Journal of Northeastern University(Natural Science) ›› 2024, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (1): 145-152.DOI: 10.12068/j.issn.1005-3026.2024.01.018

• Management Science • Previous Articles    

Quality Measurement Based on Expected Earnings Growth and Pricing Power

Yue-li LIU, Xiu JIN, Jin-ming YU   

  1. School of Business Administration,Northeastern University,Shenyang 110169,China. Corresponding author: LIU Yue-li,E-mail: 2425827438@qq. com
  • Received:2022-07-21 Online:2024-01-15 Published:2024-04-02

Abstract:

From the perspective of quality premium drivers, a quality indicator based on expected earnings growth (EEG) is constructed. The relationship between the indicator and expected stock return is analyzed. Then, an EEG quality factor is constructed and incorporated into the Fama-French three-factor model for the purpose of studying the pricing power of this factor. The results show that the EEG quality indicator can measure a company’s expected earnings growth. There is a significantly positive correlation between the EEG quality indicator and expected stock returns, reflecting the significant presence of the EEG quality premium. The EEG quality factor has a strong explanatory power for cross-sectional portfolio returns. The four-factor model that introduces the EEG quality factor has higher pricing efficiency than the Fama-French class model, which may enrich the theories related to asset pricing and provide valuable references for investors to make rational decisions, and regulators to cultivate good investment philosophy and improve market pricing efficiency.

Key words: expected earnings growth(EEG), EEG quality indicator, expected stock return, pricing power, four-factor model

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