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World Acceptance (World Acceptance) PEG Ratio

: 18.59 (As of Today)
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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, World Acceptance's PE Ratio without NRI is 14.87. World Acceptance's 5-Year Book Value growth rate is 0.80%. Therefore, World Acceptance's PEG Ratio for today is 18.59.

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

WRLD' s PEG Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.36   Med: 1.1   Max: 119.72
Current: 18.59


During the past 13 years, World Acceptance's highest PEG Ratio was 119.72. The lowest was 0.36. And the median was 1.10.


WRLD's PEG Ratio is ranked worse than
94.2% of 207 companies
in the Credit Services industry
Industry Median: 1.14 vs WRLD: 18.59

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


World Acceptance PEG Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for World Acceptance'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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World Acceptance Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
PEG Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.87 1.79 3.73 20.04 29.29

World Acceptance Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
PEG Ratio 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 56.57 29.29 18.86 7.71 4.13

Competitive Comparison

For the Credit Services subindustry, World Acceptance'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.


World Acceptance PEG Ratio Distribution

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, World Acceptance's PEG Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



World Acceptance 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.

World Acceptance's PEG Ratio for today is calculated as

PEG Ratio=PE Ratio without NRI/5-Year Book Value Growth Rate*
=14.870897155361/0.80
=18.59

* 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.


World Acceptance  (NAS:WRLD) 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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World Acceptance (World Acceptance) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
104 South Main Street, Greenville, SC, USA, 29601
World Acceptance Corp operates a small-loan consumer finance business. The company offers short-term small installment loans, medium-term larger installment loans, related credit insurance and ancillary products and services to individuals. It also offers income tax return preparation services to its loan customers and other individuals.
Executives
Calmes John L Jr officer: VP, CFO and Treasurer C/O WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION, 108 FREDERICK STREET, GREENVILLE SC 29607
Jason E. Childers officer: SVP, IT Strategic Solutions 108 FREDERICK STREET, GREENVILLE SC 29607
Scott Mcintyre officer: SVP, Accounting 108 FREDERICK STREET, GREENVILLE SC 29607
Clifford Sosin 10 percent owner 8 WRIGHT STREET, 1ST FL, WESTPORT CT 06880
Thomas W Smith 10 percent owner, other: Member of Section 13(d) Group 2200 BUTTS ROAD, SUITE 320, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Luke J. Umstetter officer: SVP, General Counsel 104 SOUTH MAIN STREET, SUITE 400, GREENVILLE SC 29601
Darrell E Whitaker director 14 BATSON ORCHARD CT., TAYLORS SC 29687
R Chad Prashad officer: See remarks 108 FREDERICK STREET, GREENVILLE SC 29607
Alice Lindsay Caulder officer: SVP, Human Resources 108 FREDERICK STREET, GREENVILLE SC 29607
Daniel Clinton Dyer officer: SVP, CENTRAL DIVISION 230 4TH AVENUE NORTH SUITE 500, NASHVILLE TN 37219
Charles D Way director
Elizabeth R. Neuhoff director 146 SOTA DRIVE, JUPITER FL 33458
Robinson Benjamin E Iii director 325 CORPORATE DRIVE, PORTSMOUTH NH 03885
Bramlett Ken R Jr director 2709 WATER RIDGE PARKWAY, 2ND FLOOR, CHARLOTTE NC 28217
Alison N Labruyere officer: SVP and General Counsel 108 FREDERICK STREET, GREENVILLE SC 29607