January 2014

Regressions of Multiples on Fundamentals: Market Wide

The following regressions were run across five groupings. The first and most comprehensive set of regressions were run across all traded companies in the United States. The second set of regressions were run across all traded companies in Western Europe and the UK. The third set of regressions were run across companies in emerging markets in Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America. The fourth set of regressions were run across just Japanese companies. The final set is across all companies globally,

1. United States
2. Europe
3. Emerging Markets
4. Japan
5. Global

Using the regressions should be pretty straightforward, if you can get the data on the independent variables for your company and stay true to decimal format. (25% gets entered as 0.25). As an example, assume that you are looking at Disney in January 2014 and decide to use the US market regression for price to book ratio. Here are the inputs:
g = The analyst estimate of earnings growth rate for the next 5 years is 14.7% (if you do not have analyst estimates, substitute your own).
ROE =The return on equity last year was 13.6%
Beta =1.25
Using the PBV regression:
PBV for Disney=1.81 + 9.30 gEPS - 0.82 Beta + 7.0 ROE
= 1.81 + 9.30 (.147)+ 7.0(.136) -0.77(1.25) = 3.17

The PEG regression uses the natural log of the expected growth rate. Thus, if your expected growth rate is 15%, you will use ln(.15) = -1.8971

At its actual price to book ratio of 5.22, Coca Cola is overvalued by about 20%.

 

Market-wide Regressions of Multiples: US Companies in January 2014

T statistics in brackets below coefficients

Regression

R2

PE = 4.20 + 149.0 gEPS + 13.40 Payout - 2.86 Beta

        (3.35)   (26.82)      (18.50)            (2.93)

33.6%

PEG = 0.20 Payout –0.983 ln(gEPS)

           (8.17)         (19.77)

21.4%

PBV= 1.81 + 9.30 gEPS - 0.82 Beta + 7.0 ROE

          (15.93) (19.59)    (10.05)          (25.67)

36.1%

PS= 0.31+0.04 Payout + 9.17 gEPS - 0.47 Beta + 12.60 Net Margin

       (2.88)     (4.70)        (19.58)    (4.54)       (37.00)

46.2%

EV/Invested Capital= 2.25 + 2.53 g  + 6.36 ROIC –1.83 DFR

                                  (28.35)   (10.78)      (35.60)     (14.11)

63.0%

EV/Sales = 0.78 + 5.24 g+ 7.12 Operating Margin + 5.39 DFR- 0.67 Tax rate

                   (5.18)   (11.87)    (17.69)                       (24.77)     (2.05)

24.1%

EV/EBITDA= 25.31 + 41.45 g - 20.32 DFR - 28.03 Tax Rate

                       (27.01)    (14.04)   (10.00)         (11.47)                        

16.5%

gEPS = Expected growth rate in EPS for next 5 years (analyst estimates)
g = Expected growth rate in revenues for next 5 years (if not available, use gEPS)

Payout = Dividends/Earnings

ROIC = Return on capital = EBIT (1- tax rate)/ Invested Capital

Operating Margin = Pre-tax Operating Income/ Sales

Invested Capital = Book value of equity + Book value of debt - Cash

ROE = Net Income/ Book value of Equity

Tax Rate = Effective tax rate = Taxes paid/ Taxable Income

DFR = Total Debt/(Total Debt + Market value of equity)(

RIR = Reinvestment Rate = (Cap Ex – Depreciation + Chg in WC)/ EBIT (1-t)

 

 

Market-wide Regressions of Multiples – European companies in January 2014
T statistics in brackets below coefficients

Regression

R2

PE = 11.51 + 41.73 gEPS + 14.36 Payout - 1.75 Beta

        (14.02   (13.61)      (21.38)            (3.96)

37.7%

PEG = -0.27 Beta–1.282 ln(gEPS)

           (7.18)         (47.37)

43.2%

PBV= 2.08 + 21.79 gEPS - 0.49 Beta + 7.93 ROE

          (17.14) (6.55)    (8.78)          (25.04)

41.8%

PS= 1.35 + 3.60 gEPS - 0.28 Beta + 8.79 Net Margin

       (14.75)   (13.10)    (6.18)       (28.89)

