Peter Lynch Fair Value applies to growing companies. The ideal range for the growth rate is between 10 - 20% a year. Peter Lynch thinks that the fair P/E value for a growth company equals its growth rate, that is PEG = 1. The earnings here is trailing twelve month (TTM) earnings. For non-bank companies, the growth rate we use is the average growth rate for EBITDA per share over the past 5 years. For Banks, the growth rate we use is the average growth rate for Book Value per share over the past 5 years. If 5-Year Growth Rate is greater than 25% a year, we use 25. If 5-Year Growth Rate is smaller than 5% a year, we do not calculate Peter Lynch Fair Value.
The historical rank and industry rank for High Country Bancorp's Peter Lynch Fair Value or its related term are showing as below:
During the past 13 years, the highest Price to Peter Lynch Fair Value Ratio of High Country Bancorp was 1.71. The lowest was 1.07. And the median was 1.30.
HCBC's Price-to-Peter-Lynch-Fair-Value is not ranked *
in the Banks industry.
Industry Median: 1.115 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Peter-Lynch-Fair-Value only.
Note: Please don't confuse Peter Lynch Fair Value with the value reached in Peter Lynch Chart.
High Country Bancorp (OTCPK:HCBC) Peter Lynch Fair Value Explanation
Peter Lynch Fair Value applies to growing companies. The ideal range for the growth rate is between 10 - 20% a year.
Peter Lynch thinks that the fair P/E value for a growth company equals its growth rate, that is PEG = 1. The earnings here is trailing twelve month (TTM) earnings. For non-bank companies, the growth rate we use is the average growth rate for EBITDA per share over the past 5 years. For Banks, the growth rate we use is the average growth rate for Book Value per share over the past 5 years.
Please don't confuse Peter Lynch Fair Value with the value reached in Peter Lynch Chart. In Peter Lynch chart, a fixed P/E ratio of 15 is used to draw the Earnings Line. Therefore the value reached has a P/E ratio of 15. But in Peter Lynch Fair Value calculation, P/E equals to the growth rate of Book Value per share over the past 5 years, which is 0 instead of 15 in this case.
High Country Bancorp's Price to Peter Lynch Fair Value Ratio for today is calculated as
Price to Peter Lynch Fair Value
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Share Price
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Peter Lynch Fair Value
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42.00
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N/A
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N/A
* 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.
High Country Bancorp Peter Lynch Fair Value Related Terms
High Country Bancorp Peter Lynch Fair Value Historical Data
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The historical data trend for High Country Bancorp's Peter Lynch Fair Value 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.
HCBC vs PNBI, SCYT, QNTO: Peter Lynch Fair Value Comparison
For the Banks - Regional subindustry, High Country Bancorp's Price-to-Peter-Lynch-Fair-Value, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Peter-Lynch-Fair-Value 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.
High Country Bancorp Price-to-Peter-Lynch-Fair-Value vs Banks Industry
For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, High Country Bancorp's Price-to-Peter-Lynch-Fair-Value distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where High Country Bancorp's Price-to-Peter-Lynch-Fair-Value falls into.
High Country Bancorp's EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) uses the latest annual data, which was $3.53.
* Note that for companies that do not have enough quarterly data to calculate the 5-Year TTM EBITDA Growth Rate, we use the annual data for the calculation.
* 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.
** Please be aware that the 5-Year TTM Book Value Growth Rate is calculated based on TTM data over the last 5 years. For quarterly reported companies, the TTM data is the latest quarter data. For companies that report semi-annually, annually, or do not have enough quarterly data, GuruFocus uses the annual data as the TTM data.
If 5-Year Earnings Growth Rate is greater than 25% a year, we use 25.
If 5-Year Earnings Growth Rate is smaller than 5% a year, we do not calculate Peter Lynch Fair Value.
Please note that we use the 5-year average growth rate of EBITDA per share as the growth rate for non-bank companies, as EBITDA growth is subject to less manipulations than net earnings per share. For banks, we use the 5-year average growth rate of Book Value per share as the growth rate. The reason is that EBITDA is not applicable to Banks and Book value is a relative important measurement for Banks. In the calculation, PEG=1 because Peter Lynch thinks that the fair P/E ratio of the growth stock is equal to its earnings growth rate.
Is High Country Bancorp (HCBC) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, High Country Bancorp stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $42.00 is trading 8.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of $38.73.
GuruFocus considers High Country Bancorp to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for HCBC:
Peter Lynch Fair Value: N/A
GF Value™: $38.73 vs. price of $42.00 (8.4% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the HCBC stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
High Country Bancorp Inc is a bank holding company. Through its subsidiaries, it provides a variety of financial services mainly in Salida, Buena Vista, Canon City, and Longmont, Colorado. The group's primary deposit products include non-interest-bearing and interest-bearing checking accounts, savings accounts, and time deposit accounts. Its primary lending products are real estate mortgages, construction loans, consumer loans, and commercial loans. Additionally, it also offers online banking services. The group serves both individuals and business clients.
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