Analysing asset pricing models in the Indian stock market: a comprehensive empirical study

Saroj S. Prasad, Ashutosh Verma and Shantanu Prasad

Afro-Asian Journal of Finance and Accounting, 2025, vol. 15, issue 1, 1-18

Abstract: This study aims to analyse the asset-pricing model in India by using a comprehensive database of companies listed in the BSE 500 Index. The study covers a 20-year period from July 2000 to June 2020 and focuses on the evaluating the Fama-French three-factor and Fama-French five-factor models. To examine these asset-pricing models, ordinary least-squares multivariate regression analysis is performed for both single-sorted and double-sorted portfolios. The market proxy is selected by assessing its robustness among three potential proxies. The results suggest that return patterns are influenced by firm characteristics, specifically size, as well as fundamentals such as profitability and investments. These factors play a significant role in shaping portfolio returns. The empirical results suggest that both the Fama-French three-factor model and the Fama-French five-factor model are statistically suitable for capturing portfolio returns. However, the Fama-French five-factor model shows better performance compared to the three-factor model. Notably, the factors of size, profitability, and investment have an impact on most portfolios. These results support the adoption of Fama-French multifactor models to determine the cost of capital in the Indian stock market and emphasise the factors that fund managers, asset managers and investors should consider when constructing portfolios.

Keywords: five-factor model; three-factor model; efficient market hypothesis; market anomalies; investments; portfolio. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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