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Revisiting the earnings–price effect: The importance of future earnings

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  • Chen, Li-Wen
  • Yu, Hsin-Yi
  • Huang, Hsu-Huei

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Ascertaining the value of future earnings is one of the major objectives for investors to forecast and thereby determine current stock prices. This paper examines whether predicting future earnings can create risk-adjusted returns. We find that the risk-adjusted returns of portfolios constructed on future E/P ratios are superior to those constructed on past E/P ratios under the four-factor model. The risk-adjusted returns increase monotonically with the number of future quarters used to compute the E/P ratios. Moreover, the risk-adjusted returns for the firms with high E/P ratios are positively related to the changes between past earnings and future earnings. Overall, forecasting future earnings precisely would significantly enhance the risk-adjusted returns of portfolios.

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  • Chen, Li-Wen & Yu, Hsin-Yi & Huang, Hsu-Huei, 2015. "Revisiting the earnings–price effect: The importance of future earnings," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 13(C), pages 90-96.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:finlet:v:13:y:2015:i:c:p:90-96
    DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2015.02.009
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    Keywords

    Earnings–price ratio; Value investing; Investment strategy; Risk-adjusted returns;
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    JEL classification:

    • G11 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions
    • G12 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Asset Pricing; Trading Volume; Bond Interest Rates
    • G14 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Information and Market Efficiency; Event Studies; Insider Trading
    • G15 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - International Financial Markets

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