Multiples Valuation and Abnormal Returns
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2015-04-17
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I investigate whether three commonly used valuation multiples—the Price-to-Earnings Ratio, the EV-to-EBITDA multiple, and the EV-to-Sales multiple—can be used to identify mispriced securities. I find that multiples are successful in identifying mispricing in both the equal and value weighted portfolios relative to the One-Factor CAPM. I further find, after controlling for size and value effects, that the bulk of the abnormal returns are concentrated in smaller firms. Moreover, the Sales multiple seems to outperform the other two multiples in the equal weighted design. In the value weighted design, however, the P/E ratio outperforms the others.
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Yoon, Jun (2015). Multiples Valuation and Abnormal Returns. Honors thesis, Duke University. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/9589.
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