Data Update 1 for 2022: It is Moneyball Time!
Damodaran publishes a comprehensive global financial dataset covering 47,606 publicly traded companies across 135 countries, providing aggregated metrics on valuation, corporate finance, and risk variables. The article emphasizes the importance of data-driven decision-making while cautioning against over-reliance on data, crowd wisdom, and mean reversion in structurally changing markets. It outlines the methodology, sample composition, variables tracked, and proper usage guidelines for the dataset.
Metrics in this report
19trillion USD
Aggregate market capitalization including Hong Kong listings as of January 1, 2022
4.86percent
Global market capitalization as of January 1, 2022; down from ~10% a decade prior
47,606count
Firms with market capitalization exceeding zero across 135 countries
7.05 to 24.99multiple
range
US broadcasting industry firms; illustrates variability and estimation challenges in computing industry averages
19.22percent
Global market capitalization as of January 1, 2022
52trillion USD
Absolute market cap; represents >40% of global value as of January 1, 2022
7,229count
Subset of global sample as of January 2022