Sökning: "market valuation market-to-book ratio"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 6 uppsatser innehållade orden market valuation market-to-book ratio.
1. Dressed for success when entering the Swedish market : Changes and composition of the board of directors in IPO companies and the effect on firm valuation
Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenSammanfattning : The initial public offering (IPO) of a company is characterized by uncertainty, and a large body of research has focused primarily on underpricing. This study takes a different approach by examining the changes and composition of the board of directors in IPO companies and the effect on market valuation measured by the market-to-book ratio. LÄS MER
2. Stock Valuation, Dividends and Learning Through Age: how learning about a firm and its dividend policy affects its valuation
Magister-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenSammanfattning : This paper looks into how learning about firms and their dividend policy affects their valuation, while comparing the results between North American and German firms. Learning is observed through the age of a firm,where the market-to-book ratio (M/B) is predicted to decline over a firm’s lifespan. LÄS MER
3. Controversial Industries: does it pay to ignore social norms?
Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenSammanfattning : This paper investigates the impact of social norms on the performance and valuation of “controversial stocks”- publicly traded companies involved in the production of Adult Entertainment, Alcohol, Gambling, Nuclear Energy, Tobacco, Uranium, and Weapons. Their performance and valuation is directly compared with compare non-controversial stocks. LÄS MER
4. Investors’ Pursuit of Positive Skewness in Stock Returns. An empirical study of the Skewness effect on market-to-book ratio
Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolSammanfattning : This paper finds that higher positive skewness in stocks’ return distribution may lead to higher valuation in terms of market-to-book ratio. In addition, we find that this relationship was not affected by the recent financial crisis in 2008. These inferences remain qualitatively unchanged subject to robustness testing. LÄS MER
5. Valuation Using Multiples - Accuracy and Error Determinants
Magister-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenSammanfattning : The purpose of this thesis is to investigate how accurate multiple valuations are in relation to the DCF. Furthermore, the accuracy of equity and entity multiples will be compared. Finally, we will try to determine the factors underlying the valuation errors. LÄS MER