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Tobin’s Q (See Chapter 20 of the Vernimmen)

Tobin’s Q is a ratio devised by James Tobin of Yale University, Nobel Laureate in Economics, who hypothesised that the combined market value of all the companies on the stock market should be about equal to their replacement costs. Tobin’s Q ratio is calculated by dividing the market value of assets by their replacement value. Also called the Q ratio.

Tobin’s Q (See Chapter 20 of the Vernimmen)

Tobin’s Q is a ratio devised by James Tobin of Yale University, Nobel Laureate in Economics, who hypothesised that the combined market value of all the companies on the stock market should be about equal to their replacement costs. Tobin’s Q ratio is calculated by dividing the market value of assets by their replacement value. Also called the Q ratio.

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Take and pay contract
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Tangible fixed asset
Tap issue
Tapping the reserves
Tax loss carrybacks
Tax loss carryforwards
Tax shield
Technical analysis
Technical dilution
Temporal method
Temporary differences
Tender offer
Term sheet
Terminal value
The bottom-up approach is also called the stock-picking approach.
Theory of markets in equilibrium
Theta
Ticker
Tier 1
Time deposit
Time diversification
Time value
Time value of money
Timing differences
Timing problem
Tobin’s Q
Toll revenue bond
Toogle notes
Top-down approach
Total breakeven
Total debt service
Total return swap
Total shareholder return, TSR
Tracking stock
Trade buyer
Trade payables
Trade receivables
Trade sale
Trade-off model
Trading profit
Trailing ratio
Transaction multiples
Transaction multiples method
Transaction, the management fee is a front-end, flat percentage fee,
Transfer
Transfer of assets
Translation
Translation risk
Treasury
Treasury method
Treasury shares
Treeing
Trend analysis
Triple net lease
Triple net rent
True sale
True sale
Trust preference shares
Turnover – assets
Turnover – liabilities

Tobin’s Q (See Chapter 20 of the Vernimmen)

Tobin’s Q is a ratio devised by James Tobin of Yale University, Nobel Laureate in Economics, who hypothesised that the combined market value of all the companies on the stock market should be about equal to their replacement costs. Tobin’s Q ratio is calculated by dividing the market value of assets by their replacement value. Also called the Q ratio.

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