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Variable Explanation
Number of firms Number of firms in the indusry grouping.
Why?
Law of large numbers?
Effective
Industry Name Number of firms Beta D/E Ratio Tax rate Unlevered beta Cash/Firm value Unlevered beta corrected for cash HiLo Risk
Advertising 135 1.25 10.52% 12.72% 1.16 11.17% 1.31 0.4375
Aerospace/Defense 121 1.11 12.26% 11.28% 1.02 11.65% 1.15 0.3272
Air Transport 79 1.22 87.88% 6.71% 0.73 8.11% 0.80 0.2862
Apparel 919 0.87 23.14% 14.80% 0.74 8.79% 0.81 0.3654
Auto & Truck 78 1.28 45.12% 13.07% 0.95 20.36% 1.20 0.3418
Auto Parts 527 1.42 21.56% 15.26% 1.22 10.69% 1.36 0.3369
Bank (Money Center) 459 0.80 197.33% 20.87% 0.32 23.64% 0.42 0.2222
Banks (Regional) 91 0.80 499.56% 16.12% 0.17 11.20% 0.19 0.2431
Beverage (Alcoholic) 123 1.00 2.08% 18.21% 0.99 5.41% 1.04 0.2572
Beverage (Soft) 40 0.51 4.92% 15.83% 0.50 4.92% 0.52 0.2951
Broadcasting 60 1.11 25.64% 14.61% 0.93 11.40% 1.05 0.3577
Brokerage & Investment Banking 434 0.99 234.01% 13.78% 0.36 11.14% 0.40 0.3813
Building Materials 250 1.15 23.71% 16.53% 0.97 8.16% 1.06 0.3405
Business & Consumer Services 313 0.97 12.49% 11.71% 0.89 11.66% 1.00 0.3896
Cable TV 33 1.11 36.98% 9.31% 0.87 14.84% 1.02 0.3466
Chemical (Basic) 691 1.14 33.98% 15.62% 0.91 10.19% 1.01 0.3324
Chemical (Diversified) 34 1.16 27.06% 19.58% 0.96 8.54% 1.05 0.2760
Chemical (Specialty) 625 1.06 17.53% 16.43% 0.94 8.57% 1.03 0.3396
Coal & Related Energy 93 0.86 26.08% 16.74% 0.72 26.37% 0.98 0.4088
Computer Services 548 1.05 9.85% 13.56% 0.98 5.34% 1.03 0.3705
Computers/Peripherals 220 1.28 19.21% 14.73% 1.12 16.40% 1.34 0.3395
Construction Supplies 546 1.09 45.55% 14.33% 0.81 14.50% 0.95 0.3207
Diversified 204 0.89 110.18% 13.53% 0.49 9.53% 0.54 0.2809
Drugs (Biotechnology) 304 1.44 4.10% 6.45% 1.39 8.23% 1.52 0.4232
Drugs (Pharmaceutical) 701 0.94 12.66% 14.94% 0.86 8.62% 0.94 0.3396
Education 151 0.88 34.54% 11.18% 0.70 10.83% 0.79 0.4020
Electrical Equipment 694 1.00 14.90% 12.20% 0.90 9.90% 1.00 0.3562
Electronics (Consumer & Office) 81 1.29 88.40% 14.35% 0.77 20.49% 0.97 0.3493
Electronics (General) 976 1.31 23.08% 11.91% 1.11 15.18% 1.31 0.3436
Engineering/Construction 876 1.10 154.85% 13.28% 0.51 24.21% 0.67 0.3800
Entertainment 329 1.28 17.39% 8.99% 1.13 11.13% 1.27 0.4206
Environmental & Waste Services 183 1.09 69.68% 13.87% 0.71 9.69% 0.79 0.3575
Farming/Agriculture 296 0.82 56.35% 12.80% 0.58 8.68% 0.63 0.3619
Financial Svcs. (Non-bank & Insurance) 609 0.83 162.84% 16.15% 0.37 8.76% 0.41 0.3643
Food Processing 946 0.85 33.14% 15.56% 0.68 8.48% 0.74 0.3231
Food Wholesalers 98 0.64 53.23% 13.35% 0.46 10.13% 0.51 0.3681
Effective
Industry Name Number of firms Beta D/E Ratio Tax rate Unlevered beta Cash/Firm value Unlevered beta corrected for cash HiLo Risk
Furn/Home Furnishings 254 1.08 18.39% 14.20% 0.94 19.13% 1.17 0.3318
Green & Renewable Energy 131 1.00 58.16% 9.85% 0.70 3.84% 0.73 0.3219
Healthcare Products 340 1.13 3.99% 10.12% 1.09 9.94% 1.22 0.3829
Healthcare Support Services 195 0.95 37.42% 16.02% 0.74 14.24% 0.86 0.3702
Heathcare Information and Technology 117 1.48 3.90% 8.82% 1.44 5.08% 1.52 0.4129
Homebuilding 42 1.05 97.20% 13.08% 0.60 8.95% 0.66 0.3757
Hospitals/Healthcare Facilities 139 0.66 14.84% 17.41% 0.59 3.67% 0.61 0.2970
Hotel/Gaming 412 0.83 51.41% 8.08% 0.60 8.85% 0.65 0.3289
Household Products 300 1.03 7.14% 13.17% 0.98 6.55% 1.04 0.3530
Information Services 90 1.54 12.30% 18.36% 1.41 11.90% 1.60 0.3920
Insurance (General) 137 0.54 42.69% 14.75% 0.40 21.62% 0.52 0.2542
Insurance (Life) 85 0.86 70.01% 13.60% 0.56 13.79% 0.65 0.2804
Insurance (Prop/Cas.) 152 0.69 27.38% 16.71% 0.57 8.88% 0.62 0.2943
Investments & Asset Management 483 0.81 256.84% 7.87% 0.28 2.28% 0.28 0.2790
Machinery 865 1.05 13.11% 13.66% 0.96 9.64% 1.06 0.3428
Metals & Mining 326 1.31 33.93% 14.14% 1.04 11.74% 1.18 0.3715
Office Equipment & Services 73 0.97 12.90% 14.75% 0.88 11.41% 0.99 0.3732
Oil/Gas (Integrated) 15 0.97 14.64% 22.58% 0.87 5.81% 0.92 0.2613
Oil/Gas (Production and Exploration) 107 1.42 40.11% 14.46% 1.09 15.92% 1.29 0.3751
Oil/Gas Distribution 105 0.98 68.09% 13.12% 0.65 11.01% 0.73 0.3345
Oilfield Svcs/Equip. 229 1.02 54.09% 14.71% 0.72 7.36% 0.78 0.3405
Packaging & Container 305 0.83 31.07% 15.11% 0.67 8.74% 0.74 0.3390
Paper/Forest Products 188 1.00 83.68% 14.36% 0.61 9.79% 0.68 0.3421
Power 317 0.75 104.82% 14.44% 0.42 6.34% 0.44 0.2768
Precious Metals 71 1.41 26.59% 12.58% 1.17 9.45% 1.29 0.4182
Publishing & Newspapers 171 0.93 10.12% 11.77% 0.87 21.84% 1.11 0.3482
R.E.I.T. 261 0.60 68.41% 3.34% 0.40 2.50% 0.41 0.1837
Real Estate (Development) 757 1.03 208.57% 16.29% 0.40 19.85% 0.50 0.3603
Real Estate (General/Diversified) 220 0.95 105.07% 13.90% 0.53 11.01% 0.60 0.3050
Real Estate (Operations & Services) 352 0.92 64.53% 14.25% 0.62 8.80% 0.68 0.3435
Recreation 139 1.05 53.60% 11.79% 0.75 15.14% 0.88 0.3557
Reinsurance 29 1.18 60.63% 10.02% 0.81 22.68% 1.05 0.2875
Restaurant/Dining 141 1.03 19.78% 11.10% 0.90 6.25% 0.96 0.3634
Retail (Automotive) 103 0.86 63.70% 18.57% 0.58 9.54% 0.64 0.3204
Retail (Building Supply) 36 0.85 27.48% 15.20% 0.70 3.67% 0.73 0.3247
Retail (Distributors) 642 0.75 94.41% 14.40% 0.44 15.00% 0.51 0.3954
Retail (General) 122 0.89 68.72% 16.46% 0.59 8.45% 0.64 0.2964
Retail (Grocery and Food) 75 0.76 42.60% 16.23% 0.57 7.53% 0.62 0.3090
Retail (Online) 98 1.88 12.51% 10.37% 1.71 7.70% 1.86 0.4902
Retail (Special Lines) 197 1.03 27.52% 15.72% 0.86 8.16% 0.93 0.3345
Rubber& Tires 71 1.18 45.28% 15.27% 0.88 9.57% 0.97 0.2987
Semiconductor 485 1.70 10.72% 10.76% 1.57 11.39% 1.77 0.3728
Semiconductor Equip 253 1.95 8.18% 13.94% 1.83 9.13% 2.02 0.3635
Shipbuilding & Marine 236 1.13 51.35% 12.54% 0.81 30.82% 1.18 0.3345
Shoe 58 0.95 22.37% 15.36% 0.81 8.92% 0.89 0.3343
Software (Entertainment) 57 1.86 12.01% 10.08% 1.71 5.76% 1.81 0.4716
Effective
Industry Name Number of firms Beta D/E Ratio Tax rate Unlevered beta Cash/Firm value Unlevered beta corrected for cash HiLo Risk
Software (Internet) 42 1.14 22.06% 9.83% 0.98 9.20% 1.08 0.4044
Software (System & Application) 492 1.38 3.88% 8.88% 1.34 8.90% 1.47 0.4288
Steel 519 1.30 50.37% 15.62% 0.94 11.93% 1.07 0.3626
Telecom (Wireless) 59 0.81 42.42% 19.61% 0.61 8.30% 0.67 0.2456
Telecom. Equipment 293 1.25 16.52% 9.26% 1.11 13.36% 1.28 0.3517
Telecom. Services 138 0.75 37.44% 14.50% 0.58 7.80% 0.63 0.2964
Tobacco 31 0.57 1.06% 23.35% 0.56 5.68% 0.60 0.2507
Transportation 220 1.04 63.59% 16.14% 0.70 11.02% 0.79 0.3417
Transportation (Railroads) 17 1.04 28.64% 20.30% 0.86 10.30% 0.96 0.2253
Trucking 110 1.06 71.52% 14.04% 0.69 8.36% 0.75 0.3521
Utility (General) 13 0.68 37.41% 8.34% 0.53 5.17% 0.56 0.2020
Utility (Water) 71 0.67 110.01% 13.43% 0.37 10.10% 0.41 0.2587
Total Market 24853 1.05 64.59% 13.63% 0.71 13.31% 0.81 0.3462
Total Market (without financials) 22403 1.08 38.31% 13.50% 0.83 10.87% 0.94 0.3506
Average Beta over time
Average
Standard deviation of equity Standard deviation in operating income (last 10 years) 2019 2020 2021 2022 (2019-23)
40.02% 23.63% 1.39 1.46 1.30 1.30 1.35
31.39% 25.75% 1.14 1.10 1.24 1.23 1.17
28.65% 198.25% 0.57 0.59 0.92 0.91 0.76
36.06% 24.29% 0.72 0.64 0.85 0.85 0.77
29.07% 16.21% 1.28 1.13 1.27 1.26 1.23
32.58% 9.71% 1.16 1.11 1.51 1.50 1.33
20.86% 41.92% 0.42 0.43 0.56 0.56 0.48
27.19% NA 0.35 0.26 0.23 0.22 0.25
28.32% 25.19% 1.05 1.06 1.10 1.10 1.07
26.67% 45.82% 0.53 0.36 0.70 0.70 0.56
36.02% 22.41% 0.78 0.70 1.06 1.06 0.93
36.68% 83.47% 0.51 0.54 0.42 0.41 0.46
33.88% 36.48% 0.82 0.79 1.11 1.11 0.98
37.65% 23.92% 1.18 0.94 0.89 0.89 0.98
28.91% 36.96% 1.06 1.21 1.05 1.04 1.07
32.42% 45.67% 0.96 0.92 1.03 1.03 0.99
28.39% 22.99% 0.86 0.73 1.28 1.27 1.04
32.87% 47.30% 1.03 0.93 1.08 1.08 1.03
41.32% 47.82% 1.13 1.39 1.06 1.05 1.12
36.00% 25.92% 1.06 1.04 1.05 1.05 1.05
30.76% 31.89% 1.53 1.40 1.45 1.45 1.43
29.82% 35.87% 0.96 0.97 1.04 1.03 0.99
25.67% 24.36% 0.47 0.41 0.56 0.55 0.51
39.04% 80.46% 1.45 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.49
31.33% 19.74% 1.14 1.13 1.07 1.07 1.07
35.54% 37.11% 1.32 1.14 1.01 1.01 1.05
34.21% 34.35% 1.06 1.08 1.00 1.00 1.03
31.85% 47.25% 1.15 1.31 1.11 1.11 1.13
31.30% 43.21% 1.49 1.47 1.36 1.36 1.40
35.80% 32.65% 0.89 0.72 0.76 0.75 0.76
40.86% 33.33% 1.40 1.26 1.19 1.19 1.26
34.85% 49.25% 1.06 1.10 0.70 0.70 0.87
