While
comparing valuation metrics, ensure that you're doing so intelligently.
Not exact matches
Look at
valuation metrics such as price - to - earnings and price - to - book, and
compare those
valuations to comparable firms.
It gives you a current estimated
valuation of your business, one - click reports, and an interactive optimization tool that lets you
compare your company's performance to the competition, test scenarios to see how various
metrics impact your company's value, and set specific targets to help you reach your goals.
But I like the growth rate and the current
valuation metrics compared to others in the industry.
This suggests
comparing today's
valuation metrics to past levels may not be as useful a guide to future returns as in previous cycles.
An equity
valuation metric used to
compare a company's per share market price to its per share amount of free cash flow.
Emerging - market
valuations appear attractive when
compared with developed markets based on a number of
metrics.3 However, we remain selective stock pickers.
I have dabbled in quantitative factor models in the past, and normally I start with an index, group by sector, and then
compare each company relative to its sector (I use
valuation metrics, liquidity, technical factors such as relative strength and price relative to moving averages, earnings volatility, earnings estimates revisions, balance sheet
metrics, beta, and a proprietary risk / reward
metric).
Valuation metrics are the financial ratios that
compare a stock (or market total) price to earnings, book - value, sales, dividends, cash flow, or any other
metric.
Looking at the other major defense contractors it appears that Excelis»
valuation metrics compare favorably.
Many people worry that Facebook's estimated $ 100 billion
valuation is simply too high when
compared to common financial
metrics like its revenue growth and other companies.
But then, even Marks gets snagged by the «hook» — basing his view of stock
valuations on «projected earnings for the year ahead,» and the corresponding «earnings yield»
compared with the yield on bonds (see Investment, Speculation,
Valuation, and Tinker Bell for an extensive historical perspective on this
metric,
compared with far more reliable models).
Then I take all of my ideas once per quarter, shortly after the 13Ds are filed, and
compare them against existing portfolio holdings against a variety of
valuation metrics, sentiment variables, and other factors.