The US has experienced one of the largest PE de-ratings in 2022
Chart 1 shows the status of regional 12m forward PEs, where these sat at the end of last year and the scale of the de-rating experienced so far in 2022. The UK and US have seen valuations decline by around a third, China and Europe ex UK by a quarter.
Chart 1: The scale of PE de-rating experienced across the regions in 2022
Source: Wilshire and FactSet. Data as of October 16, 2022
Putting the valuation shift into a longer perspective
Taking a longer-term view of valuations, Chart 2 shows the 12m forward PE for the US and World ex US over the past 20 years. The chart shows the sheer scale of the de-rating over the past 2 years. From its peak in September 2020 the US 12m forward PE has declined 36%, with World ex US also declining by the same quantum from its peak in July 2020. Although valuations are not far from the Covid sell-off lows, they are someway from the lows of the GFC, where the US and World ex US 12m forward Pes fell to 8.7x and 7.1x, respectively
Chart 2: Comparing the US v World ex US PE ratio moves over the last 20 years
Source: Wilshire and FactSet. Data as of October 17, 2022
The US 'fed model' (equity vs bond) valuation analysis
Chart 3 shows the Fed Model valuation (equity earnings yield minus 10-year government bond yield) since 1992 and looks at the average levels over 3 distinct periods. As we can see, although the current Fed Model valuation is below its post-GFC average, it is above the pre-GFC 2002-2008 average, and well above the negative levels experienced in the 1990s. From a Fed Model valuation standpoint, the rise in bond yields this year has partially offset the impact of the US equity market de-rating.
Chart 3: The US 'fed model' valuation looks stretched versus the last 10-year range but not versus the pre GFC period
Source: Wilshire, Refinitiv and FactSet. Data as of October 17, 2022
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