Essays about: "Book-to-market value"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 25 essays containing the words Book-to-market value.

  1. 1. The Missing Ingredient: How to improve value investing in the information age

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

    Author : Robin Grawe; Kjell Thomsen; [2023]
    Keywords : Value investing; Fama-French; Intangible Assets; Accounting-based valuation;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to inform a value investing strategy in specific niches of European firms by adjusting the book-to-market (B/M) ratio for intangible assets. An increase in intangible assets' importance for corporate value creation coupled with a lack of amendments to their accounting treatment has led to debates on the value relevance and accuracy of accounting information, including the B/M ratio used to derive value premiums. READ MORE

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 4. The Performance of Stocks Earning Extreme Single-Day Returns: Evidence from Sweden

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Dominik Schleuss; Tavish Gantz; [2021]
    Keywords : MAX Effect; Extreme returns; Cross-section of returns; Lottery-like payoffs; Behavioral Finance;

    Abstract : In 2011, Bali et al. presented evidence that stocks with extreme one and multi day-returns significantly underperform stocks with less extreme returns in the following month. They attributed this to investors exhibiting a preference for stocks with lottery-like payoffs. READ MORE

  5. 5. Moving beyond a narrow definition of value investing

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Alexander Neuschmid; [2020]
    Keywords : Value investing; Asset pricing; Fundamental analysis; Profitability persistence;

    Abstract : This study shows that the information content of valuation ratios can be highly dissimilar. It presents a value measure that outperforms book-to-market not only in terms of the abnormal returns a zero-cost portfolio formed on this sorting variable generates relative to factor models, but also in terms of its ability to capture firms with a high level of profitability and a strong profitability persistence. READ MORE