Not exact matches
So if we look at a range of market valuation measures, whether it's Shiller CAPE, whether its price - to - book, whether it's price - to - trailing
earnings, price - to -
peak earnings,
when we look at these measures, they look like they're in the, what we would call, the 10th decile, meaning generally, valuations are cheaper 90 % of the time.
The US market is looking the most expensive to us at a time
when US corporate
earnings are already well past their prior
peaks.
Since
earnings growth for the S&P 500 has never grown faster than about 6 % annually
when properly measured from
peak - to -
peak or trough - to - trough, we're talking about a long term total return of about 7.2 % if - and it's a big if - P / E ratios were held at current extremes forever.
Moreover, if we look at periods
when the economy was in an expansion, trend uniformity was negative, and the S&P price /
peak -
earnings ratio was above its historical average of 14 (it's currently 21), the average total return drops to a -8 % annualized rate.
When measured from
peak - to -
peak or trough - to - trough however,
earnings show exactly the same sturdy 6 % annual growth rate that other stock market fundamentals exhibit.
Therefore,
when trying to determine whether stock prices are simply correcting or signaling the start of a Bear Market, we believe it is important to ascertain if the economy is headed for recession, and if
earnings are
peaking and likely to meaningfully decline.
When the S&P 500 price - to -
peak -
earnings ratio has been above 17, the market's annualized return following the initial rate cut was -2.3 % over the following 6 months, 5.9 % over the following 12 months, and 6.2 % over the following 18 months.
It is especially tough
when you factor in how typically most people won't hit career
peak earnings until your late 30s to early 40s.
For example, since 1950, the S&P 500 has enjoyed total returns averaging 33.18 % annually during periods
when the S&P 500 price /
peak earnings ratio was below 15 and both 3 - month T - bill yields and 10 - year Treasury yields were below their levels of 6 months earlier.
For example, during the 10 years beginning in 1964 (
when the price /
peak earnings ratio approached 20 for the first time since 1929), the S&P 500 achieved a total return of close to zero, including dividends.
Assume also that by 2010, the price /
peak earnings multiple simply touches its historical average of 14 (forget that the typical multiple has been less than 10
when earnings have been at the top of that
peak - to -
peak growth channel - let's just assume the multiple touches 14).
That was a bit worse than even the estimate based on a terminal P / E of 7, because the brutal 1974 bottom formed a sharp but temporary «V.» In contrast, in the 10 years beginning in 1990 (
when the price /
peak -
earnings ratio was close to 11), the S&P 500 achieved a total return of fully 20 % annually.
The price /
peak earnings ratio is equal to the raw P / E
when earnings are at a new high, as they are today, and is otherwise lower than the raw P / E.
Most splits occur in retirement,
when the player's
peak earnings period is long over and making a comparable living is virtually impossible.
With cyclical companies, P / E ratios are typically lowest at the cycle
peak,
when companies have
peak earnings, and high - to - nonexistent P / E ratios at the cycle trough.
An example of
when a buyback makes sense is
when a cyclical shareholder friendly company is at the
peak of its
earnings cycle.
The sell - side in these types of situations tends to value companies at
peak multiples of trough
earnings, and only shifts to the more mid-cycle
earnings and valuation we use
when there's clear evidence the cycle has turned.
That recession capitulation period also began with a
peak earnings ratio of 14.8
when the recession was recognized.
Consider deferring income
when you are in your
peak earnings years until you are in a lower tax bracket in retirement.
Of the 169 million workers with
earnings in Social Security — covered employment in 2015, about 6 % had
earnings that equaled or exceeded the maximum amount subject to taxes, compared with 3 %
when the program began and a
peak of 36 % in 1965.
When measured from
peak - to -
peak or trough - to - trough however,
earnings show exactly the same sturdy 6 % annual growth rate that other stock market fundamentals exhibit.
For starters,
earnings growth tends to
peak when the yield curve inverts.
The 1990 easing cycle began
when the S&P was priced at 12.5 times
peak earnings.
When the price to
peak earnings ratio was above 17 and the yield curve was inverted, stocks suffered annualized losses of -6.9 % over the following six months, -4.4 % over the following 12 months, and -9.3 % over the following 18 months.
When the S&P 500 price - to -
peak -
earnings ratio has been above 17, the market's annualized return following the initial rate cut was -2.3 % over the following 6 months, 5.9 % over the following 12 months, and 6.2 % over the following 18 months.
Notably,
when corporate
earnings peak as a percentage of GDP and begin to decline, equity prices can continue to rise.
12 month backwards
earnings had
peaked months before October 2007 (
when the stock market
peaked), but forward
earnings lagged backwards
earnings.
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earnings and lower expected
earnings.3 Existing research suggests a ripple effect caused by lower educational achievement, higher levels of truancy and expulsion reducing
peak earning capacity by US$ 5000 a year4 or an average lifetime cost of US$ 210012 per person1
when considering productivity losses and costs from healthcare, child welfare, criminal justice and special education.
While I'm all for helping your adult child
when possible, putting your financial wellbeing in danger, especially
when your child's
peak earnings years are ahead of them, makes absolutely no sense.