Data Update 1 for 2018: The Numbers don't lie, or do they?

I collect raw data (accounting & market) for all publicly traded companies at the start of every year and summarize it on my web site. This is the first of a series of posts about the information in that data.

[briancrane]

Thank You Professor. We are all grateful for you sharing your data with all of mankind and the world. I'm sure you are a billionaire on the Karmic Stock Exchange.

[greensal]

Prof. Aswath, never thought Finance, Accounting or the Market might make sense. Watching your videos, accessing your website, and reading through your books all planted the sense of curiosity for me to dig more into them. And for that, I Thank You!

[lakshmanrekha]

Thank you very much, once again Prof Damodaran for processing so much data in your holidays and providing us a treasure trove of information. Wishing you all the very best in the New Year.

[ИлиянИлиев-шм]

Amazingly done! Thank you Professor Damodaran!

[Phenom]

Thank you so much. I eagerly await your releases every year! I teach at SPS. Maybe see you on campus one day!

[Devrhoid]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS PROFESSOR. I am Devrhoid Davis from Jamaica and I am very happy to have come across your channel. You will be hearing from me.

[mftgdeserteagle]

Professor,
Your data and work are both extremely useful. Thank your for sharing them with us!

[lloydmcleod]

I don't get the Dividend Payout
column.
Does the Advertising Industry pay 54% dividend... or do 54% of the companies in the industry pay dividend?

[albaqawi]

Thank you for going through this and sharing with the world every year!

[tomvdb]

Looking forward to seeing your further videos!

[marocainaujapon]

Thank you for all the great work you do for students and your youtube followers

[taylor]

Thank you for the data. Do you have analyst's S&P 500 forward earnings estimates history? I think there are daily and weekly series. Why are these not included in your data set?

[Pieciegun]

Thanks a lot! Your data is gold, it made my valuations so much better!

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Aswath, I am interested to download your slides but unfortunately the link in the video's description is not working.

[andreblcarneiro]

Thank you for sharing professor. You are a big contributor for my education, Thank you!

[datafintechsolutions]

Tks a lot Dear Professor! I wish I could in someday (and I do not know somehow) stay in one of your lectures. Best regards!

[pankajkapoor]

Thanks Professor....with humble regards from India.

[mrsaedelahi]

Hi there, I am not going to thank you, because thanking and taking the DATA is not enough for your huge work and your generosity, But i will buy you a Mega german Burger If you come to Germany. ありがとう

[GodsNode]

Thank you so much for sharing this data every year.

[victorle]

Was waiting for this. Thanks a lot Prof !