32.44% 21.94% 0.63 0.64 0.79 0.78 0.70
35.37% 39.16% 0.42 0.34 0.45 0.45 0.41
29.91% 29.89% 0.73 0.69 0.85 0.84 0.77
35.62% 28.61% 0.67 0.61 0.61 0.60 0.60
Average
Standard deviation of equity Standard deviation in operating income (last 10 years) 2019 2020 2021 2022 (2019-23)
29.67% 38.62% 1.11 1.07 1.21 1.20 1.15
32.73% 35.22% 0.68 0.59 0.70 0.69 0.68
37.22% 112.11% 1.34 1.42 1.25 1.25 1.30
31.66% 44.05% 1.04 0.90 0.86 0.86 0.90
37.65% 110.09% 1.80 1.65 1.51 1.51 1.60
37.82% 89.44% 0.76 0.57 1.52 1.51 1.00
27.34% 28.97% 0.78 0.58 0.81 0.81 0.72
33.02% 96.11% 0.82 0.67 0.77 0.76 0.74
31.12% 21.03% 0.98 1.04 1.12 1.12 1.06
36.07% 18.45% 1.19 1.10 1.41 1.41 1.34
23.54% 21.89% 0.47 0.47 0.70 0.70 0.57
24.02% 40.21% 0.72 0.73 0.77 0.76 0.73
27.15% 13.92% 0.44 0.43 0.81 0.81 0.62
31.47% 59.18% 0.21 0.17 0.37 0.36 0.28
33.41% 38.47% 1.14 1.15 1.08 1.08 1.10
38.23% 58.71% 1.10 0.98 1.19 1.18 1.13
35.59% 25.20% 0.80 0.84 1.09 1.08 0.96
24.15% 64.99% 0.96 1.11 1.04 1.03 1.01
39.20% 48.04% 1.32 1.14 1.50 1.49 1.35
30.27% 20.49% 0.86 0.89 0.83 0.82 0.83
33.06% 48.71% 1.10 0.98 1.05 1.04 0.99
31.50% 22.14% 0.67 0.65 0.90 0.90 0.77
31.21% 42.28% 0.69 0.64 0.86 0.86 0.74
27.20% 15.58% 0.52 0.52 0.55 0.55 0.52
47.70% 79.95% 1.21 0.97 1.27 1.26 1.20
34.38% 10.42% 1.14 1.12 0.93 0.92 1.04
15.00% 24.92% 0.33 0.31 0.68 0.67 0.48
32.87% 38.94% 0.69 0.65 0.52 0.51 0.57
28.03% 16.71% 0.79 0.74 0.65 0.64 0.68
31.27% 13.43% 0.63 0.59 0.76 0.75 0.68
32.33% 28.44% 0.82 0.92 0.88 0.87 0.87
30.17% 38.44% 0.96 0.96 1.52 1.51 1.20
35.41% 42.81% 1.01 0.88 0.98 0.98 0.96
30.95% 31.53% 0.72 0.72 0.77 0.77 0.72
28.41% 17.55% 1.14 1.26 1.19 1.18 1.10
36.71% 40.40% 0.62 0.60 0.51 0.50 0.55
27.99% 9.73% 0.90 0.91 0.79 0.78 0.80
28.59% 12.77% 0.73 0.65 0.60 0.59 0.64
43.95% NA 1.46 1.49 1.73 1.73 1.65
31.75% 17.81% 1.00 0.83 1.04 1.04 0.97
28.42% 17.81% 0.70 0.70 1.12 1.11 0.92
35.87% 58.26% 1.73 1.58 1.66 1.66 1.68
32.07% 71.42% 1.66 1.82 2.08 2.08 1.93
34.75% 135.67% 0.69 0.67 1.07 1.06 0.93
36.07% 24.34% 0.91 0.77 1.09 1.08 0.95
42.24% 56.34% 1.78 1.38 1.42 1.42 1.56
Average
Standard deviation of equity Standard deviation in operating income (last 10 years) 2019 2020 2021 2022 (2019-23)
38.78% 56.62% 0.85 1.18 1.09 1.08 1.06
39.67% 26.23% 1.46 1.59 1.48 1.47 1.50
35.86% 66.63% 0.89 0.77 1.10 1.09 0.98
23.93% 17.43% 0.76 0.66 0.89 0.89 0.77
33.43% 33.96% 1.45 1.47 1.24 1.24 1.34
29.59% 6.63% 0.81 0.64 0.79 0.79 0.73
24.46% 28.86% 0.83 0.77 0.84 0.84 0.78
31.92% 19.89% 0.87 0.87 0.86 0.86 0.85
23.39% 25.69% 1.30 1.14 0.88 0.88 1.03
33.47% 73.60% 0.72 0.65 0.85 0.84 0.76
19.89% 14.32% 0.41 0.44 0.52 0.51 0.49
32.92% 22.91% 0.82 0.81 0.48 0.48 0.60
32.92% 28.98% 0.84 0.82 0.90 0.89 0.85
33.22% 29.04% 0.93 0.91 1.00 1.00 0.96
Effective
Marginal