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Similar to you, I actually have enough to carry us through retirement without much stock exposure, but my plan is to get back in when valuation ratios return to more historically normal levels.

Not exact matches

MarketCap / GVA is better correlated with actual subsequent S&P 500 total returns than price / forward earnings, the Fed Model, the Shiller P / E, price / book, price / dividend, Tobin's Q, market capitalization to GDP, price / revenue and every other valuation ratio we've developed or examined in market cycles across history.

Among the valuation measures most tightly correlated across history with actual subsequent S&P 500 total returns, the ratio of market capitalization to corporate gross value added would now have to retreat by nearly 60 % simply to reach its pre-bubble average.

The most reliable measures of individual stock valuation we've found are based on formal discounted cash flow considerations, but among publicly - available measures we've evaluated, price / revenue ratios are better correlated with actual subsequent returns than price / earnings ratios (though normalized profit margins and other factors are obviously necessary to make cross-sectional comparisons).

US large - cap stocks returned more than 9 percent in the first half of 2017, the most since 2013, and although prices are close to all - time highs, analysts are of the opinion that valuations are not very expensive for a majority of these stocks, as stronger earnings upped the price - to - earnings ratio, which has generally remained above average for quite a few years.

While other historically reliable metrics carry a very similar message, Market Cap / GVA has the highest correlation with actual subsequent 10 - year S&P 500 total returns than any other valuation ratio we've examined across history.

In an attempt to cast light on this issue, my colleagues at Plexus Asset Management have updated a previous multi-year comparison of the price - earnings (PE) ratios of the S&P 500 Index (as a measure of stock valuations) and the forward real returns (considering total returns, i.e. capital movements plus dividends).

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.

At the market's actual 2000 peak, valuations were so high that even a future price / peak earnings ratio of 20 could have been expected to result in a nearly zero annualized returns over the following 10 years.

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The cyclically - adjusted price / earnings ratio («CAPE»), among other valuation metrics, suggests that stocks are priced to deliver flat or negative returns over the next decade.

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.

But given today's low interest rates (recently about 2.3 % for 10 - year Treasuries) and relatively rich stock valuations (Yale finance professor Robert Shiller's cyclically adjusted P / E ratio for the stock market recently stood at 29.2 vs. an average of 16.7 since 1900), it would seem to strain credulity to expect anything close to the annualized returns of close to the annualized return of 10 % for stocks and 5 % for bonds over the past 90 years or so, let alone the dizzying gains the market has generated from its post-financial crisis lows.

For this version, I've defined bubble valuations as Shiller P / E ratios of 21 and above, which have historically been followed by poor long - term returns.

Specifically, the All Asset strategies» recent strong performance (see Figure 1) may be attributable in large part to four fundamental drivers of global capital market returns: the breakeven inflation rate (BEI), EM currency valuations, EM - to - U.S. cyclically adjusted price / earnings (CAPE) ratios and the global value premium.

P / E ratios may be the established standard for valuation purposes, but earnings yields are especially useful for comparing potential returns across different instruments.

Other valuation measures, such as the ratio of the stock price to earnings and stock price to revenue, are also analyzed in relation to expected future growth of cash flows in an attempt to measure underlying value and the potential for long - term returns.

Therefore, a quick look at forecasts utilizing the normal P / E ratio as a valuation reference shows that future returns over the next year or two might not be that exciting if the 7.4 normal P / E ratio holds.

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.

Thus, traders and investors using aggregate financial accounting numbers to derive superficial financial ratios (e.g. profit margin, return - on - equity) and valuation (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.

Five - Year Forecasts We summarize the valuation ratios, historical returns, historical returns net of valuation changes, and expected returns along with estimation errors for the most popular factors and strategies in Table 2.

Additionally, a P / E ratio of 15 represents a valuation metric of a current earnings yield that also closely correlates with the long - term rate of return (6 % to 8 %) that stocks have delivered when valuations were aligned with intrinsic value (P / E 15).

While other historically reliable metrics carry a very similar message, Market Cap / GVA has the highest correlation with actual subsequent 10 - year S&P 500 total returns than any other valuation ratio we've examined across history.

Also note that I will hedge what I can if expected 10 - year returns get down to 3 % / year, which corresponds to a ratio of 42.4 % in stocks, and the 95th percentile of valuations.

But overall, the scope for capital gains seems compelling, noting particularly the recent 10 - 15 % pa rent increases (albeit, interrupted by the recent heavy - handed two year rent freeze), though obviously this should already be reflected within the IRES portfolio valuation / yield & investors» total return expectations — a 1.0 Price / Book ratio still seems appropriate: Continue reading →

On the contrary, since the 1940's, the ratio of equity market value to GDP has demonstrated a 90 % correlation with subsequent 10 - year total returns on the S&P 500 (see Investment, Speculation, Valuation, and Tinker Bell), and the present level is associated with projected annual total returns on the S&P 500 of just over 3 % annually.

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The point here is that the P / E ratio of 15 is a valuation reference, but it does not automatically ensure good returns.

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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.

Valuations like P / E ratios are relevant to long - term returns but don't mean much when facing extreme short - term volatility.

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Strong market performance has inflated U.S. equity valuations, potentially moving the risk / return ratio out of the investor's favor.

The strong market performance has inflated U.S. equity valuations, potentially moving the risk / return ratio out of the investor's favor.

Returning to asset managers, % of AUM is the key absolute valuation metric, and I believe Price / Sales (based on operating profit margins) is the best stock specific valuation ratio.

But overall, the scope for capital gains seems compelling, noting particularly the recent 10 - 15 % pa rent increases (albeit, interrupted by the recent heavy - handed two year rent freeze), though obviously this should already be reflected within the IRES portfolio valuation / yield & investors» total return expectations — a 1.0 Price / Book ratio still seems appropriate:

Eventually this means that the momentum component may generate bubbles and crashes in the short and medium run, nevertheless the valuation ratio remains a good reference point of future long - run returns.

We present a simple dynamical model of stock index returns which is grounded on the ability of the Cyclically Adjusted Price Earning (CAPE) valuation ratio devised by Robert Shiller to predict long - horizon performances of the market.

I've written extensively about the relationship between starting valuations and future returns (my preferred valuation tool is the CAPE ratio).

However, based on current valuations (using the Shiller CAPE ratio as of May), expected returns on U.S. stocks are now only about 6.1 %, while those for international equities are 7.9 %.

Historically it has been mean reversion of valuation ratios like price to book and price to earnings which have had the greatest effect on long term equity returns.