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Finding Value in EM Equities: Sectors Price-To-Book Ratios

EMERGING MARKETS
  • With major economies preparing for the global reopening, some investors are convinced that rising optimism in the coming months will continue to support global equities this summer.
  • This chart ranks the EM sectors based on their current price-to-book ratios, from the 'cheapest' ones to the most 'expensive'; sectors with low price-to-book ratios are often defined as 'value' that generally tend to attract LT investors.
  • Based on that chart, the cheapest sectors in the EM market are Energy, Real Estate and Financials, with current price-to-book values of 1.05, 1.06 and 1.17, implying that they are currently trading at a 42%, 41% and 35% 'discount' relative to the MSCI EM index (MXEF Index).
  • On the other hand, the most expensive sectors in the EM market are Health Care, Consumer Staples and IT, with currently price-to-book values of 6.06, 4.2 and 3.09, implying that there are trading at a 235%, 132% and 77% premium relative to the MSCI index.

Source: Bloomberg/MNI

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