Essays about: "book-to-market equity"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 essays containing the words book-to-market equity.

1. 1. Power Play: The influence of energy prices on ESG Stocks’ performance during the Energy Crisis A quantitative study performed on the Swedish stock market

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Daniella Milojkovic; Jennifer Häggander; [2023-08-25]
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   Abstract : This research paper is focused on the impact of the European energy crisis on ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) stocks. The paper aims to examine the extent to which the performance of stocks with high ESG scores has been affected by energy prices and volatility during the energy crisis. READ MORE

3. 2. Can a modern value definition save a struggling investment strategy? A study on the performance of the F-Score when adjusting book-to-market equity for intangibles

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

   Author : Hampus Johnson; Max Rembe; [2023]
   Keywords : Value investing; Piotroski s F-score; Intangible assets; Book-to-market equity;

   Abstract : Studies have found that the immediate expensing of intangible investments has understated the book-to-market metric, which has caused a substantial misclassification of value and glamor stocks in the new economy. This has coincided with a deteriorating performance of Piotroski's F-score, which aims to identify winning stocks among the value group by considering financial signals relevant to these stocks. READ MORE

4. 3. Performance of Small- and Large-cap stock portfolios- The importance of market anomalies across business cycles

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Erik Hulth; [2021-06-30]
   Keywords : Stock performance; Market anomalies; Asset pricing; Portfolio sorting techniques; Factor-portfolio sorting techniques; Value effect; Size effect; Momentum effect; Temporal influences; Business cycles; GDP-gap; Single-and Multi- Factor models; CAPM; Fama-French Three-Factor model; Carhart Four-Factor model; Risk-adjusted equity returns; Sharpe Ratio; Jensen´s alpha; NASDAQ OMX and NYSE;

   Abstract : This Master´s thesis investigated the importance of the market anomalies size (market capitalization), value (Book-to-Market ratio) and momentum (lagged short-term momentum) for equity returns of small- and large-cap composite stock portfolios. The study focused on two contrasting stock markets (NASDAQ OMX and NYSE) across domestic business cycles over the time-period 2006 to 2021. READ MORE

5. 4. The Default Risk Puzzle - Evidence from the Swedish market

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Mia-Melina Söderlind; Sara Selin; [2019]
   Keywords : Default risk; Altman s Z -score; Systematic risk; Fama-MacBeth two-step regression; Stockholm Exchange; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Default risk is a major source of potential losses to equity investors and the effect of default risk on stock returns have therefore been widely examined by several papers. However, whether there exists an anomalous significant relationship between default risk and stock returns is a rather unexplored subject on the Swedish market. READ MORE

6. 5. Corporate Window-Dressing: A Study of Earnings Management Across Ownership Groups in European IPOs

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Alexander Karlsson; Daniel Lindgren; [2019]
   Keywords : Earnings Management; Initial Public Offerings; Private Equity; Venture Capital; Accounting Accruals;

   Abstract : This paper studies earnings management in European IPOs and examines how it differs by three groups of issuers: private equity-backed, venture capital-backed, and non-sponsored. Using a sample of 2,126 IPOs between 1995 and 2015, we find compelling evidence of earnings management around the time of issuance. READ MORE