* The 5-Year Book Value Growth Rate is the 5-year average Book Value 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 Marlin Business Services's PEG Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
MRLN's PEG Ratio is not ranked *
in the Credit Services industry.
Industry Median: 1.15 * 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.
Marlin Business Services PEG Ratio Historical Data
* 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 Marlin Business Services's PEG Ratio
For the Credit Services subindustry, Marlin Business Services'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.
Marlin Business Services's PEG Ratio Distribution in the Credit Services Industry
For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Marlin Business Services's PEG Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Marlin Business Services's PEG Ratio falls into.
Marlin Business Services 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 Book Value 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 Book Value Growth Rate is the 5-year average Book Value 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.
Marlin Business Services (NAS:MRLN) 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.
Marlin Business Services PEG Ratio Related Terms
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Marlin Business Services (Marlin Business Services) Business Description
Marlin Business Services Corp is a provider of credit products and services to small businesses. The company provide equipment financing programs to manufacturers, distributors and dealers to help increase their sales and meet the needs of their small business customers. Marlin derives its revenue from interest and fees from leases and loans and, to a lesser extent, income from its property insurance program and other fee income.
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