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Saratoga Investment (Saratoga Investment) PEG Ratio

: 2.16 (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, Saratoga Investment's PE Ratio without NRI is 11.64. Saratoga Investment's 5-Year Book Value growth rate is 5.40%. Therefore, Saratoga Investment's PEG Ratio for today is 2.16.

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

SAR' s PEG Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.65   Med: 2.34   Max: 68.67
Current: 2.16


During the past 13 years, Saratoga Investment's highest PEG Ratio was 68.67. The lowest was 0.65. And the median was 2.34.


SAR's PEG Ratio is ranked worse than
55.19% of 424 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 1.86 vs SAR: 2.16

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


Saratoga Investment PEG Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Saratoga Investment'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.

* Premium members only.

Saratoga Investment Annual Data
Trend Feb14 Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23
PEG Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.26 1.49 3.75 1.05 2.33

Saratoga Investment Quarterly Data
Feb19 May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23
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 3.81 2.33 2.39 1.91 3.24

Competitive Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, Saratoga Investment'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.


Saratoga Investment PEG Ratio Distribution

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

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



Saratoga Investment 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.

Saratoga Investment's PEG Ratio for today is calculated as

PEG Ratio=PE Ratio without NRI/5-Year Book Value Growth Rate*
=11.644329896907/5.40
=2.16

* 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.


Saratoga Investment  (NYSE:SAR) 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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Saratoga Investment (Saratoga Investment) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
535 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10022
Saratoga Investment Corp is a specialty finance company that provides customized financing solutions to U.S. middle-market businesses. The company invests in senior and unitranche leveraged loans and mezzanine debt and, to a lesser extent, equity issued by private U.S. middle-market companies, which it defines as companies having annual earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) under $50 million, both through direct lending and through participation in loan syndicates.
Executives
Christian L Oberbeck director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO and Director C/O KOPPERS INC, 436 SEVENTH AVENUE, SUITE 1550, PITTSBURG PA 15219
Steven M Looney director 132 WAIKU ROAD, RIDGEWOOD NJ 07450-2322
Henri J Steenkamp officer: Chief Financial Officer SARATOGA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC, 535 MADISON AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Williams George Cabell Iii director 5422 ALBIA ROAD, BETHESDA MD 20816
Elizabeth Oberbeck 10 percent owner C/O SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP., 535 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Michael J Grisius director, officer: President and Director 1919 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW, 3RD FL, WASHINGTON DC 20006
Whitman Iii Charles S director C/O GSC INVESTMENT CORP., 12 EAST 49TH STREET, SUITE 3200, NEW YORK NY 10017
Phillips Charles G Iv other: Member of 10% owner group. C/O SARATOGA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC, 535 MADISON AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Richard A Petrocelli director, officer: CFO, Secretary and CCO 1350 6TH AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
John P. Birkelund other: Member of 10% owner group ETHAN ALLEN DRIVE, DANBURY CT 06811
John F. Macmurray other: Member of 10% owner group C/O SARATOGA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC, 535 MADISON AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Durkin Charles P Jr other: Member of 10% owner group
Clo Partners Llc other: Member of 10% owner group 535 MADISON AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Saratoga Investment Advisors, Llc other: Member of 10% owner group 535 MADISON AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Ivo Turkedjiev officer: VP Corporate Credit Group C/O GSC INVESTMENT CORP, 888 SEVENTH AVE, NEW YORK NY 10019

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