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E/P Mean Reversion-Based Strategies for Investment Practice: Evidence from the Taiwan Market

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  • Yan-Ting Lin
  • Shang-Chi Gong
  • Sou-Shan Wu
  • Tsung-Pei Lee

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This study investigates the mean-reversion characteristic in firm-specific earnings-to-price ratios (E/P ratios) and proposes two investment strategies based on the detected mean-reversion feature of E/P ratios. We differentiate our study from other research by analyzing firm-specific time series data. The results show that, of the 1,156 nonfinancial firms listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange and the GraTai Securities Market in 2006, the E/P ratios of 516 (about 45 percent) exhibited a tendency of mean reversion. Furthermore, we design two investment strategies based on the detected mean-reversion feature of firm-specific E/P ratios and report the dominant investment performances.

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  • Yan-Ting Lin & Shang-Chi Gong & Sou-Shan Wu & Tsung-Pei Lee, 2012. "E/P Mean Reversion-Based Strategies for Investment Practice: Evidence from the Taiwan Market," Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 48(1), pages 117-131, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:mes:emfitr:v:48:y:2012:i:1:p:117-131
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