Musings on Markets

JANUARY 5, 2024

Since I am lucky enough to have access to databases that carry data on all publicly traded stocks, I choose all publicly traded companies, with a market price that exceeds zero, as my universe, for computing all statistics. Return on Equity 1. Equity Risk Premiums 2. Return on (invested) capital 2. Return on Equity 2.

Dividends 98

Dividends Risk Premium Equity Book Value 98

Musings on Markets

MAY 20, 2022

In my last post , I discussed how inflation's return has changed the calculus for investors, looking at how inflation affects returns on different asset classes, and tracing out the consequences for equity values, in the aggregate.

Price to Book 96

Price to Book Dividends Beta Equity 96

Reynolds Holding

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Returns are adjusted for firm size and book-to-market of equity. This is direct evidence that the announcement causes expectations of firm value to be biased upward. The subsamples with higher announcement returns, which reflect greater market expectations, experience negative future returns.

Marketability 59

Marketability Alpha Equity Firm Value 59

Musings on Markets

JANUARY 6, 2023

Data universe : In my sample, I include all publicly traded firms with market capitalizations that exceed zero, traded anywhere in the world. I do report on a few market-wide data items especially on risk premiums for both equity and debt. Cost of Equity 1. Cost of Capital 3. Return on Equity 1.

Risk Premium 52

Risk Premium Dividends EBITDA Start-ups 52