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CMA Challenges

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  • Data is reported with a lag and subject to revision
  • Data is subject to biases and errors
    • transcription errors
    • survivorship bias
    • smoothed (appraised) data estimates (risk is understated)
  • Economic conditions change
    • regime change leading to nonstationary issues
  • Analyst bias in selective data mining or selection of time periods to examine.
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Statistical Tools

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Definition: Using historical data to develop statistics.

  • Arith is used for single periods, geo for multiple
  • Applying shrinkage (combining historically with model estimates)
  • Using time series models to estimate variance
  • Using multifactor models
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Time Series Variance Formula

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Variance2 = weight(std past2) + weight(residual error2)

Reminder to take the square root

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Discounted Cash Flow Models

Advantages/Disadvantages

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Advantages

  1. Based on future cash flows
  2. Ability to back out a required return

Disadvantages

  1. Doesn’t account for current market
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Applying GGM to entire markets

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Growth: nominal growth in GDP (real GDP + inflation)

Excess Corporate Growth: Adjusting for differences in GDP and equity index

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GK Expected Income Return

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(D1 / P0) - ▲S

▲S = % change in shares outstanding

Repurchase increases cash flows to investors and expected return

Issuance decreases both

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Grinold and Kroner Model (GK)

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r = (D1 / P0) - ▲S + i + g + ▲(P/E)

OR

r = exp(income return) + exp(nominal earnings) + exp(repricing)

  • exp(income return) = (D1 / P0) - ▲S
  • exp(nominal earnings) = i + g
  • exp(repricing) = ▲(P/E)
    • ▲S =% change in shares outstanding
      • ▲(P/E) = % change in the P/E ratio
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Financial Equilibrium Approach

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Estimating the equity risk premium using;

  • Corrrelation
  • Std
  • Share ratio

If market is fully segmented, diversification is impossible

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Financial Equilibrium Steps

Equity Risk Premium

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Step 1: Equity premium integrated = (cor)(std)(sharpe)
Equity premium segmented = (std)(sharpe)

*Make sure to add any illiquid premiums

  • *Step 2:** Take the weighted average of integrated/segmented
  • *Step 3:** Add the risk-free rate to both intregrated/segmented
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Financial Equilibrium Formula

Beta and Covariance

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Beta

(Cor)(stdi) / stdm

Covariance

(B1)(B2)(stdm)2

Note: std is whole numbers

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Expected Current Yield

Expected Capital Gains Yield

Total Expected Return

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Expected Current Yield (income) = dividend yield + repurchase yield

Expected Capital Gains Yield = real growth + inflation + repricing

Total expected return = Current Yield + Capital Gains Yield

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Inventory and Business Cycles

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Inventory Cycle

Last 2-4 years
Measued with inventory to sales ratio (I/S)

If I/S is going up due to I GOOD SIGN

If I/S is going up due to S BAD SIGN

Business Cycle

9-11 years
5 phases

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Business Cycle Phases

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Inflation Interest Rates Confidence & Stocks

Initial Recovery Falling Falling Rising

Early Upswing Falling Rising Rising

Late Upswing Rising Rising Peak

Slowdown Rising Peak Falling

Recession Peak Falling Falling then Rising

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Components of GDP

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GDP = C + I + G + Net exports

C = Consumer spending (stable)

I = investment (volatile)

G = Government spending

Net exports = X - M

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Taylor Rule

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Prescribed central bank policy rate

real policy rate + inflation + .5(expInflation - target inflation) + .5(expGDP - trendGDP)

Neutral rate = real policy rate + inflation

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Inflation and Asset Class Attractiveness

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Inflation(exp) Cash Bonds RE Equity

At or below Neutral Neutral Neutral +

Above exp + - + -

Deflation - + - -

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Yield Curve/Economy with Government Policies

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  • *Monetary/Fiscal Policy Effects**
  • *Yield Curve Economy**

E / E Steep Grow
E / R Steep Uncertain
R / E Flat Uncertain
R/R Inverted Contract

E = Expansion

R = Restrictive

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Economic Growth Trends

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Two main components:

  1. Changes in employment levels
  • Population growth
  • Rate of labor force participation
  1. Changes in productivity
  • Spending on new capital inputs
  • Total factor productivity growth
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Structural Gov. Policies for L/T Growth

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  1. Sound fiscal policy
  2. Sound tax policies
  3. minimal government interfrence with free markets
  4. Facilitate competition
  5. Develop infrastructure and human capital
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Ability to Service Debt Signs

EM Warning Sign

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Ability to Service Debt Lower If:

  1. Current account deficit > 4% of GDP
  2. Foreign Debt/GDP > 50%
  3. Foreign currency reserves/ST debt < 100%
  4. Government deficit/GDP ratio > 4%

