Bankrate (Bankrate) GF Value Rank : 0 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)

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What is Bankrate GF Value Rank?

Bankrate has the GF Value Rank of 0.

The GF Value Rank is determined by the price-to-GF-Value (P/GF Value) ratio, a proprietary metric calculated based on historical multiples along with an adjustment factor based on a company's past returns and growth and future estimates of the business' performance.

GuruFocus found that for valuation, we cannot simply give stocks a better GF Value rank simply because they have a lower P/GF Value ratio. Backtesting shows that over the long term, the two worst-performing groups are the most expensive group (with the highest P/GF Value ratio) and the least expensive group (with the lowest P/GF Value ratio).

We can understand why the most expensive group underperforms. We were initially puzzled by the underperformance of the least expensive group, but we realized there is a reason why some stocks are super cheap. If they look too undervalued, it is often because the businesses behind them are poor quality. The market realized this and gave them low valuations. In a way, the market is efficient.

After multiple backtesting analyses, we granted the stocks in third-cheapest percentile the highest GF Value rank, as they have performed the best over a full market cycle. Stock performance is actually not as sensitive to valuation as it is to growth and profitability. On average, the companies in the 20%-50% valuation groups have similar performances. Therefore, we should avoid the most expensive and the least expensive stocks. We can be more tolerant of valuation.

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Bankrate (Bankrate) Business Description

Industry

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Address

Website

http://www.bankrate.com

Bankrate Inc was founded in 1976 and Bankrate, Inc. was incorporated in the State of Delaware in 2011. The Company owns and operates an Internet-based consumer banking, personal finance and senior care online network. Its flagship websites include CreditCards.com, Bankrate.com, and Caring.com which provides information on more than 300 financial and senior care products and services, including credit cards, mortgages, deposits, and other personal finance categories. Additionally, it provide financial applications and information to a network of distribution partners and through national and state publications. It has three reportable segments including Credit cards, Banking, Senior Care and other.

Executives

Steven Barnhart	officer: SVP, Chief Financial Officer	1 W. ONWENTSIA ROAD, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Richard J Pinola	director	BANKRATE, INC., 11760 US HIGHWAY 1 SUITE 200, NORTH PALM BEACH FL 33408
Michael Joseph Kelly	director	C/O EYEBLASTER, INC., 135 WEST 18TH STREET, 5TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10011
John F Megrue	10 percent owner	C/O APAX PARTNERS, L.P., 601 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 53RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Thomas R Evans	director, officer: President, CEO	11760 US HIGHWAY ONE, SUITE 200, NORTH PALM BEACH FL 33408
Apax Partners Europe Managers Ltd	10 percent owner	33 JERMYN STREET, LONDON X0 SW1Y 6DN
Mitch L Truwit	director	C/O APAX PARTNERS, L.P., 601 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 53RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Christian Robert Stahl	director	C/O APAX PARTNERS, L.P., 601 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 53RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022

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