45.2%

EV/Invested Capital= 1.24 + 2.35 g  + 8.74 ROIC –0.55 DFR

                                  (16.39)   (8.13)      (46.07)            (5.79)

70.4%

EV/Sales = 0.22 + 7.54 g+ 9.99 Operating Margin + 4.66 DFR- 1.76 Tax rate

                   (1.61)   (13.35)    (23.03)                       (23.67)        (5.81) 

29.6%

EV/EBITDA= 15.91 + 29.33 g - 7.53 DFR - 7.53 Tax Rate

                       (42.74)    (16.21)   (10.30)         (11.82)                        

21.0%

gEPS = Expected growth rate in EPS for next 5 years (analyst estimates)
g = Expected growth rate in revenues for next 5 years (if not available, use gEPS)

Payout = Dividends/Earnings

ROIC = Return on capital = EBIT (1- tax rate)/ Invested Capital

Operating Margin = Pre-tax Operating Income/ Sales

Invested Capital = Book value of equity + Book value of debt - Cash

ROE = Net Income/ Book value of Equity

Tax Rate = Effective tax rate = Taxes paid/ Taxable Income

DFR = Total Debt/(Total Debt + Market value of equity)(

RIR = Reinvestment Rate = (Cap Ex – Depreciation + Chg in WC)/ EBIT (1-t)

 

 

Market-wide Regressions of Multiples – Japanese Companies in January 2014

T statistics in brackets below coefficients

Regression

R2

PE = 11.01+ 17.30 gEPS + 31.22 Payout

        (9.29)   (3.26)      (10.45)           

16.9%

PEG =-20.90 Payout –1.256 ln(gEPS)

           (2.73)         (27.44)

48.9%

PBV= 1.38 + 1.62 gEPS -0.45 Beta + 6.35 ROE

          (10.7) (5.00)    (5.31)          (12.57)

22.7%

PS= 0.37+0.36 Payout + 1.45 gEPS - 2.06 Beta + 13.00 Net Margin

       (2.44)     (1.92)        (3.32)    (2.14)       (19.89)

41.8%

EV/Invested Capital= 1.25 + 0.94 g  + 4.36 ROIC –0.67 DFR

                                  (17.5)   (2.34)      (22.38)            (6.62)

45.6%

EV/Sales = 1.11 - 7.64 g+ 9.43 Operating Margin +3.84 DFR- 2.62 Tax rate

                   (4.89)   (17.43)    (14.25)                    (15.17)        (5.72)  

Yes. Growth has a negative coefficient.

25.5%

EV/EBITDA= 10.14 + 45.06 g - 14.53 DFR - 18.40 Tax Rate

                       (10.03)    (9.22)   (13.00)         (8.54)                        

21.4%

gEPS = Expected growth rate in EPS for next 5 years (analyst estimates)
g = Expected growth rate in revenues for next 5 years (if not available, use gEPS)

Payout = Dividends/Earnings

ROIC = Return on capital = EBIT (1- tax rate)/ Invested Capital

Operating Margin = Pre-tax Operating Income/ Sales

Invested Capital = Book value of equity + Book value of debt - Cash

ROE = Net Income/ Book value of Equity

Tax Rate = Effective tax rate = Taxes paid/ Taxable Income

DFR = Total Debt/(Total Debt + Market value of equity)(

RIR = Reinvestment Rate = (Cap Ex – Depreciation + Chg in WC)/ EBIT (1-t)

 

Market-wide Regressions of Multiples – Emerging Market companies in January 2014

T statistics in brackets below coefficients

 

Regression

R2

PE = 8.52 + 56.2 gEPS + 10.04 Payout - 1.43 Beta

        (8.89)   (22.78)      (9.65)            (2.98)

20.0%

PEG = 0.07 + 0.45 Payout –0.832 ln(gEPS) -0.308 Beta

           (0.82)   (5.67)       (27.17)             (8.84)

31.2%

PBV= 0.88 + 4.11 gEPS - 0.66 Beta + 0.49 Payout + 8.36 ROE

          (7.64) (17.26)    (13.57)          (4.91)           (28.15)