EM Warning Sign:

  • Growth < 4%
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Cobb-Douglas

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Real GDP = TFP + weight(Capital) + weight(Labor)

Slow Residual (TFP) = Real GDP - weight(Capital) - weight(Labor)

*Constant returns to scale

*subject to diminishing returns

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Total Factor Productivity (TFP) Increase With……

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Increases over time with;

  • Improving technology
  • Discovering natural resources
  • Fewer trade restrictions
  • Fewer restrictions on capital flows and labor mobility
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DDM for Developed and Less Devoloped Economies

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Developed

Stable dividends, growth, and risk
Should use GGM

Less Developed

Economic data less available and not reliable
Corporate cash/dividend growth less direct
Significant changes in annual growth
Uses H-Model (2 stage)

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GGM Formula

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P0 = D1 / r - g

Rearranged for required return;

r = (D1 / P0) + g

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H Model Formula

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D0 * [(1 + gL) + H(gS - gL)]

r - gL

Use the real discount rate;

  • inflation rates flucuate so easier to compare
  • More stable
  • r increasing means P decreases
26
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Justified P/E Formula

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Take H Model Value / Forecasted EPS

27
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EPS Top Down vs Bottom Up Differences

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  1. Top down based on historical relationships
    1. Slow to reflect changes
  2. Bottom up are overly emotional
    1. Too optimisic in expansion
    2. too pessimistic in recession
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Fed Model

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Definition: Yield on S&P should be same as l/t treasuries

Formula: S&P EY / 10-year treasury
S&P EY = expected operating earnings / current price of S&P

Interpretation: S&P yield > treasury = equities are undervalued

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Fed Model Drawbacks and Inflation

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Drawbacks:

  • Ingores equity risk premium
  • Ingores earnings growth

Inflation (also a drawback):

  • EY is real
  • Treasury yield is nominal
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Yardeni Model

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Definition: actual EY vs theoretical (fair value) EY

Fair Value EY: E1 / P0 = YB - d(LTEG)

Actual EY: E1 / P0 OR stated

Note: Discount rate is the A-rated corporate bond yield

Example

YB= 6.49, LTEG = 11.95, d = 0.05, S&P EY = 5.5%

0.0648 - 0.05(0.1195) = 5.89. Higher than 5.5 so its overvalued

31
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Yardeni Model Interpretation & Model Inputs

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If actual EY < fair value: Actual EY is too low (stocks are too high)

If actual EY > fair value: Actual EY is too high (stocks are too low)

YB - Yield on A-rated corporate bonds
d = weighting factor (typically 0.1)
LTEG = 5 year growth forecast

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Yardeni Model Equity Value

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V0 = E1 / YB - d(LTEG)

If P0 > V0 —– The market is overvalued

Example
YB = 6.32, LTEG = 11.5%, d = 0.10
When would equities be overvalued?

0.0632 - 0.10(0.115) = 0.0515
1/0.0517 = 19.3, So Anything over 19.3 is overvalued

33
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Yardeni Model Pros/Cons

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Pros

Incorporates equity risk by using corporate BY

Cons

Equity risk premiums exceed corporate BY
Earnings estimate can be wrong
Assumes the discount rate is constant

34
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10-Year Moving Avg P/E Ratio

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Definition: compares current P/E to a moving average of P/E

Notes: moving average IS adjusted to account for inflation

Drawbacks:

  • Accounting changes can cause issues
  • Long periods of high or low P/E can persist
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Tobin’s Q

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Tobin’s Q:

Compares the current market value of company to replacement cost of assets

Q = MV of debt + equity
replacement cost

If Q > 1, equity is overvalued
If Q < 1, equity is undervalued

MUST be compared to an equilibrium value (otherwise you dont know)

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Equity Q

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Equity Q:

Compares the current market value of equity to replacement cost

Q = MV of equity
replacement cost of assets - liabilities

If Q > 1, equity is overvalued
If Q < 1, equity is undervalued

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Monetary/Fiscal Policy

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Montetary

Money supply. Increasing stimulates economy

Fiscal

Government spending or lowering taxes stimulates economy

38
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Bond-yield-plus-risk-premium method

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long-term government bond + the equity risk premium

39
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Psychological Traps

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  1. Prudence Trap: over conservative
  2. Recallability Trap: Easiert to remember(event in 2008)
  3. Ex post risk a biased measure of ex ante risk (Survey)

From Behavioral Finance:

  1. Achoring Trap
  2. Status Quo Trap
  3. Confirming Evidence
  4. Overconfidence Trap
40
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From Questions

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Output gap: difference between actual GDP and the l/t trend
Increase with inflation lowers

Permanent Income Hypthesis: spending behavior based on l/t income expectations
(s/t events will not affect spending habits)

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