Harvard Corporate Governance

JULY 9, 2024

The S&P 500 currently trades at a price to book value of 4.2, suggesting that book value accounts for less than 20% of the S&P 500’s market value. Human capital, for example, is an intangible asset omitted from balance sheets, and is commonly categorized under the S in ESG.

Intangible Assets 210

Intangible Assets Book Value Price to Book Marketability 210

IVSC

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Comment: The importance of (and challenges with) valuing intangibles. Jeremy Stuber is a global equity analyst at Newton Investment Management , leading on valuation and accounting issues across all sectors. Searching for stocks with low price-to-book ratios was a good indication of a potential bargain. Play Video.

Discounted Cash Flow 252

Discounted Cash Flow Intangible Assets Marketability Price to Book 252

Valutico

MAY 6, 2024

Analysts use financial metrics and multiples such as Price to Earnings (P/E), Price to Book (P/B), Enterprise Value to Sales (EV/Sales), Enterprise Value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA), and Price to Book (P/B) ratios derived from trading data of similar public companies or deal pricing data of similar M&A transactions.

Discounted Cash Flow 52

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

Equilest

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

Dive into the nuances of industry-specific multiples, grasp the challenges of valuing intangible assets, and discover the evolving landscape of incorporating Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors into the valuation framework. What is Free Cash Flow to Equity? Difference between Enterprise Value and Equity Value?

Discounted Cash Flow 52

Discounted Cash Flow Dividends Enterprise Value Terminal Value 52

Musings on Markets

JANUARY 26, 2025

In my first two data posts for 2025, I looked at the strong year that US equities had in 2024, but a very good year for the overall market does not always translate into equivalent returns across segments of the market. In this post, I will remain focused on US equities, but I will break them into groupings, looking for differences.

Price to Book 76

Price to Book Start-ups Book Value Marketability 76