For the valuation of companies, typically the income and market approaches are employed. However, both approaches make extensive use of implicit and explicit assumptions. Potential-ly, statistical information could be used in a regression approach, to derive company values that are based on objective assumptions and value driver selection. Whether the intercept can be excluded from these regressions will be theoretically and empirically evaluated. To test the predictive power and value accuracy of the regression approach empirically, three industries, the banking, automotive and pharmaceutical, were analyzed for this thesis. The results indi-cated superior performance of the regression approach, compared to valuation multiples, es-pecially for the banking industry. For the automotive and pharmaceutical industries, the re-gression approach systematically undervalued, however, the accuracy was still comparable to the valuation multiples. The undervaluation tendency was only in the better performing re-gressions without intercept apparent, regressions with intercept systematically overvalued. Furthermore, accurate models were derived on both, the equity and enterprise level. Based on these results, future research should further investigate the predictive power of the regression approach, to assess whether it can be used as a complement to the traditional market ap-proach.
Per la valutazione delle aziende vengono spesso utilizzate due tipi di strategie, quella del utile e quella del mercato, le quali, però, sono entrambe caratterizzate da supposizioni implicite ed esplicite. Potenzialmente, le informazioni statistiche possono essere utilizzate nell’analisi di regressione per ricavare i valori dell’azienda che sono basate su supposizioni oggettive e sul valore trainante. Per testare, in modo empirico, il potere predittivo e il valore di precisione dell’analisi di regressione, vengono analizzate, in questa tesi, tre industrie: bancaria, automobilistica e farmaceutica. I risultati hanno evidenziato, soprattutto nell’industria bancaria, la performance superiore dell’analisi di regressione rispetto al metodo di valutazione dei multipli. Nelle altre due industrie, nonostante l’analisi di regressione sia sistematicamente sottovalutata, la sua accuratezza era ancora comparabile a quella del metodo di valutazione dei multipli. Inoltre, sono stati ottenuti modelli accurati sia a livello di capitale proprio sia a livello di azienda. Basandosi su questi risultati, dovrebbero essere effettuate nuove ricerche per studiare più dettagliatamente il potere predittivo dell’analisi di regressione e così valutare se quest’analisi possa essere utilizzata come complemento della tradizionale analisi di mercato.
Firm Valuation: Development of a Value Model as an Alternative Approach to Valuation Multiples
GINDELE, MARVIN RALF
2017/2018
Abstract
For the valuation of companies, typically the income and market approaches are employed. However, both approaches make extensive use of implicit and explicit assumptions. Potential-ly, statistical information could be used in a regression approach, to derive company values that are based on objective assumptions and value driver selection. Whether the intercept can be excluded from these regressions will be theoretically and empirically evaluated. To test the predictive power and value accuracy of the regression approach empirically, three industries, the banking, automotive and pharmaceutical, were analyzed for this thesis. The results indi-cated superior performance of the regression approach, compared to valuation multiples, es-pecially for the banking industry. For the automotive and pharmaceutical industries, the re-gression approach systematically undervalued, however, the accuracy was still comparable to the valuation multiples. The undervaluation tendency was only in the better performing re-gressions without intercept apparent, regressions with intercept systematically overvalued. Furthermore, accurate models were derived on both, the equity and enterprise level. Based on these results, future research should further investigate the predictive power of the regression approach, to assess whether it can be used as a complement to the traditional market ap-proach.È consentito all'utente scaricare e condividere i documenti disponibili a testo pieno in UNITESI UNIPV nel rispetto della licenza Creative Commons del tipo CC BY NC ND.
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14239/4349