The firm ACATIS Investment GmbH is awarding the ACATIS VALUE PRIZE for the best academic studies on the subject of “value investing” for the tenth time in 2012. The prize is awarded once a year.
The work to be submitted should deal with the success of investment strategies based on fundamental valuation criteria (value-oriented strategies). These criteria include the following:
Quantitative data such as profit and earnings ratios, growth and stability ratios, dividends, valuation ratios, and financial standing.
Qualitative data such as management quality, corporate governance structures, institutional investors, capital measures (capital increases, stock buyback programs, insider purchases, squeeze-outs, hostile/friendly takeovers).
Combinations of technical and fundamental ratios.
The study should stand out for its clear formulation, transparent structure, and practical relevance. The work submitted should preferably be empirical.
Participation
Eligible to enter for the ACATIS VALUE PRIZE are academic studies that have been reviewed and graded (this applies to degree theses as well as dissertations) or published or accepted for publication (articles in trade journals and papers) in 2012 or 2011. Prizes are awarded to the first three winners as follows:
