Forecasted E/P Ratio and ROE: Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE), China

Abstract

This study explores the influence of forecasted earnings to price ratio (E/P) and ROE to explain the part of the variation in the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) returns. The study analyzed the explanatory capacity of fundamental, risk, and combined valuation approaches variables on comparative mode between static and dynamic models with the induction of un-balanced panel data estimation. A linear dynamic panel technique is being undertaken to forecast the variables. The research findings indicate that the forecasted E/P ratio and ROE significantly explain the variation in SSE stock return and remain highly statistically significant after incorporating risk proxy variables. Moreover, the author also confirms the existence of size, momentum, liquidity, and dividend yield in the Shanghai Stock Exchange. The study introduces the fundamental valuation approach to the Chinese market based on its unique features and designs a log-linear model, which comprises forecasted E/P and ROE in addition to current E/P as an estimator for future stock returns. The incorporation of Driscoll and Kraay standard errors (DKSE) and Panel Corrected standard error (PCSE) under static while difference and system GMM under the scope of dynamic panel estimation is considered to be another contribution of the study.