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Softcat (LSE:SCT) PEG Ratio : 1.78 (As of Mar. 05, 2025)


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What is Softcat 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, Softcat's PE Ratio without NRI is 25.12. Softcat's 5-Year EBITDA growth rate is 14.10%. Therefore, Softcat's PEG Ratio for today is 1.78.

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

LSE:SCT' s PEG Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.92   Med: 1.64   Max: 2.53
Current: 1.78


During the past 12 years, Softcat's highest PEG Ratio was 2.53. The lowest was 0.92. And the median was 1.64.


LSE:SCT's PEG Ratio is ranked worse than
51.41% of 920 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.71 vs LSE:SCT: 1.78

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


Softcat PEG Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Softcat'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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Softcat PEG Ratio Chart

Softcat Annual Data
Trend Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23 Jul24
PEG Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.64 1.76 1.18 1.60 1.94

Softcat Semi-Annual Data
Jan15 Jul15 Jan16 Jul16 Jan17 Jul17 Jan18 Jul18 Jan19 Jul19 Jan20 Jul20 Jan21 Jul21 Jan22 Jul22 Jan23 Jul23 Jan24 Jul24
PEG Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 1.18 - 1.60 - 1.94

Competitive Comparison of Softcat's PEG Ratio

For the Electronics & Computer Distribution subindustry, Softcat'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.


Softcat's PEG Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Softcat 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.

Softcat's PEG Ratio for today is calculated as

PEG Ratio=PE Ratio without NRI/5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate*
=25.117845117845/14.10
=1.78

* 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.


Softcat  (LSE:SCT) 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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Softcat Business Description

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Address
Fieldhouse Lane, Solar House, Marlow, Buckinghamshire, GBR, SL7 1LW
Softcat PLC is a information technology infrastructure and service provider. It offers software licensing, workplace technology, networking and security, and cloud and data center solutions to the corporates, public sector organizations and small to medium-sized business segment, of which small to medium-sized business segment is the business provider to the company. The entity earns revenue from offering products like software, hardware, and services, as well as the sale of the company's own services, of which majority of the revenue is derived from offering software products.