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Where to Find Value on the Balance Sheet

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  • Peter Chinloy

    (Quant Advisors, Washington, DC, USA)

  • Matthew Imes

    (Stetson University, DeLand, Florida, USA)

  • Tilan Tang

    (Fox School of Business, Temple University, USA)

Abstract

Firms with higher book equity relative to market capitalization earn a premium, leading to sorting into value and growth. This sorting implies that any balance sheet additions are risky. This paper provides evidence that what a firm holds on its balance sheet matters, and value occurs with high book-to-market ratios. Each holding relative to firm market capitalization has a risk premium, varying across holdings. Among US firms quarterly for 1980–2016, doubling holdings of cash and receivables relative to market capitalization earn premiums of at least 1%, as does taking on debt. These account for the entire value premium, since physicals, intangibles and payables are not risky. The value premium derives from the composition of the firm’s assets.

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  • Peter Chinloy & Matthew Imes & Tilan Tang, 2021. "Where to Find Value on the Balance Sheet," Review of Pacific Basin Financial Markets and Policies (RPBFMP), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 24(01), pages 1-24, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:rpbfmp:v:24:y:2021:i:01:n:s0219091521500090
    DOI: 10.1142/S0219091521500090
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