* 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 Applied DNA Sciences's PEG Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
APDN's PEG Ratio is not ranked *
in the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry.
Industry Median: 1.54 * Ranked among companies with meaningful PEG Ratio only.
Peter Lynch thinks a company with a P/E ratio equal to its growth rate is fairly valued.
Applied DNA Sciences PEG Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for Applied DNA Sciences's PEG Ratio can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Competitive Comparison of Applied DNA Sciences's PEG Ratio
For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Applied DNA Sciences'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.
Applied DNA Sciences's PEG Ratio Distribution in the Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry
For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Applied DNA Sciences's PEG Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Applied DNA Sciences's PEG Ratio falls into.
Applied DNA Sciences 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.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
* 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.
Applied DNA Sciences (NAS:APDN) 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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Applied DNA Sciences (Applied DNA Sciences) Business Description
Applied DNA Sciences Inc is a biotechnology company developing and commercializing technologies to produce and detect deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) nd ribonucleic acid (RNA). The company operates in three business segments- Therapeutic DNA Production Services, MDx Testing Services, and DNA Tagging and Security Products and Services. It generates majority of its revenue from the MDx Testing Services which is involved in performing and developing clinical molecular diagnostic and genetic tests and clinical laboratory testing services. The company provides its products and services under the brand of Applied DNA Sciences, SigNature molecular tags, SigNature T molecular tags, fiberTyping, SigNify and others.
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