We do not see
equity valuation metrics falling back to historical means in an environment where earnings are staging a sustained recovery and long - term rates are low.
As a result, we do not see
equity valuation metrics falling back to historical averages.
An equity valuation metric used to compare a company's per share market price to its per share amount of free cash flow.
Not exact matches
If every
valuation metric I can find didn't suggest the domestic
equity (and real estate) market is historically expensive, I'd try to follow Buffett's advice for his wife's estate and put 90 % of my assets in broad market
equity index funds.
One popular
valuation metric, the
Equity Risk Premium (ERP), can be useful in assessing both relative returns and the right mix of stocks versus bonds.
For instance, as measured by price - to - earnings (P / E) and price - to - book (P / B)
valuations metrics, EM stocks continue to trade at a roughly 30 % discount to the broader global
equity market (source: MSCI, as of 3/31/2015).
Below are two of the best long run
valuation metrics for US
equities: Tobin's Q ratio or replacement cost and CAPE or the cyclically adjusted price to earnings or PE ratio.
It is nearly impossible to determine an accurate
valuation for cryptocurrencies There are no financial statements or cash flow
metrics that investors can analyze using traditional
equity and bond
valuation techniques.
European
equities are not that cheap anymore by a number of
valuation metrics; they are trading at an average of about 17 times earnings, which is not a wide undervaluation.1 In my view, the main reason to invest in European
equities is the potential for, or the expectation of, a rise in corporate earnings that would be driven by the improving economic environment.
One of the great anomalies of investing: The historical long - term outperformance of certain smart beta or factor - based strategies relative to the broader
equity market (think choosing stocks based on their
valuations, momentum, low volatility or quality
metrics such as profitability).
At the other extreme,
valuation metrics need not have any effect on
equity returns if those returns all come from price appreciation (capital gains).
Thus, traders and investors using aggregate financial accounting numbers to derive superficial financial ratios (e.g. profit margin, return - on -
equity) and
valuation metrics (e.g. low price - to - earnings, low price - to - book) without understanding the underlying business model, the related - party transactions artificially inflating the aggregate financial numbers and the data generation process in the financial footnotes can be misled.
Brian Peery: Looking at U.S.
equities, many
valuation metrics are, on average, currently above historical norms.
The
equity portion of the Treasure Trove Twelve portfolio owns the top 12 stocks as ranked by quantitative
metrics that reveal an enticing combination of
valuation, profitability, and dividend safety.
In the context of your series on
valuation metrics and
equity expected returns, I'd be interested in your thoughts on our meta - study of market expected returns using various smoothed PE ratios, the Q ratio, mkt cap / GNP and regression to trend measures.
If a share's genuinely «bad» — say, in terms of excessive debt, poor margins, low return on
equity, erratic P&L record, etc. — then logically, those sub-par financial
metrics will automatically get incorporated into your stock
valuation anyway (in suitably quantitative fashion).