Piotroski, Graham and Greenblatt: an Empirical Approach to Value Investing in the Brazilian Stock Market

In this paper, multifactor asset pricing models are used to assess and compare the performance - through the analysis of Jensen’s alpha - of three equity portfolios constructed according to the value investing strategies proposed by Joseph Piotroski, Benjamin Graham, and Joel Greenblatt. Three portf...

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Main Authors: Carlos Henrique Souza Domingues, Alexandre Aronne, Francisco Pereira, Frank Magalhães
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Language:English
Published: FUCAPE Business School 2022-01-01
Series:BBR: Brazilian Business Review
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Online Access:http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=123075329001
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Alexandre Aronne
Francisco Pereira
Frank Magalhães
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Francisco Pereira
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description In this paper, multifactor asset pricing models are used to assess and compare the performance - through the analysis of Jensen’s alpha - of three equity portfolios constructed according to the value investing strategies proposed by Joseph Piotroski, Benjamin Graham, and Joel Greenblatt. Three portfolios are constructed according to the methodologies developed by each author, using financial and accounting data from a sample of 598 stocks traded in the Brazilian stock exchange during the period Jan/2006-Dec/2019. Parameters of a five-factor model - an extended version of Carhart’s four factor model with the inclusion of an illiquidity factor - are estimated for each of the three portfolios. Regression results indicate that the three strategies have generated positive and statistically significant Jensen’s alpha in the five-factor model setting and other variations. However, the excess returns estimated according to different specifications vary substantially. The Capital Asset Pricing Model specification seems to underestimate Jensen’s alpha when compared to other specifications that provide higher explanatory power (adjusted R2).
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spelling doaj-art-548ee68be748445d9eabb7af74a27fe62025-02-06T23:39:34ZengFUCAPE Business SchoolBBR: Brazilian Business Review1807-734X2022-01-01195475491http://dx.doi.org/10.15728/bbr.2022.19.5.1.ptPiotroski, Graham and Greenblatt: an Empirical Approach to Value Investing in the Brazilian Stock MarketCarlos Henrique Souza DominguesAlexandre AronneFrancisco PereiraFrank MagalhãesIn this paper, multifactor asset pricing models are used to assess and compare the performance - through the analysis of Jensen’s alpha - of three equity portfolios constructed according to the value investing strategies proposed by Joseph Piotroski, Benjamin Graham, and Joel Greenblatt. Three portfolios are constructed according to the methodologies developed by each author, using financial and accounting data from a sample of 598 stocks traded in the Brazilian stock exchange during the period Jan/2006-Dec/2019. Parameters of a five-factor model - an extended version of Carhart’s four factor model with the inclusion of an illiquidity factor - are estimated for each of the three portfolios. Regression results indicate that the three strategies have generated positive and statistically significant Jensen’s alpha in the five-factor model setting and other variations. However, the excess returns estimated according to different specifications vary substantially. The Capital Asset Pricing Model specification seems to underestimate Jensen’s alpha when compared to other specifications that provide higher explanatory power (adjusted R2).http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=123075329001value investingjensen’s alphaasset pricing
spellingShingle Carlos Henrique Souza Domingues
Alexandre Aronne
Francisco Pereira
Frank Magalhães
Piotroski, Graham and Greenblatt: an Empirical Approach to Value Investing in the Brazilian Stock Market
BBR: Brazilian Business Review
value investing
jensen’s alpha
asset pricing
title Piotroski, Graham and Greenblatt: an Empirical Approach to Value Investing in the Brazilian Stock Market
title_full Piotroski, Graham and Greenblatt: an Empirical Approach to Value Investing in the Brazilian Stock Market
title_fullStr Piotroski, Graham and Greenblatt: an Empirical Approach to Value Investing in the Brazilian Stock Market
title_full_unstemmed Piotroski, Graham and Greenblatt: an Empirical Approach to Value Investing in the Brazilian Stock Market
title_short Piotroski, Graham and Greenblatt: an Empirical Approach to Value Investing in the Brazilian Stock Market
title_sort piotroski graham and greenblatt an empirical approach to value investing in the brazilian stock market
topic value investing
jensen’s alpha
asset pricing
url http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=123075329001
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