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Growth stockCommon stock of a company that has an opportunity to invest money and earn more than the opportunity cost of capital.Growth stock Similar MatchesPrice earnings growth factorPrice earnings growth factorThe PEG of a company is calculated by dividing its prospective P/E ratio by the estimated future growth rate in earnings per share of the company. So to calculate a PEG, you first need to calculate its P/E ratio.P/E = current share price divided by earnings per shareA company with a share price of 100p and earnings per share of 5p has a P/E ratio of 100/5 = 20.By itself the P/E ratio is a useful ratio because it shows how many times the current earnings the shares cost - in a sense, how many years you would have to wait to get your money back if the company paid out all its earnings to shareholders. But the limitation of the P/E ratio is that it looks at historical information and does not relate the price of the shares to its future performance. The PEG ratio builds in that extra layer of sophistication.Using the example of the same company, imagine that the consensus brokers' forecast for its future earnings growth rate is 15%.PEG = P/E divided by estimated future growth rateFor this company, the PEG would be 20 divided by 15 = 1.33.According to Jim Slater, the investor who popularised the use of PEG's as a stock share selection tool, a share with a PEG of 1 or lower is attractive. Put simply, the lower the PEG, the less you are being asked to pay for estimated future earnings. Jim Slater did not recommend use of the PEG as the only criteria of share selection. There are plenty of other fundamental checks that have to be made too.Note that the estimated future earnings are a critical part of the PEG calculation, and that if the forecasts made by brokers are wide of the mark, the PEG ratio will be unreliable. Because of this danger, most advocated of PEG's recommend using consensus forecasts, rather than the forecasts of any single broker/analyst. Net present value of growth opportunitiesNet present value of growth opportunitiesA model valuing a firm in which net present value of new investment opportunities is explicitly examined. Full Employment and Balance Growth Act of 1978(Humphrey Hawkins Act)Full Employment and Balance Growth Act of 1978(Humphrey Hawkins Act)Federal legislation that, among other things, specifies the primary objectives of U.S. economic policy-maximum employment, stable prices, and moderate long-term interest rates. Aggressive growth mutual fundAggressive growth mutual fundA mutual fund designed for maximum capital appreciation that places its money in companies with high growth rates. Exogenous growthExogenous growthEconomic growth that occurs without being the result of deliberate policy or behavior. The term arises because neoclassical growth models converge to a steady state in which per capita income is constant over time. Growth, then, requires exogenous technical progress. Further SuggestionsPresent value of growth opportunitiesEndogenous growth Internal growth rate Constant growth model Compound Annual Growth Rate capital growth growth investing growth and income fund Growth rates Stability and Growth Pact Capital growth growth fund Neoclassical growth model Growth manager Sustainable growth rate organic growth Economic growth rate Growth accounting dividend growth Growth growth bond Economic growth Biased growth Growth phase Aggressive Growth Hedge Fund |
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