Quality-adjusted PEG upside, explained

What is Quality-adjusted PEG upside?

How far the price could move to reach a fair value from a PEG-style model that also gives credit for business quality.

A worked example

Two companies both have a PEG of 1.5. The one with 25% ROE and no debt deserves a higher multiple, so the model shows upside for it and none for the other.

Why does Quality-adjusted PEG upside matter?

Balances growth, price and quality in one number.

How do you read Quality-adjusted PEG upside?

Positive suggests room to rise under the model's assumptions.

Higher is usually better.

What is a typical Quality-adjusted PEG upside in India today?

The median across the 2036 listed companies that report it, as of 13 Oct 2026. Half sit above each figure and half below.

By company size

Median

Large Cap · 89 companies-25.8%

Mid Cap · 120 companies-48.3%

Small Cap · 1827 companies-18.2%

By industry

Median, largest industries first

Private Sector Bank · 1864.3%

Computers - Software & Consulting · 40-1.5%

Pharmaceuticals · 82-45.1%

Public Sector Bank · 11347.1%

Non Banking Financial Company (NBFC) · 5011.8%

Power Generation · 15-12.7%

Auto Components & Equipments · 80-27.9%

Aerospace & Defense · 16-53.6%

Civil Construction · 4855.9%

Cement & Cement Products · 10-70.6%

Compare a company with its own industry before the whole market. Every industry, and each company's rank within it, is in the screener.

Am I paying a fair price?

A great company can still be a poor buy at the wrong price. These compare the price with profits, sales, cash and the company's own history.

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Discount to net current assets

Benjamin Graham's 'net-net' test: current assets (cash, receivables, stock) minus all liabilities, compared with market cap. Positive means the whole company costs less than that amount.

RoE-justified P/B upside

A fair P/B worked out from the company's return on equity (higher returns deserve a higher P/B), compared with today's P/B. Positive means room to rise.

P/B vs own 5Y median

Today's P/B compared with the company's usual P/B over 5 years. Negative means cheaper than usual.

P/E vs market-predicted P/E

A model estimates the P/E a company would normally get for its growth, return on equity and size. Positive means it trades cheaper than that.

P/E vs own 10Y median

Today's P/E compared with the company's usual P/E over 10 years. Negative means cheaper than usual.

Valuation models saying cheap

How many of Valarth's 9 valuation models say the share is cheap.

P/E vs own 5Y median

Today's P/E compared with the company's usual P/E over the last 5 years. Negative means cheaper than usual.

Price/sales to growth

Price / sales ÷ sales growth. Like PEG, but with sales instead of profit.