Musings on Markets

MAY 20, 2022

Historical Data: 1930-2019 To see how this framework works in practice, let's start by looking at the performance of US stocks, across the decades, and look at the returns on stocks, broadly categorized based on market capitalization and price to book ratios.

Price to Book 102

Price to Book Dividends Beta Equity 102

Sun Acquisitions

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The valuation is based on key financial metrics such as Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratios, Price-to-Sales (P/S) ratios, or Price-to-Book (P/B) ratios. Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization (EBITDA) Multiples: EBITDA multiples are a standard valuation method for businesses with consistent cash flows.

EBITDA 59

EBITDA Discounted Cash Flow Intangible Assets Comparable Company Analysis 59

RNC

JULY 2, 2024

By analyzing factors like the price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio, price-to-book (P/B) ratio, and enterprise value-to-EBITDA (EV/EBITDA) ratio, companies can determine if their shares are undervalued or overvalued compared to peers.

Business Valuation 52

Business Valuation Dividends Discounted Cash Flow Price to Earnings 52

RNC

JUNE 20, 2024

By analysing factors such as the price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio, the price-to-book (P/B) ratio, and the enterprise value-to-EBITDA (EV/EBITDA) ratio, companies can determine whether their shares are undervalued or overvalued relative to its peers.

Discounted Cash Flow 52

Discounted Cash Flow Dividends Comparable Company Analysis Price to Earnings 52

Musings on Markets

JANUARY 6, 2023

By the same token, it is impossible to use a pricing metric (PE or EV to EBITDA), without a sense of the cross sectional distribution of that metric at the time. For example, I have seen it asserted that a stock that trades at less than book value is cheap or that a stock that trades at more than twenty times EBITDA is expensive.

Risk Premium 52

Risk Premium Dividends Start-ups EBITDA 52

Valutico

MAY 6, 2024

These ratios, like the EBITDA multiple, compare a company’s financial performance (EBITDA, revenue, etc.) Analysts use financial metrics and multiples such as Price to Earnings (P/E), Enterprise Value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA), and Price to Book (P/B) ratios and apply them to the target company’s financials.

Discounted Cash Flow 52

Discounted Cash Flow Precedent Transaction Analysis Weighted Average Cost of Capital Comparable Company Analysis 52

Musings on Markets

MARCH 19, 2022

Slicing the data based on sector yields the following: Against, there are no surprises, with energy being the only sector to post positive returns and with consumer discretionary and technology generating the most negative returns.

Start-ups 100

Start-ups Risk Premium Equity Market Capitalization 100