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Hercules Capital (LTS:0J4M) PEG Ratio : 3.66 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Hercules Capital PEG Ratio?

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, Hercules Capital's PE Ratio without NRI is 7.31. Hercules Capital's 5-Year Book Value growth rate is 2.00%. Therefore, Hercules Capital's PEG Ratio for today is 3.66.

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

LTS:0J4M' s PEG Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.97   Med: 9.43   Max: 269.44
Current: 4.11


During the past 13 years, Hercules Capital's highest PEG Ratio was 269.44. The lowest was 1.97. And the median was 9.43.


LTS:0J4M's PEG Ratio is ranked worse than
69.65% of 425 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 1.88 vs LTS:0J4M: 4.11

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


Hercules Capital PEG Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hercules Capital'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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Hercules Capital PEG Ratio Chart

Hercules Capital Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PEG Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 13.44 4.27 3.51 8.28 4.46

Hercules Capital Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 8.28 4.79 4.39 5.78 4.46

Competitive Comparison of Hercules Capital's PEG Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, Hercules Capital'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.


Hercules Capital's PEG Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Hercules Capital's PEG Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Hercules Capital 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.

Hercules Capital's PEG Ratio for today is calculated as

PEG Ratio=PE Ratio without NRI/5-Year Book Value Growth Rate*
=7.3112554112554/2.00
=3.66

* 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.


Hercules Capital  (LTS:0J4M) 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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Hercules Capital (LTS:0J4M) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
400 Hamilton Avenue, Suite 310, Palo Alto, CA, USA, 94301
Hercules Capital Inc is a specialty finance company engaged in providing senior secured loans to high-growth, venture capital-backed companies in a variety of technology, life sciences, and sustainable and renewable technology industries. It invests primarily in structured debt with warrants and, to a lesser extent, in senior debt and equity investments. The company lends to and invests in portfolio companies in various technology-related industries including technology, drug discovery and development, biotechnology, life sciences, healthcare, and sustainable and renewable technology.

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