Session 12: Equity Investments: Valuation Models Reading 42: Market-Based Valuation: Price and Enterprise Value Multiples
LOS d: Discuss the drawbacks to the use of each price multiple and dividend yield.
Which of the following is a disadvantage of using price-to-sales (P/S) multiples in stock valuations?
A) |
The use of P/S multiples can miss problems associated with cost control. | |
B) |
It is difficult to capture the effects of changes in pricing policies using P/S ratios. | |
C) |
P/S multiples are more volatile than price-to-earnings (P/E) multiples. | |
Due to the stability of using sales relative to earnings in the P/S multiple, an analyst may miss problems of troubled firms concerning its cost control. P/S multiples are actually less volatile than P/E ratios, which is an advantage in using the P/S multiple. Also, P/S ratios provide a useful framework for evaluating effects of pricing changes on firm value. |