On January 26, 1995, The Wall Street Journal reported that Compaq Computer Corp. posted record 1994 fourth-quarter results. Despite $20.5 million in losses from the Mexican currency devaluation, and losses on currency hedging, earnings grew to $0.90 per share from $0.58 in the same quarter of 1993, on a revenue growth of 48%. However, cash flows from operations were negative for the year. Also, there were concerns about Compaqs scheduled introduction of new products in March 1995, following a warning by Compaqs CEO Eckhard Feiffer that first-quarter, 1995 earnings were likely to be flat..

Use the Sloan (1996) accruals anomaly to predict the market returns on the day the earnings were released.