Stick to the Fundamentals and Discover Your Peers

Jens Overgaard Knudsen, Simon Kold, Thomas Plenborg

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Abstract

The use of industry as a criterion for selecting peers for multiples-based valuation rests on the notion that companies operating in the same industry are more likely to share fundamental value drivers (i.e., profitability, growth, and risk). However, such companies may not have similar characteristics in terms of these drivers and thus should not be traded at the same multiple. We analyze this issue by developing the sum of absolute rank differences (SARD) approach. The SARD approach can account for an infinite number of proxies for profitability, growth, and risk while remaining independent of industry classifications. Our results indicate that the SARD approach yields significantly more accurate valuation estimates than the industry classification approach.
Original languageEnglish
JournalFinancial Analysts Journal
Volume73
Issue number3
Pages (from-to)85-105
Number of pages21
ISSN0015-198X
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017

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Overgaard Knudsen, Jens ; Kold, Simon ; Plenborg, Thomas. / Stick to the Fundamentals and Discover Your Peers. In: Financial Analysts Journal. 2017 ; Vol. 73, No. 3. pp. 85-105.
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Overgaard Knudsen, J, Kold, S & Plenborg, T 2017, 'Stick to the Fundamentals and Discover Your Peers', Financial Analysts Journal, vol. 73, no. 3, pp. 85-105. https://doi.org/10.2469/faj.v73.n3.5

Stick to the Fundamentals and Discover Your Peers. / Overgaard Knudsen, Jens; Kold, Simon; Plenborg, Thomas.

In: Financial Analysts Journal, Vol. 73, No. 3, 2017, p. 85-105.

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Overgaard Knudsen J, Kold S, Plenborg T. Stick to the Fundamentals and Discover Your Peers. Financial Analysts Journal. 2017;73(3):85-105. https://doi.org/10.2469/faj.v73.n3.5

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