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, USA Truck's PE Ratio without NRI is 8.57. USA Truck's 5-Year EBITDA growth rate is 23.60%. Therefore, USA Truck's PEG Ratio for today is 0.36.
* 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 USA Truck's PEG Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
USAK'
s PEG Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.15 Med: 1.03 Max: 8
Current: 0.36
During the past 13 years, USA Truck's highest PEG Ratio was 8.00. The lowest was 0.15. And the median was 1.03.
USAK's PEG Ratio is not ranked
in the Transportation industry.
Industry Median: 1.17
vs USAK: 0.36
Peter Lynch thinks a company with a P/E ratio equal to its growth rate is fairly valued.
USA Truck PEG Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for USA Truck'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.
For the Trucking subindustry, USA Truck'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.
USA Truck's PEG Ratio Distribution in the Transportation Industry
For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, USA Truck's PEG Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where USA Truck's PEG Ratio falls into.
USA Truck 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.
USA Truck (NAS:USAK) 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.
USA Truck PEG Ratio Related Terms
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USA Truck Inc provides transportation and logistics services. It reports two segments namely Trucking which consists of the company's truckload and freight service offerings and USAT Logistics which consist of the company's freight brokerage, logistics, and rail intermodal service offerings. The company transports commodities throughout the United States and into and out of portions of Canada and Mexico. The majority of the revenue is generated from the Trucking segment.
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