US Equity Market The Most Expensive In The World?

By | October 8, 2013 11:03 am

As per SocGen US Stock MarketĀ  current valuations very stretched. On the basis of Price-to-Book (valuation) and return-on-equity (profitability), the US equity market is extremely ‘expensive’; and “hoping” for further expansion on the RoE to save the day is whimsical given the limits to leverage.

Via SocGen,

The chart below illustrates a strong and rational link between profitability (as measured by Return on Equity) and valuation (price to book value). The more profitable a market, the higher its valuation. Along with Switzerland, the US equity market generates the highest return on equity and profitability. Both markets have been considered a safe haven over the last few years.

Like for the valuation, the gap between the RoE for US financial stocks (9%) and non-financial stocks (17%) is huge. Excluding financials, US RoE is already back to a high level and has stopped rising over the last 2 years.

It was higher in 2007, but with much more corporate leverage.

And as we warned before – that leverage does not come for free as the credit cycle appears to have turned.

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Bramesh Bhandari has been actively trading the Indian Stock Markets since over 15+ Years. His primary strategies are his interpretations and applications of Gann And Astro Methodologies developed over the past decade.

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