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Cincinnati Bell (Cincinnati Bell) Graham Number

: $N/A (As of Jun. 2021)
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Graham Number is a figure that measures a stock's fundamental value by taking into account the company's earnings per share and book value per share. The Graham number is the upper bound of the price range that a defensive investor should pay for the stock. According to the theory, any stock price below the Graham number is considered undervalued, and thus worth investing in.

As of today (2024-04-18), the stock price of Cincinnati Bell is $15.48. Cincinnati Bell's graham number for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2021 was $N/A. Therefore, Cincinnati Bell's Price to Graham Number ratio for today is N/A.

The historical rank and industry rank for Cincinnati Bell's Graham Number or its related term are showing as below:

CBB's Price-to-Graham-Number is not ranked *
in the Telecommunication Services industry.
Industry Median: 1.57
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Graham-Number only.

Graham Number is a combination of asset valuation and earnings power valuation. It is a very conservative way of valuing a stock.


Cincinnati Bell Graham Number Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cincinnati Bell's Graham Number can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Cincinnati Bell Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Cincinnati Bell's Price-to-Graham-Number, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Graham-Number data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Cincinnati Bell Price-to-Graham-Number Distribution

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Cincinnati Bell's Price-to-Graham-Number distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cincinnati Bell's Price-to-Graham-Number falls into.



Cincinnati Bell Graham Number Calculation

Graham Number is a concept based on Ben Graham's conservative valuation of companies.

Cincinnati Bell's Graham Number for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020 is calculated as

Graham Number
=sqrt of (22.5* Tangible Book per Share *EPS without NRI)
=sqrt of (22.5*-12.433*-1.3)
=N/A

Cincinnati Bell's Graham Number for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2021 is calculated as

Graham Number
=sqrt of (22.5*Tangible Book per Share*EPS without NRI (TTM))
=sqrt of (22.5*-12.127*-0.62)
=N/A

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Cincinnati Bell  (NYSE:CBB) Graham Number Explanation

Ben Graham actually did not publish a formula like this. But he wrote in The Intelligent Investor (1948 version) regarding to the criteria for purchases:

Current price should not be more than 15 times average earnings of the past three years.

Current price should not be more than 1.5 times the book value last reported. However, a multiplier of earnings below 15 could justify a correspondingly higher multiplier of assets. As a rule of thumb we suggest that the product of the multiplier times the ratio of price to book value should not exceed 22.5. (This figure corresponds to 15 times earnings and 1.5 times book value. It would admit an issue selling at only 9 times earnings and 2.5 times asset value, etc.)

Unlike valuation methods such as DCF or Discounted Earnings, the Graham number does not take growth into the valuation. Unlike the valuation methods based on book value alone, it takes into account the earnings power. Therefore, the Graham Number is a combination of asset valuation and earnings power valuation.

In general, the Graham number is a very conservative way of valuing a stock. It cannot be applied to companies with negative book values.

Cincinnati Bell's Price to Graham number Ratio for today is calculated as

Price to Graham number=Share Price (Today)/Graham number (Q: Jun. 2021 )
=15.48/N/A
=N/A

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Be Aware

Please keep these in mind:

1. Graham Number does not take growth into account. Therefore it underestimates the values of the companies that have good earnings growth. We feel that if the earnings per share grows more than 10% a year, Graham Number underestimates the value.
2. Graham Number punishes the companies that have temporarily low earnings. Therefore, an average of earnings makes more sense in the calculation of Graham Number.
3. Graham Numbers underestimates companies that are light with book.


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Cincinnati Bell (Cincinnati Bell) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
221 East Fourth Street, Cincinnati, OH, USA, 45202
Cincinnati Bell Inc provides wireline and wireless telecommunication services in Cincinnati, Ohio, and surrounding markets in Kentucky and Indiana. It operates business through two segments. Entertainment and Communications segment provides high speed data, video, and voice solutions to consumers and businesses over an expanding fiber network and a legacy copper network. IT Services and Hardware segment provides sale and service of efficient, end-to-end communications and IT systems and solutions across the U.S., Canada, and Europe. The company generates a substantial portion of its revenues by delivering voice and data services over access lines.
Executives
Jakki L. Haussler director 221 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Martin Yudkovitz director P O BOX 2301, CINCINNATI OH 45201
Craig F Maier director P O BOX 2301, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Meredith J Ching director 822 BISHOP ST., HONOLULU HI 96813
Dods Walter A Jr director 822 BISHOP ST., HONOLULU HI 96813
Theodore H. Torbeck director, Director 221 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Lynn A Wentworth director CINCINNATI BELL INC, P O BOX 2301, CINCINNATI OH 45201
Russel Paul Mayer director 221 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Leigh R. Fox officer: Chief Executive Officer 221 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Joshua T. Duckworth officer: Vice President & Treasurer P O BOX 2301, CINCINNATI OH 45201
Christopher J Wilson officer: VP, General Counsel P O BOX 2301, CINCINNATI OH 45201
Thomas E Simpson officer: Chief Operating Officer 221 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Andrew R. Kaiser officer: Chief Financial Officer 221 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Christi H Cornette officer: Chief Culture Officer 221 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
John W. Eck director 221 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202

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