* The 5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate is the 5-year average EBITDA 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 Rackspace Hosting's PEG Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
RAX's PEG Ratio is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 1.59 * Ranked among companies with meaningful PEG Ratio only.
Peter Lynch thinks a company with a P/E ratio equal to its growth rate is fairly valued.
Rackspace Hosting PEG Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for Rackspace Hosting'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.
Competitive Comparison of Rackspace Hosting's PEG Ratio
For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Rackspace Hosting'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.
Rackspace Hosting's PEG Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry
For the Software industry and Technology sector, Rackspace Hosting's PEG Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Rackspace Hosting's PEG Ratio falls into.
Rackspace Hosting 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 EBITDA growth rate.
* 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 EBITDA Growth Rate is the 5-year average EBITDA 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.
Rackspace Hosting (NYSE:RAX) 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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Rackspace Hosting (Rackspace Hosting) Business Description
Rackspace Hosting Inc was incorporated in Delaware in March 2000. The Company, through its operating subsidiaries, is a provider of cloud computing services, managing web-based IT systems for small and medium-sized businesses as well as large enterprises. It offers a portfolio of integrated IT solutions for common business needs, including for ecommerce, web content management, website hosting, data services, office mail and collaboration, and private clouds. It also offers advisory services for technology strategy, security and compliance, application assessment and migration, and DevOps automation. It offers its solutions across a variety of IT form factors, including multi-tenant public cloud, dedicated single-tenant servers, private cloud, and hybrid cloud - all delivered with a commitment to open and standard technologies. Its marketing activities include web-based paid and natural search, participation in technology trade shows, conferences and customer events, advertisements in traditional and electronic (web and email-based) media, and targeted regional public relations activities. Its trademark includes Rackspace, Fanatical Support, and RackConnect. The Company is subject to U.S. federal income tax and various state, local, and international income taxes in numerous jurisdictions.
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