The Accuracy of Equity Valuation Using Multiples for Non-Financial Companies

Multiples method has been renowned for equity valuation in empirical studies and practices of finance. This paper intends to give explanation about the extent of performance of various methodology of valuation using multiple for nonfinancial companies equity analysis. P/E multiple, P/BV multiple...

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Main Author: SYARIFUDDIN, HASYA SYAHIDA
Format: Thesis
Published: [Yogyakarta] : Universitas Gadjah Mada 2013
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Summary:Multiples method has been renowned for equity valuation in empirical studies and practices of finance. This paper intends to give explanation about the extent of performance of various methodology of valuation using multiple for nonfinancial companies equity analysis. P/E multiple, P/BV multiple and EV/EBITDA multiple are attested to explain variety of market value of stock price. EV/Sales multiple is less suggested as equity valuation model of nonfinancial companies. Examination based on non-financial sectors aggregate finds that nonindustrial sector has lower coefficient estimate of multiple measurements compared to industrial sector. We suggest, to further investigate, P/BV multiple for equity valuation using multiples for non-financial companies.