Table A1.

Market valuation and corporate investment – description of variables

VariablesSymbolDefinitionSource
InvestmentIThe ratio of net addition of fixed capital to total assetsComputed from CMIE Prowess Database
Market to Book RatioMBThe ratio of total assets minus book equity plus market capitalization all divided by total assets.Computed from CMIE Prowess Database
Mispricing at the firm levelFDevDifference between Observed market price at time t and fundamental value at time t [lnMit -v(θit;αt)]Computed from CMIE Prowess Database
Aggregate(market) mispricingMDevDifference between fundamental value
based on time-t fundamentals and fundamental value based on long-term multiples. [v(θit;αt) -v(θit;α)]
Computed from CMIE Prowess Database
Growth componentGDifference between fundamental value based on long-term multiples and book value [v(θit;α) - lnBit]Computed from CMIE Prowess Database
Investor HorizonTOInvestor horizon is measured by the turnover ratio, which is the ratio of shares traded to shares outstanding during the fiscal year. High turnover ratio implies short-term investment horizon and vice versa.CMIE Prowess Database
Financial constraintKZMeasures the degree to which
the firm is financially constrained.
A high value of KZ suggests the firm is financially constrained and more dependence on equity.
KZ value is calculated from Baker et al. (2003) modified KZ equation
Computed from CMIE Prowess Database
Cash flowCFThe ratio of profit after tax to total assetsCMIE Prowess Database
Sales growthSGChange in salesComputed from CMIE Prowess Database

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