TY - JOUR
T1 - Stick to the Fundamentals and Discover Your Peers
AU - Overgaard Knudsen, Jens
AU - Kold, Simon
AU - Plenborg, Thomas
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.2469/faj.v73.n3.5
DO - 10.2469/faj.v73.n3.5
M3 - Journal article
VL - 73
SP - 85
EP - 105
JO - Financial Analysts Journal
JF - Financial Analysts Journal
SN - 0015-198X
IS - 3
ER -