38.6%

PS= 1.21+0.38 Payout + 4.00 gEPS - 0.66 Beta + 8.21 Net Margin

       (11.33)     (3.73)        (15.77)    (13.76)       (41.90)

47.2%

EV/Invested Capital= 1.97 + 2.67 g  + 3.91 ROIC –2.34 DFR

                                  (31.72)   (15.33)  (21.49)     (24.16)

44.9%

EV/Sales = 1.96 + 5.62 g+ 4.00 Operating Margin + 1.52 DFR- 2.51 Tax rate

                   (17.61)   (16.30)    (13.50)                     (9.71)      (7.51)

11.0%

EV/EBITDA= 17.99 + 52.73 g - 5.78 DFR - 34.12 Tax Rate

                       (29.69)    (27.99)   (5.79)         (16.95)                        

24.6%

gEPS = Expected growth rate in EPS for next 5 years (analyst estimates)
g = Expected growth rate in revenues for next 5 years (if not available, use gEPS)

Payout = Dividends/Earnings

ROIC = Return on capital = EBIT (1- tax rate)/ Invested Capital

Operating Margin = Pre-tax Operating Income/ Sales

Invested Capital = Book value of equity + Book value of debt - Cash

ROE = Net Income/ Book value of Equity

Tax Rate = Effective tax rate = Taxes paid/ Taxable Income

DFR = Total Debt/(Total Debt + Market value of equity)(

RIR = Reinvestment Rate = (Cap Ex – Depreciation + Chg in WC)/ EBIT (1-t)

 

Market-wide Regressions of Multiples –Global companies in January 2014

T statistics in brackets below coefficients

 

Regression

R2

PE = 11.79 + 50.39 gEPS + 15.86 Payout - 1.01 Beta - 61.15 ERP

        (13.08)   (29.38)      (38.33)          (3.73)           (3.90)

30.1%

PEG = 0.49 Payout –1.19 ln(gEPS) -0.132 Beta - 9.65 ERP

           (10.19)    (58.41)                (5.24)           (9.91)

33.3%

PBV= 1.14 + 3.62 gEPS - 0.55 Beta + 0.52 Payout + 11.19 ROE -6.79 ERP

          (10.11) (18.38)    (17.08)          (10.83)           (56.42)        (3.64)

47.6%

PS= 1.06+0.44 Payout + 3.84 gEPS - 0.41 Beta + 9.85 Net Margin -4.04 ERP

       (11.19)     (10.49)        (21.10)    (15.12)       (67.85)           (2.48)

51.4%

EV/Invested Capital= 2.12 + 1.84 g  + 6.92 ROIC –1.18 DFR - 7.78 ERP

                                  (34.05)   (15.83)      (75.72)     (22.35)           (8.54)

60.5%

EV/Sales = 2.05+ 4.85 g+ 6.68 Op. Margin + 3.87 DFR- 2.04 Tax rate-14.7 ERP

                   (17.19)   (20.82)    (33.48)             (38.20)      (12.24)        (8.22)

17.7%

EV/EBITDA= 18.96 + 51.12 g - 4.54 DFR - 11.52 Tax Rate -76.14 ERP

                       (30.25)    (46.04)   (7.81)         (12.89)             (7.70)

20.1%

ERP = Total Equity Risk Premium for country in which company is incorporated
gEPS = Expected growth rate in EPS for next 5 years (analyst estimates)
g = Expected growth rate in revenues for next 5 years (if not available, use gEPS)

Payout = Dividends/Earnings

ROIC = Return on capital = EBIT (1- tax rate)/ Invested Capital

Operating Margin = Pre-tax Operating Income/ Sales

Invested Capital = Book value of equity + Book value of debt - Cash

ROE = Net Income/ Book value of Equity

Tax Rate = Effective tax rate = Taxes paid/ Taxable Income

DFR = Total Debt/(Total Debt + Market value of equity)(

RIR = Reinvestment Rate = (Cap Ex – Depreciation + Chg in WC)/ EBIT (1-t)