Market Value question

Hi community,

would be awesome if someone knows answers to the following:

1. market cap is $6,290 and [assets - all liabilities - preferred shares - minority interest] is $3,173. So, does this mean that investors are expecting (6,290-3,173)/3,173=98.2% return? if yes, within what time period? If not, what does the discrepancy between market value and book value mean?

2. Sometimes I hear how some people are saying things like "currently there is a difference between public and private multiples". What does this mean?

3. If I want to avoid using Income Statement, but focus on Cash instead. Does this mean that Market Cap is irrelevant in my analysis, since it is tied to earnings? Does this mean that market price and all multiples based on price are irrelevant as well, and the only way is to DCF/NAV and such?

Thank you very much, I don't have anyone else to ask but WSO...

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I'll take a stab.

  1. No, it does not mean that the investors are expecting a 98.2%. It is because the book value of assets/liabilities is not necessarily their fair value and their may be intangible assets/liabilities (patents, brands, etc) that do not show up but create value for the company. I'll give you an example - the book assets of a company like Twitter composes of some cash, lots of small equipment (computers, tables, etc), receivables, and a few other things. The value of the book assets are insignificant to other "assets" of the business (talented workforce, brand, etc.) that are expected to create value. Remember, book value is determined by accounting rules.

  2. Not sure what this refers to. Maybe it refers to the multiples of public companies vs multiples of M&A transactions?

  3. Not sure what you are going for here. You can still use a DCF to get to market cap by calculating free cash flows to equity (which included principal and interest payments to debt). Maybe someone else can help you here.

 
1. No 2. Pick a multiple, lets say Price/EBITDA. this comment means that if you look at that multiple for a publicly traded company (lets say a REIT), it is notable different to what that multiple is for a private company (lets say a private REIT)...this can be applied for almost anything, and simple means there is a disconnect between what people are paying or valuing something at in public markets versus what they are valued at in private markets. There are reasons for discrepancies (liquidity, transparency, etc)...but in general they can be good relative comparisons. 3. I have no idea what you are trying to analyze, but mkt cap is just #shares X share price. There are many different ways to value a company. Price multiples can be helpful (but you should have adjusted them where needed), DCF can be as well, it all depends on the situation. I wouldn't ever ignore the IS though...
 
  1. No. Book Value is an accounting measure of the Asset/Liability that does not reflect current market prices. market value is what the market will pay for something now given its resale value, expected future cash flows, and other considerations. Book value is usually recorded at historical cost less D/A, which can be very different than market value.
  2. see tvPM
  3. No. While Market Cap is tied to earnings / income statement, it also relies, theoretically, on all information regarding a company, including the BS and CF.
 

Thanks guys, just finished Margin of Safety by Klarman:

  1. I confused book value with the liquidation value
  2. private multiples are basically precedent transactions
  3. I guess what I am asking is: how to measure an expected rate of return that investors are looking at when they are buying stocks. Intuitively it must be based on the price. I am just uncertain about the denominator.

Thanks for taking your time to help me out. my #1 question is so effing dumb...

 
naivekid

Thanks guys, just finished Margin of Safety by Klarman:

1. I confused book value with the liquidation value
2. private multiples are basically precedent transactions
3. I guess what I am asking is: how to measure an expected rate of return that investors are looking at when they are buying stocks. Intuitively it must be based on the price. I am just uncertain about the denominator.

Thanks for taking your time to help me out. my #1 question is so effing dumb...

Just look at Sell-Side estimates to calculate the growth rate investors are expecting.

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naivekid:

Thanks guys, just finished Margin of Safety by Klarman:

1. I confused book value with the liquidation value
2. private multiples are basically precedent transactions
3. I guess what I am asking is: how to measure an expected rate of return that investors are looking at when they are buying stocks. Intuitively it must be based on the price. I am just uncertain about the denominator.

Thanks for taking your time to help me out. my #1 question is so effing dumb...

Just look at Sell-Side estimates to calculate the growth rate investors are expecting.

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please ignore #1.

Thanks, man. That's exactly what I am looking at.

 

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