Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR)
The Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) is the maximum rate at which a company can grow its revenue, using internally generated funds only, without having to raise additional equity or increase its financial leverage.
The formula is as follows:
\[\text{Retention Ratio} = 1 - \text{Dividend Payout Ratio}\] \[\text{SGR} = \text{Return on Equity} \cdot \text{Retention Ratio}\]Also known as: SGR, self-sustainable growth rate.
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Calculate the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) in Python
The Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) is available in the Models module of the open-source Finance Toolkit. Install it with:
pip install financetoolkit -U
Then call get_sustainable_growth_rate as shown below.
from financetoolkit import Toolkit
toolkit = Toolkit(["AAPL", "MSFT"], api_key="FINANCIAL_MODELING_PREP_KEY")
toolkit.models.get_sustainable_growth_rate()
Which returns:
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAPL | 1.2491 | 1.4937 | 1.4531 |
| MSFT | 0.3438 | 0.354 | 0.282 |
Parameters
get_sustainable_growth_rate accepts the following parameters:
- rounding (int, optional): The number of decimals to round the results to. Defaults to None.
- growth (bool, optional): Whether to calculate the growth of the values. Defaults to False.
- lag (int | list[int], optional): The lag to use for the growth calculation. Defaults to 1.
- standardize (bool, optional): Whether to standardize (Z-Score) the result. When combined with growth=True, standardizes the growth values instead of the raw values. Defaults to False.
- trailing (int | None, optional): The trailing period to use for the calculation. Defaults to None.
Related Models
The Models module page introduces the module, and the sidebar lists all of its functions.