Indicators of market value or capital market

Investors give their money into undertakings mainly for the purpose of obtaining:

• dividends
• capital gains from sale of business or its shares - if the market value of shares grows, the potential proceeds from their sale increase as well

Market value indicators often use data about market value of shares and the amount of dividends in its calculations and as such bring into the financial analysis the point of view of investors who evaluate the company not only based on the current development, but also by expected future situation.

Group of indicators of market value and capital market include the following indicators:

• Earnings per share (EPS) (!)
• Cash flow per share
• Price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) !
• Dividend payout ratio (!)
• Dividend yield (!)
• Dividend per share
• Price to book ratio (P/B) / Market value to book ratio (M/B) (!)