Market valuation and corporate investment – description of variables
| Variables | Symbol | Definition | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Investment | I | The ratio of net addition of fixed capital to total assets | Computed from CMIE Prowess Database |
| Market to Book Ratio | MB | The ratio of total assets minus book equity plus market capitalization all divided by total assets. | Computed from CMIE Prowess Database |
| Mispricing at the firm level | FDev | Difference between Observed market price at time t and fundamental value at time t [lnMit -v(θit;αt)] | Computed from CMIE Prowess Database |
| Aggregate(market) mispricing | MDev | Difference 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 component | G | Difference between fundamental value based on long-term multiples and book value [v(θit;α) - lnBit] | Computed from CMIE Prowess Database |
| Investor Horizon | TO | Investor 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 constraint | KZ | Measures 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 flow | CF | The ratio of profit after tax to total assets | CMIE Prowess Database |
| Sales growth | SG | Change in sales | Computed from CMIE Prowess Database |
| Variables | Symbol | Definition | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Investment | I | The ratio of net addition of fixed capital to total assets | Computed from CMIE Prowess Database |
| Market to Book Ratio | MB | The ratio of total assets minus book equity plus market capitalization all divided by total assets. | Computed from CMIE Prowess Database |
| Mispricing at the firm level | FDev | Difference between Observed market price at time | Computed from CMIE Prowess Database |
| Aggregate(market) mispricing | MDev | Difference between fundamental value | Computed from CMIE Prowess Database |
| Growth component | G | Difference between fundamental value based on long-term multiples and book value [v(θit;α) - lnBit] | Computed from CMIE Prowess Database |
| Investor Horizon | TO | Investor 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 constraint | KZ | Measures the degree to which | Computed from CMIE Prowess Database |
| Cash flow | CF | The ratio of profit after tax to total assets | CMIE Prowess Database |
| Sales growth | SG | Change in sales | Computed from CMIE Prowess Database |
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