Not exact matches
We composed a blend of five key
valuation metrics — including forward price - to - earnings ratios and price - to - book value — and examined how strong the relationship was
between starting
valuations — or
valuations at the time of purchase — and the variability of subsequent U.S. dollar returns over time.
A
valuation metric for determining the relative trade - off
between the price of a stock, earnings generated per share (EPS), dividend yield and the company's expected growth.
We composed a blend of five key
valuation metrics — including forward price - to - earnings ratios and price - to - book value — and examined how strong the relationship was
between starting
valuations — or
valuations at the time of purchase — and the variability of subsequent U.S. dollar returns over time.
In the first article of this series we demonstrate the relationship
between valuations (defined as P / B) and returns on a five - year horizon, fully aware that P / B is only one of several
valuation metrics and that the five - year comparison was not ideal for fast - turnover factors and strategies.
They can't arbitrate the debate
between bulls and bears because
valuation metrics don't reliably mean - revert.
Popular
metrics of aggregate market
valuation, such as Wilshire Total Market Index to U.S. GDP, price to forward earnings ratio, price to book value ratio, price to cash flow ratio, cyclically adjusted price to earnings ratio (CAPE), the ratio of annual forward dividend to price (dividend yield), indicate the U.S. stock market is overvalued by
between 10 per cent and 60 per cent.
Likewise, we can see major disconnects
between the stock's current basic
valuation metrics (P / S, P / B, etc.) and their respective recent historical averages.
An essential albeit crude
valuation tool — many
valuation metrics can not be meaningfully applied across borders and
between regions; there's simply too much complexity in the way different markets operate.
Prior studies have provided compelling demonstrations of the importance of linkages
between climate change and air quality
valuation (e.g. (Caplan and Silva 2005; Nemet et al. 2010; Tollefsen et al. 2009)-RRB- and of the incorporation of economics into emission
metrics (e.g. (Johansson 2012; Tanaka et al. 2013)-RRB-, but typically have not fully represented the climate impact of short - lived emissions, especially aerosols and methane (e.g. (International Monetary Fund 2013; Muller et al. 2011; NRC 2010)-RRB-.
When valuing properties, we believe the market places too much emphasis on historical performance and in - place tenants, and this misplaced analysis leads to discrepancies in
valuation metrics between stabilized and transitional properties.