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What is PVGO Calculator?

The PVGO Calculator estimates the present value of growth opportunities embedded in a share price. It subtracts a simplified no-growth value, earnings per share divided by the cost of equity, from the current price per share. The remaining amount is attributed by this model to expected future growth opportunities.

PVGO is a valuation decomposition, not an observable asset or a price target. Its result changes sharply with earnings and the required return. It is most interpretable when earnings are positive, sustainable and stated for the same forward-looking period that the no-growth assumption requires.

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How to Use This Calculator

  1. Enter company earnings and the matching number of shares outstanding. Use compatible scales: if earnings are entered in millions, shares must also be in millions.
  2. Select the earnings currency and the same share-price currency. The page divides earnings by shares to obtain earnings per share.
  3. Enter the market price per share and cost of equity as a positive percentage, such as 10 for 10%.
  4. Choose Calculate. The percentage is changed to a decimal, the no-growth value is EPS divided by that rate, and PVGO is price minus the no-growth value.
  5. Compare PVGO with price and rerun the calculation under plausible earnings and cost-of-equity assumptions. Do not infer that every positive remainder will be realized.
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Formula Used

EPS = total earnings ÷ shares outstanding. No-growth value per share = EPS ÷ k. PVGO per share = share price − (EPS ÷ k), where k is cost of equity written as a decimal.
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Variables Explained

Input or outputMeaningConsistency check
EarningsProfit amount used to derive EPS.Match the period, currency and share-count scale.
SharesPositive count corresponding to earnings.Use millions with millions or units with units.
Share pricePrice per share used as total value in the decomposition.Use the same currency as earnings.
Cost of equityRequired annual return entered as a percent.Enter 10 for 10%, not 0.10.
EPSEarnings divided by shares.This page uses the entered simple figure.
PVGOPrice less capitalized no-growth EPS.Amount per share, possibly negative.
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Worked Example

Suppose earnings are $4,000,000, shares outstanding are 1,000,000, share price is $50 and cost of equity is 10%. EPS is $4,000,000 ÷ 1,000,000 = $4. The no-growth value is $4 ÷ 0.10 = $40. PVGO is $50 − $40 = $10.0000 per share.

PVGO is therefore 20% of the $50 price in this simplified example. That percentage is a model result, not a forecast that the price will gain 20%.

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Why Use This Calculator?

A positive PVGO means market price exceeds the capitalized no-growth earnings value under the chosen required return. A negative result means the opposite. Negative PVGO need not prove that all growth destroys value; temporary earnings, an unsuitable cost of equity or a market price away from estimated intrinsic value can also produce it.

The no-growth component assumes earnings could continue as a level perpetuity and be available to shareholders. Real firms reinvest, vary earnings, issue shares, carry debt and face taxes and business cycles. Analysts normally use normalized or expected earnings and test more detailed cash-flow forecasts.

Cost of equity is especially influential because it is in the denominator. Document how it was estimated and test a range. Use weighted-average shares and earnings attributable to common shareholders when building a basic EPS consistent with reporting practice.

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Common Mistakes

    • Mixing total earnings in millions with a full share count, or the reverse.
    • Using currencies that do not match.
    • Entering 0.10 when the form expects 10 for ten percent.
    • Using revenue, cash balance or EBITDA as though it were common earnings.
    • Pairing annual earnings with a share count from an unrelated date or scale.
    • Treating the remainder as a separately traded asset or guaranteed value.
    • Relying on one cost-of-equity estimate without sensitivity analysis.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does a positive PVGO mean?

Under the entered assumptions, price is above the value obtained by capitalizing no-growth EPS. The difference is the amount this model associates with growth opportunities.

Can PVGO be negative?

Yes. Price can be below EPS divided by cost of equity. Recheck whether earnings and the required return are representative before drawing a conclusion.

Should I use basic or diluted shares?

Use the share measure that matches the earnings definition and your analysis. Diluted shares can better reflect potential dilution, while reported basic EPS uses weighted-average basic shares.

Do earnings and shares need the same scale?

Yes. Four million of earnings divided by one million shares gives four per share. Mixing millions with individual units creates a million-fold error.

Why does cost of equity change PVGO so much?

It divides EPS in the no-growth value. A lower rate raises that component and lowers the residual PVGO, all else equal.

Is PVGO a forecast of the share-price increase?

No. It decomposes the current entered price under a simplified model. It does not predict a future return or trading price.

Can I use trailing earnings?

You can calculate with them, but the model’s no-growth value is forward-looking in concept. Analysts often normalize or forecast earnings and disclose that choice.

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