Measurement Specialties (FRA:MEG) PEG Ratio : 2.19 (As of Jun. 06, 2024)

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What is Measurement Specialties PEG Ratio?

PE Ratio without NRI / 5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate*

PEG Ratio is defined as the PE Ratio without NRI divided by the growth ratio. The growth rate we use is the 5-Year EBITDA growth rate. As of today, Measurement Specialties's PE Ratio without NRI is 48.00. Measurement Specialties's 5-Year EBITDA growth rate is 21.90%. Therefore, Measurement Specialties's PEG Ratio for today is 2.19.

* The 5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate is the 5-year average EBITDA per share growth rate. While the denominator is a percentage, we use the whole number as opposed to the decimal form for the calculation. For example, 5% would be shown as 5 as opposed to 0.05. If it's smaller than or equal to 0, then the PEG Ratio is not calculated.

The historical rank and industry rank for Measurement Specialties's PEG Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:MEG' s PEG Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.04 Med: 1.2 Max: 27.68
Current: 2.19

During the past 13 years, Measurement Specialties's highest PEG Ratio was 27.68. The lowest was 0.04. And the median was 1.20.

FRA:MEG's PEG Ratio is not ranked
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 1.56 vs FRA:MEG: 2.19

Peter Lynch thinks a company with a P/E ratio equal to its growth rate is fairly valued.

Measurement Specialties PEG Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Measurement Specialties's PEG Ratio can be seen below:

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Measurement Specialties PEG Ratio Chart

Measurement Specialties Annual Data

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8.24

10.69

2.15

0.98

1.13

Measurement Specialties Quarterly Data
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PEG Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.00	1.06	1.02	1.13	2.11

Competitive Comparison of Measurement Specialties's PEG Ratio

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Measurement Specialties's PEG Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PEG Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Measurement Specialties's PEG Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Measurement Specialties's PEG Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Measurement Specialties's PEG Ratio falls into.

Measurement Specialties PEG Ratio Calculation

PEG Ratio is defined as the PE Ratio without NRI divided by the growth ratio. The ratio we use is the 5-Year EBITDA growth rate.

Measurement Specialties's PEG Ratio for today is calculated as

PEG Ratio	=	PE Ratio without NRI	/	5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate*
	=	47.998460354119	/	21.90
	=	2.19

* Note: The 5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate is the 5-year average EBITDA per share growth rate. While the denominator is a percentage, we use the whole number as opposed to the decimal form for the calculation. For example, 5% would be shown as 5 as opposed to 0.05. If it's smaller than or equal to 0, then the PEG Ratio is not calculated.

Measurement Specialties (FRA:MEG) PEG Ratio Explanation

To compare stocks with different growth rates, Peter Lynch invented a ratio called PEG Ratio. PEG Ratio is defined as the P/E ratio divided by the growth ratio. He thinks a company with a P/E ratio equal to its growth rate is fairly valued. Still he said he would rather buy a company growing 20% a year with a P/E of 20, instead of a company growing 10% a year with a P/E of 10.

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Measurement Specialties (FRA:MEG) Business Description

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http://www.meas-spec.com

Measurement Specialties, Inc. is a New Jersey corporation organized in 1981. The Company is engaged in the design, development and manufacture of sensors and sensor-based systems for original equipment manufacturers (OEM) and end users, based on a broad portfolio of proprietary technology and typically characterized by the MEAS brand name. The Company is a multi-national corporation with fifteen main manufacturing facilities strategically located in the United States, China and Europe, enabling the Company to produce and market an array of sensors that use advanced technologies to measure precise ranges of physical characteristics. These sensors are used for engine and vehicle, medical, general industrial, consumer and home appliance, military/aerospace, and test and measurement applications. The Company's products include sensors for measuring pressure, linear/rotary position, force, torque, piezoelectric polymer film sensors, custom microstructures, load cells, vibrations and acceleration, optical absorption, humidity, gas concentration, gas flow rate, temperature, fluid properties and fluid level. The Company's advanced technologies include piezoresistive silicon, polymer and ceramic piezoelectric materials, application specific integrated circuits, micro-electromechanical systems ('MEMS'), foil strain gauges, electromagnetic force balance systems, fluid capacitive devices, linear and rotational variable differential transformers, anisotropic magneto-resistive devices, electromagnetic displacement sensors, hygroscopic capacitive structures, ultrasonic measurement systems, optical measurement systems, negative thermal coefficient ('NTC') ceramic sensors, 3-6 DOF (degree of freedom) force/torque structures, complex mechanical resonators, magnetic reed switches, high frequency multipoint scanning algorithms, and high precision submersible hydrostatic level detection. The Company's competitors include small independent companies and divisions of large corporations such as Danaher, General Electric, Schneider-Electric and Honeywell.