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, SLM's PE Ratio without NRI is 10.33. SLM's 5-Year Book Value growth rate is 5.30%. Therefore, SLM's PEG Ratio for today is 1.95.
* 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 SLM's PEG Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
SLM'
s PEG Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.23 Med: 0.87 Max: 7.8
Current: 1.95
During the past 13 years, SLM's highest PEG Ratio was 7.80. The lowest was 0.23. And the median was 0.87.
SLM's PEG Ratio is ranked worse than 72.25% of 209
companies
in the Credit Services industry
Industry Median: 0.98
vs SLM: 1.95
Peter Lynch thinks a company with a P/E ratio equal to its growth rate is fairly valued.
SLM PEG Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for SLM'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 Credit Services subindustry, SLM'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.
SLM's PEG Ratio Distribution in the Credit Services Industry
For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, SLM's PEG Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where SLM's PEG Ratio falls into.
* 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.
SLM (NAS:SLM) 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.
SLM PEG Ratio Related Terms
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SLM Corp is an education solutions company. It business is to originate and service loans to students and their families to finance the cost of their education. The provide Private Education Loans to mean education loans to students or their families that are not made, insured, or guaranteed by any state or federal government.
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