Chapter 24: Valuation of asset classes and portfolios Flashcards
Expected return on government bonds
Gross Redemption Yield
Expected return on corporate bonds
Gross Redemption Yield
Expected return on Equities
Dividend yield + expected dividend growth
Expected return on property
Rental yield + expected rental growth
Required return on Government bonds
risk-free real yield + expected inflation + inflation risk premium
Required return on corporate bonds
risk-free real yield + expected inflation + bond risk premium
Required return on Equities
risk-free real yield + expected inflation + equity risk premium
Required return on Property
risk-free real yield + expected inflation + property risk premium
Corporate bond risk premium is needed to compensate the investor for… (3)
- inflation risk
- possible default
- marketability / liquidity
Equity risk premium is necessary to compensate the investor for… (3)
- possible default
- marketability / liquidity
- volatility of share prices and dividend income
Property risk premium is needed to compensate the investor for… (6)
- possible default
- risk of voids
- lack of marketability / liquidity
- large unit size and indivisibility
- risk of depreciation and obsolescence
- high dealing and management expenses
Yield gap
Dividend yield on equities less the gross redemption yield on long-dated government bonds.
Reverse yield gap
Gross redemption yield less dividend yield.
GRD - d = inflation risk premium - equity risk premium \+ real dividend growth \+ expected inflation
To justify the government bond yields being above equity (dividend) yields, then one or more of (((4))) must hold:
- high uncertainty over future inflation
- a low equity risk premium
- high prospects for real dividend growth
- high expected inflation.
2 Main sources of variability of asset values
- short-term market movements
- a change in the asset mix.