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Role of human assets in measuring firm performance and its implication for firm valuation

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  • Moinak Maiti

    (National Research University Higher School of Economics)

  • Darko Vuković

    (National Research University Higher School of Economics
    People’s Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University))

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The purpose of the study is to evaluate the role of human asset in firm performance and its implication for firm valuation. To do so a modified five-factor model with human asset designed for capturing the size, value, profitability and investment in average portfolio returns that performs better than both Fama–French (1993) three- and Fama–French (2015) five-factor model. Study redefines CMA factors as CvMAv that includes human assets in it. The main problem with the modified five-factor model with human asset is the microcap with conservative investment stocks whose returns behave like that low-value unprofitable firms.

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  • Moinak Maiti & Darko Vuković, 2020. "Role of human assets in measuring firm performance and its implication for firm valuation," Journal of Economic Structures, Springer;Pan-Pacific Association of Input-Output Studies (PAPAIOS), vol. 9(1), pages 1-27, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jecstr:v:9:y:2020:i:1:d:10.1186_s40008-020-00223-3
    DOI: 10.1186/s40008-020-00223-3
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    Human asset; Factor models; Asset Pricing; Risk;
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