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Polycom (Polycom) PEG Ratio : N/A (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is Polycom 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, Polycom's PE Ratio without NRI is 77.94. Polycom's 5-Year EBITDA growth rate is 0.00%. Therefore, Polycom's PEG Ratio for today is N/A.

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



PLCM's PEG Ratio is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 1.58
* 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.


Polycom PEG Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Polycom'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.

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Polycom PEG Ratio Chart

Polycom Annual Data
Trend Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15
PEG Ratio
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Polycom Quarterly Data
Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16
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Competitive Comparison of Polycom's PEG Ratio

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Polycom'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.


Polycom's PEG Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Polycom 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.

Polycom's PEG Ratio for today is calculated as

PEG Ratio=PE Ratio without NRI/5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate*
=77.9375/0.00
=N/A

* 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.


Polycom  (NAS:PLCM) 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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Polycom (Polycom) Business Description

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Polycom Inc was incorporated in December 1990 in Delaware. The Company provides an open, standards-based unified communications and collaboration (UC&C) solutions for voice, video and content collaboration solutions. Its solutions are powered by the Polycom RealPresence Platform, comprehensive software infrastructure and rich application programming interfaces (APIs) that interoperate with a set of communication, business, mobile, and cloud applications and devices to deliver secure face-to-face video collaboration across different environments. The Company is engaged in helping organizations achieve new levels of teamwork, efficiency and productivity by unleashing the power of human collaboration. The Company sells its solutions through a high-touch sales model that leverages its network of channel partners, including distributors, value-added resellers, system integrators; communications services providers, and retailers. The Company serves in three geographical segments; Americas, EMEA and APAC. Its products and solutions are; UC Group Systems, which includes immersive telepresence, group video and group voice systems. UC Platform, which includes collaboration servers, virtualization management "distributed media optimization", resource management, recording and streaming, open API's and remote access technologies that constitute the RealPresence Platform, and UC Personal Devices, which includes desktop video devices and desktop voice products. It competes in the UC&C market with products and solutions that enable voice, video and content collaboration on-premises, across intranets, extranets, mobile devices, and the Internet via its customer premises-based RealPresence Platform, web-based social-collaboration business platforms, and video collaboration-as-a-service offerings delivered from the cloud. These competitors include but are not limited to Cisco Systems, Inc., Acano, Avaya Inc., Blue Jeans Networks, Inc., ClearOne Communications, Inc., Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Logitech International S.A./LifeSize, PexIP, Snom Technology Ag, Vidyo, Inc., Yamaha Corporation/Revolabs, Inc., Yealink, ZTE Corporation and others. Its products and services are subject to various federal, state, local, and foreign laws and regulations.
Executives
Laura Durr officer: CFO C/O XPERI HOLDING CORPORATION, 3025 ORCHARD PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Peter Leav director, officer: President & CEO 7 WORLD TRADE CENTER, 250 GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10007
Martha Helena Bejar director C/O POLYCOM, INC., 6001 AMERICA CENTER DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95002
Gary James Daichendt director 2633 RIVIERA DRIVE, LAGUNA BEACH CA 92651
Robert J Frankenberg director 701 E. SUNBURST LN, ALPINE UT 84004
Betsy S Atkins director, other: Former Director
William Arthur Owens director C/O CENTURYLINK, INC., 100 CENTURYLINK DRIVE, MONROE LA 71203
Eric F Brown officer: CFO, COO & EVP C/O POLYCOM, INC., 4750 WILLOW ROAD, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Tracey Newell officer: EVP Global Sales 4750 WILLOW ROAD, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Andrew M. Miller director, officer: President and CEO 6001 AMERICA CENTER DR., SAN JOSE CA 95164
David G Dewalt director
Sudhakar Ramakrishna officer: Pres. of Products & Services 4750 WILLOW RD., PLEASANTON CA 94588
Michael R Kourey officer: Former EVP, Fin & Admin. & CFO
Robert C Hagerty director, officer: President/CEO
Kevin Kennedy other: Former Director

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