The articulation of price-earnings ratios and market-to-book ratios and the evaluation of growth

Journal of Accounting Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 235-259

  Penman, Stephen H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0030241930     PISSN: 00218456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2491501     Document Type: Article

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