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Do analysts’ cash flow forecasts improve their target price accuracy?

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Do analysts’ cash flow forecasts improve their target price accuracy? / Hashim, Noor Abdelgadir Ahmed; Strong, Norman.
In: Contemporary Accounting Research, Vol. 35, No. 4, 13.12.2018, p. 1816-1842.

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Hashim, NAA & Strong, N 2018, 'Do analysts’ cash flow forecasts improve their target price accuracy?', Contemporary Accounting Research, vol. 35, no. 4, pp. 1816-1842. https://doi.org/10.1111/1911-3846.12369

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Hashim NAA, Strong N. Do analysts’ cash flow forecasts improve their target price accuracy? Contemporary Accounting Research. 2018 Dec 13;35(4):1816-1842. Epub 2017 Nov 27. doi: 10.1111/1911-3846.12369

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Hashim, Noor Abdelgadir Ahmed ; Strong, Norman. / Do analysts’ cash flow forecasts improve their target price accuracy?. In: Contemporary Accounting Research. 2018 ; Vol. 35, No. 4. pp. 1816-1842.

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