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First Merchants (First Merchants) PEG Ratio

: 1.85 (As of Today)
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PE Ratio without NRI / 5-Year Book Value Growth Rate*

PEG Ratio is defined as the PE Ratio without NRI divided by the growth ratio. The growth rate we use for banks is the 5-Year Book Value growth rate. As of today, First Merchants's PE Ratio without NRI is 8.34. First Merchants's 5-Year Book Value growth rate is 4.50%. Therefore, First Merchants's PEG Ratio for today is 1.85.

* 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 First Merchants's PEG Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

FRME' s PEG Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.65   Med: 1.95   Max: 72.15
Current: 1.85


During the past 13 years, First Merchants's highest PEG Ratio was 72.15. The lowest was 0.65. And the median was 1.95.


FRME's PEG Ratio is ranked worse than
59.4% of 1138 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 1.42 vs FRME: 1.85

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


First Merchants PEG Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for First Merchants'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.

* Premium members only.

First Merchants Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PEG Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.15 32.36 1.26 1.81 2.80

First Merchants Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
PEG Ratio Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.81 1.51 1.44 1.76 2.80

Competitive Comparison

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, First Merchants'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.


First Merchants PEG Ratio Distribution

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, First Merchants's PEG Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where First Merchants's PEG Ratio falls into.



First Merchants 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.

First Merchants's PEG Ratio for today is calculated as

PEG Ratio=PE Ratio without NRI/5-Year Book Value Growth Rate*
=8.3358974358974/4.50
=1.85

* 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.


First Merchants  (NAS:FRME) 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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First Merchants (First Merchants) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
200 East Jackson Street, P.O. Box 792, Muncie, IN, USA, 47305-2814
First Merchants Corp, through its subsidiaries, provides its customers with financial services delivered locally by bankers. It offers personal banking, business banking, real estate mortgage lending, cash management services, brokerage, wealth management, and insurance. The company reports in only one segment that is community banking.
Executives
Michael C Rechin officer: Executive Vice President, other: Chief Operating Officer 13831 COLDWATER DRIVE, CARMEL IN 46032
Michael J Fisher director 200 EAST JACKSON STREET, MUNCIE IN 47305
Jason R Sondhi director 200 E JACKSON ST, MUNCIE IN 47305
Gary Lehman director 200 EAST JACKSON STREET, MUNCIE IN 47305
Mung Chiang director 200 E JACKSON ST, MUNCIE IN 47305
Stephan Fluhler officer: Chief Information Officer, other: Senior Vice President 200 EAST JACKSON STREET, MUNCIE IN 47305
Charles E Schalliol director 300 NORTH MERIDIAN STREET, SUITE 950, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46204
Kevin D Johnson director 200 E JACKSON ST, MUNCIE IN 47305
Patrick J. Fehring director 32991 HAMILTON COURT, FARMINGTON HILLS MI 48334
Patrick A Sherman director 609 TREYBOURNE DRIVE, SUITE A, GREENWOOD IN 46142
Chad Kimball officer: Chief Risk Officer 200 EAST JACKSON STREET, MUNCIE IN 47305
Mark K Hardwick officer: Senior Vice President, other: Chief Financial Officer POST OFFICE BOX 792, MUNICE IN 47308-0792
Michael R Becher director 200 E. JACKSON ST., MUNCIE IN 47305
Michael C Marhenke director 200 EAST JACKSON ST, MUNCIE IN 47305
William L Hoy director 200 EAST JACKSON STREET, MUNCIE IN 47305

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