How much growth for 1x P/E?

Just wondering whether anyone has a good reading material on how much growth people want for different P/E levels. For example, I want at least 25% growth for 15x.

I understand this will vary based on the market conditions, risks involved, and many more stuff, but I am pretty sure there is a big picture to it as well. This is just for the background knowledge.

Thanks!

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Going Concern

Depends on industry as well as all sorts of cycles, and P/E isn't only based on future growth. Unanswerable question.

Could you please elaborate? In my head relative future growth adjusted for the probabilities is the major factor. I just can't think of what else is out there?

I am doing a specialty pharma right now and I am doubting the usefulness of the comp table. So I kinda want a general long-term (think last 30 years) idea of what growth people require for different P/E levels.

In my case it looks like I have to pay 20x P/2013 EPS for the 25% growth (20013-2014). I am asking myself is this a good deal or not.

 
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naivekid Going Concern:

Depends on industry as well as all sorts of cycles, and P/E isn't only based on future growth. Unanswerable question.

Could you please elaborate? In my head relative future growth adjusted for the probabilities is the major factor. I just can't think of what else is out there?

I am doing a specialty pharma right now and I am doubting the usefulness of the comp table. So I kinda want a general long-term (think last 30 years) idea of what growth people require for different P/E levels.

In my case it looks like I have to pay 20x P/2013 EPS for the 25% growth (20013-2014). I am asking myself is this a good deal or not.

couchy Going Concern:

Depends on industry as well as all sorts of cycles, and P/E isn't only based on future growth. Unanswerable question.

What are the main factors for a pe multiple? Classrooms basically imply that value goes up when risk goes down or fcf goes up.

I think this article does a pretty good job of explaining theoretically the factors that influence multiples:

http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/blog/my-ebitda-multiple-is-bigger-than-y…

Of course, there's all sorts of things that influence those factors...industry is one example.

 

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