Musings on Markets

MAY 7, 2023

Consequently, you can only value the equity in a bank, and by extension, the only pricing multiples you can use to price banks are equity multiples (PE, Price to Book etc.).

Banking 63

Banking Price to Book Dividends Book Value 63

Sun Acquisitions

OCTOBER 13, 2023

This approach relies on analyzing the market value of comparable publicly traded companies, known as guideline companies or multiples. By comparing key financial metrics such as price-to-earnings (P/E) ratios, price-to-sales (P/S) ratios, and price-to-book (P/B) ratios, analysts can estimate the target company’s value.

Discounted Cash Flow 59

Discounted Cash Flow Book Value Liquidation Value Price to Book 59

Equilest

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

Emphasizing Unique Considerations: Valuing a bank requires a distinct approach due to the nature of its operations. One key emphasis is on the Price to Book Value multiple. Unlike many industries, banks regularly mark their assets and liabilities to market, reflecting the market value in their balance sheets.

Discounted Cash Flow 52

Discounted Cash Flow Dividends Enterprise Value Terminal Value 52

Andrew Stolz

JANUARY 12, 2022

Book value is the value attributable to shareholders in case the company sells all its assets and repays its liabilities (also called liquidation value). A price-to-book ratio of less than 1x indicates that the market values the net assets less than the balance sheet suggests.

EBIT 52

EBIT Price to Book Book Value Liquidation Value 52

Reynolds Holding

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The Market Value Added (MVA) Spread from the ISS EVA framework serves to assess company valuation. This metric corresponds to the difference between a company’s Enterprise Value and its Capital, scaled by its Capital.

Enterprise Value 52

Enterprise Value Price to Book Marketability Book Value 52

Musings on Markets

JANUARY 9, 2021

Consider, for instance, an investor who picks stocks based upon price to book ratios, who finds a stock trading at a price to book ratio of 1.5. buy stocks that trade at less than book value or trade at PEG ratios less than one) for individual stocks.

Risk Premium 52

Risk Premium Market Capitalization Equity Start-ups 52

IVSC

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Searching for stocks with low price-to-book ratios was a good indication of a potential bargain. This makes the task of valuation much more difficult, but also a lot more interesting. In the past, market valuations often mirrored the reported balance sheet.

Discounted Cash Flow 252

Discounted Cash Flow Intangible Assets Marketability Price to Book 252