Michaelis Formula

 

YIELD = (RETURN ON EQUITY*PAYOUT RATIO ) / PRICE TO BOOK VALUE

GROWTH = RETURN ON EQUITY * REINVESTMENT RATIO

TOTAL RETURN = YIELD + GROWTH

Abbreviations we will use:

          ROE = Return on Equity
          PO = Payout Ratio
          PBV = Price to Book Value
          RIR = Reinvestment Ratio
          PR/MTR = Price Compounded / Michaelis Total Return Compounded
          Real PE = PE/ ROE
          PE = Average Price to Earnings Ratio or for last year only TTM Current
          TTM = Trailing Twelve Months
          TTM Current = The current estimates for all the above for 1999
          TTM Current Information is gathered from The Motley Fool Snapshot for each company
          MF SNAPSHOT= Found by going to the (For example KO) board and where it says quote hit go then hit snapshot, all estimates are there.
          EPS = Earnings Per Share = Total Earnings/ Common Shares Outstanding
          Book Value = also known as “Shareholders Equity” or “Net Worth”
          Market Price = current quote that you see when you want to see where your stock is trading

 

HOW TO CALCULATE EACH COMPONENT:

          ROE = Earnings Per Share / Book Value
          PO = Dividends per share/ Earnings Per Share
          RIR = 100% - PO
          PBV = Market Price / book value per share

 

Important Point ******

          For stocks that do not pay a Dividend ;
          Total Return = Return on Equity

 

REAL PE

Real Pe is an abstract way of including “Management Effectiveness” into the PE Ratio.  You will not find it in any books for it is 692738's invention.  It abstract for it should  Not be considered a ratio in the strict sense of the word.

It should be used when comparing two companies with similar PE's or in the same Industry.

Example:

          Coca – Cola
                    ROE = 45.89%
                    PE = 45.41%
                    Real Pe = PE/ ROE ==== For KO would be; 45.41%/45.89% = .98

          Celestial Seasonings

                     ROE = 14.23%
                     PE = 35.17%
                     REAL PE = (35.17%/14.23%) = 2.47

The lower the result the better.  Thus from just a PE point of view Celestial looks like a better buy but when you factor in Management then you can see that KO is the clear winner.

The second stage in our analysis has determined that a RealPE of < .66, and passing 14 of 15 of Fisher's points indicates a buy signal for a company.

The ROE for Financial companies should be doubled.   And the ROE for companies which conduct business in both Financial and non-financial markets should be multiplied by 1.5.

THE FORMULA  is not really an event related tool but I suppose it can be used in industry analysis in setting up a point where an industry would be considered cheap.   I have used it in the past to find possible buyouts. I use it strictly as a way to tell if an individual company is a steal in relation to its, "Owners Earnings" which is what Buffett calls it.  Companies with high Capital spending should be avoided.  MYCROFT

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