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March 18, 2026The Accounting Review

Option 15 vs. A Comprehensive Financial Reporting Method for Convertible Debt.

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DCDudley W. CurrySouthern Methodist University

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Implication

This article compares financial reporting methods for convertible debt, revealing implications for corporate earnings per share.

Key Points

  • The research aims to compare Opinion 15 with alternative financial reporting methods for convertible debt and analyze their implications for earnings per share.
  • Comparison of Opinion 15 and alternative financial reporting methods
  • Analysis of the impact of convertible debentures on earnings per share
  • Focus on the common stock equivalent concept for dilutive effects
  • Opinion 15 prescribes specific reporting for dilutive effects on EPS
  • Convertible debentures can significantly affect the number of outstanding shares
  • Alternative reporting methods may offer clearer solutions for issuers' financial statements

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Dudley W. Curry (1971) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69ba44654e9516ffd37a6111https://doi.org/10.2308/tar-4487250
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Also Consider

Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context:

  1. 1Convertible Debt and Earnings per Share: Pragmatism vs. Good Theory.1970
  2. 2The Effects of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 15 on Earnings Per Share: A Simulation Study.1972
  3. 3Establishing the Common Stock Equivalence of Convertible Bonds.1987
  4. 4Accounting for Hybrid Convertible Debentures.1985
  5. 5Accounting for Hybrid Securities: The Case of Adjustable Rate Convertible Notes.1988