The justified P/E ratio is a variation of the price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio. The metric is justified because it takes in a firm’s fundamentals, and then justifies them by using the Gordon Growth model. This approach helps you better understand the relationship between the P/E ratio and its fundamentals. The justified P/E multiple is a function of three factors—the expected dividend payout ratio, the required rate of return, and the expected dividend’s growth rate. You can easily compare this ratio with other metrics, such as the standard P/E and the forward P/E.

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