Earnings Power Value (EPV) is a technique for valuing stocks by making assumptions about the sustainability of current earnings and the cost of capital but not future growth. One of the main problem with earnings power value (EPV) is the uncertainty in the sustainability of current earnings. Earnings per share (EPS) is a common metric for valuing stocks. However, it does not represent the true value of a stock for a given period of time. Earnings power value (EPV) is a valuation metric that does not make assumptions about future growth.It makes assumptions about sustainability of current earnings and the cost of capital. EPV is the present value of discounted future earnings using the cost of capital.