Definition of Growth manager

Growth manager

A money manager who seeks to buy stocks that are typically selling at relatively high P/E
ratios due to high earnings growth, with the expectation of continued high or higher earnings growth.

Constant-growth model

Also called the Gordon-Shapiro model, an application of the dividend discount
model which assumes (1) a fixed growth rate for future dividends and (2) a single discount rate.

Dividend growth model

A model wherein dividends are assumed to be at a constant rate in perpetuity.

Group rotation manager

A top-down manager who infers the phases of the business cycle and allocates
assets accordingly.

Growth opportunity

Opportunity to invest in profitable projects.

Growth phase

A phase of development in which a company experiences rapid earnings growth as it produces
new products and expands market share.

Growth rates

Compound annual growth rate for the number of full fiscal years shown. If there is a negative
or zero value for the first or last year, the growth is NM (not meaningful).

Growth stock

Common stock of a company that has an opportunity to invest money and earn more than the
opportunity cost of capital.

Internal growth rate

Maximum rate a firm can expand without outside source of funding. growth generated
by cash flows retained by company.

Investment manager

Also called a portfolio manager and money manager, the individual who manages a
portfolio of investments.

Lead manager

The commercial or investment bank with the primary responsibility for organizing syndicated
bank credit or bond issue. The lead manager recruits additional lending or underwriting banks, negotiates
terms of the issue with the issuer, and assesses market conditions.

Managerial decisions

Decisions concerning the operation of the firm, such as the choice of firm size, firm
growth rates, and employee compensation.

Money manager

Related: Investment manager.

Net present value of growth opportunities

A model valuing a firm in which net present value of new
investment opportunities is explicitly examined.

Portfolio manager

Related: Investment manager

Present value of growth opportunities (NPV)

Net present value of investments the firm is expected to make
in the future.

Simple compound growth method

A method of calculating the growth rate by relating the terminal value to
the initial value and assuming a constant percentage annual rate of growth between these two values.

Sustainable growth rate

Maximum rate of growth a firm can sustain without increasing financial leverage.

Value manager

A manager who seeks to buy stocks that are at a discount to their "fair value" and sell them at
or in excess of that value. Often a value stock is one with a low price to book value ratio.

dividend growth method

a method of computing the cost
of common stock equity that indicates the rate of return
that common shareholders expect to earn in the form of
dividends on a company’s common stock

growth rate

an estimate of the increase expected in dividends
(or in market value) per share of stock

constant-growth dividend discount model

Version of the dividend discount model in which dividends grow at a constant rate.

internal growth rate

Maximum rate of growth without external financing.

present value of growth opportunities (PVGO)

Net present value of a firm’s future investments.

sustainable growth rate

Steady rate at which a firm can grow without changing leverage; plowback ratio Ă— return on equity.

Critical Growth Periods

Times in a company's history when growth is essential and without which survival of the business might be in jeopardy.

growth funds

Mutual funds that seek long-term capital growth. This type of fund invests primarily in equity securities.

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