Explanatory Variables for Returns
In Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance
(1992)
Coauthor(s): James Ohlson, Stephen Penman
Return to Fundamentals
In Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance
(1992)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman
An Evaluation of Accounting Rate-of-Return
In Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance
(1991)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman
Voluntary Forecast Disclosure, Nondisclosure, and Stock Prices
In Journal of Accounting Research
(1990)
Coauthor(s): Baruch Lev, Stephen Penman
Financial Statement Analysis and the Prediction of Stock Returns
In Journal of Accounting and Economics
(1989)
Coauthor(s): Jane Ou, Stephen Penman
Accounting Measurement, Price-Earnings Ratio and the Information Content of Security Prices
In Journal of Accounting Research
(1989)
Coauthor(s): Jane Ou, Stephen Penman
The Distribution of Earnings News over Time and Seasonalities in Aggregate Stock Returns
In Journal of Financial Economics
(1987)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman
Volatility Increases Subsequent to Stock Splits: An Empirical Aberration
In Journal of Financial Economics
(1985)
Coauthor(s): James Ohlson, Stephen Penman
A Comparison of the Information Content of Insider Trading and Management Earnings Forecasts
In Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis
(1985)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman
Abnormal Returns to Investment Strategies Based on the Timing of Earnings Reports
In Journal of Accounting and Economics
(1984)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman
Timeliness of Reporting and the Stock Price Reaction to Earnings Announcements
In Journal of Accounting Research
(1984)
Coauthor(s): Anne Chambers, Stephen Penman
The Predictive Content of Earnings Forecasts and Dividends
In Journal of Finance
(1983)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman
Insider Trading and the Dissemination of Firms' Forecast Information
In <a href="http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublisher?publisherCode=ucpress">Journal of Business</a>
(1982)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman
Book Rate of Return and Prediction of Earnings Changes: An Empirical Investigation
In Journal of Accounting Research
(1982)
Coauthor(s): Robert Freeman, James Ohlson, Stephen Penman
An Empirical Investigation of the Voluntary Disclosure of Corporate Earnings Forecasts
In Journal of Accounting Research
(1980)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman
Accounting Changes and Stock Prices: An Examination of Selected Uncontrolled Variables
In Journal of Accounting Research
(1976)
Coauthor(s): Ian Eggleton, Stephen Penman, John Twombly
Disclosure Rules, Information-Production and Capital Market Equilibrium: The Case of Forecast Disclosure Rules
In Journal of Accounting Research
(1976)
Coauthor(s): Nicholas Dopuch, Nicholas Gonedes, Stephen Penman
What Net Asset Value?—An Extension of a Familiar Debate
In Accounting Review
(1970)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman
Books
Accounting for Value
(2010)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman
Financial Statement Analysis and Security Valuation
(2009)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman
Chapters
Valuation Models: An Issue of Accounting Theory
In Routledge Companion to Financial Accounting Theory
(2014)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman
Paths to Valuation, Asset Pricing, and Practical Investing: Can Accounting and Finance Approaches Be Reconciled?
In Bridging the GAAP: Recent Advances in Finance and Accounting
(2012)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman
The Value of Reporting Comprehensive Income
In Trying Again: Proceedings of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Conference on the ASB's 1999 Draft Statement of Principles
(1999)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman
Web-only articles
Appendix B: A Matter of Principle: Accounting Reports Convey Both Cash-Flow News and Discount-Rate News
In Columbia Business School
(2018)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman, Nir Yehuda
Working papers
Accounting-Based Estimates of the Cost of Capital: A Third Way
(2016)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman, Julie Zhu
Moving the Conceptual Framework Forward: Recognition and Measurement
(2016)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman, Richard Barker
A Matter of Principle: Accounting Reports Convey both Cash-flow News and Discount-rate News
(2015)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman, Nir Yehuda
An Accounting-based Characteristic Model for Asset Pricing
(2015)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman, Francesco Reggiani, Scott Richardson, Irem Tuna
The Value Trap: Value Buys Risky Growth
(2014)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman, Francesco Reggiani
Companies with Market Value below Book Value Are More Common in Europe than in the U.S.: Evidence, Explanations, and Implications
In Global Valuation Institute Paper
(2013)
Coauthor(s): Mauro Bini, Stephen Penman
Moving the Conceptual Framework Forward: Accounting for Uncertainty
(2013)
Coauthor(s): Richard Barker, Stephen Penman
Accounting Anomalies, Risk and Return
(2011)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman, Julie Zhu
Accounting for Revenues: A Framework for Standard Setting
In Financial Accounting Standards Committee
(2011)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman, James Ohlson
The Design of Financial Statements
In Working Paper No. 3
(2010)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman
Accounting for Intangible Assets: There Is Also an Income Statement
In Occasional Paper Series
(2009)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman
Returns to Buying Earnings and Book Value: Accounting for Growth and Risk
In Working Paper No. 3
(2008)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman, Francesco Reggiani
Principles for the Application of Fair Value Accounting
In CEASA White Paper Series
(2008)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman, Doron Nissim
Modeling Sustainable Earnings and P/E Ratios with Financial Statement Analysis
(2006)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman, Xiao-Jun Zhang
Debt Versus Equity: Accounting for Claims Contingent on Firms' Common Stock Performance
In CEASA White Paper Series
(2005)
Coauthor(s): James Ohlson, Stephen Penman
Ratio Analysis and Equity Valuation
(2005)
Coauthor(s): Doron Nissim, Stephen Penman
Lectures
Quality Accounting for Equity Analysis
(2003)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman
What Matters in Company Valuation: Earnings, Residual Earnings, Dividends? Theory and Evidence
(2002)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman
Value and Prices of Intangible Assets: A Fundamental Point of View
(2002)
Coauthor(s): Stephen Penman