Valuation quick check calculator

P/E, PEG, implied return vs. the bond.

Interactive: valuation quick checkEasy

Three numbers, one sanity check: what return does this P/E imply, and does it beat just owning a bond?

P/E ratio Expected earnings growth % p.a. 10y bond yield %

Earnings yield (E/P): —
PEG ratio: —
Implied return (E/P + g): —
Reading: —

Crude by design: earnings yield plus growth is a back-of-envelope expected return, not a valuation model. It exists to catch the cases where the envelope already says no.

The idea behind it

This calculator belongs to Cash Equities, where the mechanism it computes is explained step by step, with the formula, what each input means and where the simple model stops being right. Everything is computed in your browser; nothing you type is sent anywhere.

Instruments it applies to

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The same in full — six points, and why each one matters

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