Browsing by Author "Weiner, Christian"

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2005-02-10Buch

Selecting Comparables for the Valuation of European Firms

Dittmann, Ingolf; Weiner, Christian

This paper investigates which comparables selection method generates the most precise forecasts when valuing European companies with the enterprise value to EBIT multiple. We also consider the USA as a reference point. It ...
2005-12-14Buch

The Conglomerate Discount in Germany and the Relationship to Corporate Governance

Weiner, Christian

This paper documents the conglomerate discount for all available German firms andthe DAX 30 firms in detail. It shows a moderate discount of about 0.06 based onGerman comparable firms and of about 0.20 for a combined sample ...
2005-12-20Buch

The Impact of Industry Classification Schemes on Financial Research

Weiner, Christian

This paper investigates industry classification systems. During the last 50 yearsthere has been a considerable discussion of problems regarding the classification ofeconomic data by industries. From my perspective, the ...
2005-12-14Buch

Worldscope meets Compustat

A Comparison of Financial Databases

Ulbricht, Niels; Weiner, Christian

With this study we are the first to systematically compare today’s two major counterpartsas a source of accounting and financial data for researchers: CompustatNorth America by Standard and Poor’s and Worldscope by Thomson ...