In this paper we provide an economic and econometric justification for using a log-linear form to estimate stock value based on accounting information. A log-linear form stands in contrast to the more traditional linear form. We state conditions under which log linear regression provides minimum...

In this paper, we discuss a framework for approaching the problem of how best to estimate stock price given a set of accounting information. We apply the theory of inverse probability to formulate price predictions based on an estimate of the mean of the posterior distribution for price, given...