Publication Date
1-1-1982
Abstract
The apparent existence of two stock market anomalies, the earnings' yield (E/P ratio) and the market value (MV) effects, has stimulated considerable research. This study expands the E/P - MV literature by detecting the following: (1) both an E/P and a MV effect exist among a sample of industrial stocks over the 1970-1980 period; (2) using risk-adjusted returns, each of the E/P and MV effects persisted even after controlling the other; (3) an adjustment for a significant time bias in the returns data caused the MV anomaly to disappear after controlling for E/P ratios, but a significant E/P effect remained; and (4) in extreme instances (high E/P's and small MV's combined) the two anomalies appear to be independent and their combined return impact additive.
Document Type
Article
Keywords
earnings, firm size, capital asset pricing model, CAPM, risk
Disciplines
Business
Part of
article
Extent
45 pages
Format
Rights
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Language
English
