We provide fundamental data here such as estimated PE ratios and earnings growth.
Author : iFAST Research Team
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Even when markets are extremely volatile, we often ask investors to go back to fundamentals. What are some of these fundamental factors that we recommend investors to review? Very simply, it is just earnings and valuations.
Price Earnings ratio or PE ratio is a relative measure of value. By comparing the price-earnings ratio across the several regional markets and across historical average, you would be able to get an idea of how 'cheap' the market is relative to other markets. We derive the PE ratio of the markets by using the index price level divided by an earnings integer (using estimated earnings growth figures).
Estimated earnings growth of companies within the index covered are downloaded from Bloomberg on a regular basis. After downloading, we collate the data and calculate the estimated PE ratios and earnings growth. We may adjust the figures depending on the basis that we think that earnings growth estimates are overly optimistic or pessimistic.
However, market valuations and earnings growth cannot be the only two variables that investors look at when making an investment decision. Other variables come into place such as the economic stability, profit-generating ability of companies, the interest rate environment etc. More of these indicators would be taken into consideration when we assess the Star Ratings of the various markets covered.
The tables below covers index returns, 5 year bond yields, earnings yield, estimated PE and earnings growth levels and the 5 year bond yields. This would be updated on a weekly basis.
Returns are based on index levels as at 27 Aug 2010 (in Local Currency Terms)
Earnings yield is the reciprocal of the price-earnings ratio. It is the amount of earnings you purchase for every dollar worth of the stock (i.e. if a market has an estimated PE of 12X, the earnings yield is 8.3%)
*Japan and India PE forecasts are based on fiscal year ended March 2008, 2009 and 2010 respectively and all returns are in their respective local currency terms. **5 Year bond yields are indices derived from Bloomberg's option-free Fair Market Curves. The yield represents the composite yield of sovereign bonds around that maturity.
+The Hang Seng Mainland Composite Index (HSMLCI) comprises both H-share companies and red-chip stocks listed in Hong Kong. The selection criteria of the HSMLCI index are that they must be constituents of the Hang Seng Composite Index and they derive at least 50% of their sales revenue from Mainland China.
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