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 (2024-04-26), the stock price of Carmike Cinemas is $33.40. Carmike Cinemas's graham number for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was $5.43. Therefore, Carmike Cinemas's Price to Graham Number ratio for today is 6.15.
The historical rank and industry rank for Carmike Cinemas's Graham Number or its related term are showing as below:
CKEC's Price-to-Graham-Number is not ranked *
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 1.37 * 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.
Carmike Cinemas Graham Number Historical Data
The historical data trend for Carmike Cinemas'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.
Competitive Comparison of Carmike Cinemas's Graham Number
For the Broadcasting subindustry, Carmike Cinemas'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.
Carmike Cinemas's Price-to-Graham-Number Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry
For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Carmike Cinemas's Price-to-Graham-Number distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Carmike Cinemas's Price-to-Graham-Number falls into.
Carmike Cinemas Graham Number Calculation
Graham Number is a concept based on Ben Graham's conservative valuation of companies.
Carmike Cinemas's Graham Number for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as
* 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.
Carmike Cinemas (NAS:CKEC) 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.
Carmike Cinemas's Price to Graham number Ratio for today is calculated as
Price to Graham number
=
Share Price (Today)
/
Graham number (Q: Sep. 2016 )
=
33.40
/
5.43
=
6.15
* 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.
Carmike Cinemas Graham Number Related Terms
Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Carmike Cinemas's Graham Number provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.
Carmike Cinemas (Carmike Cinemas) Business Description
Carmike Cinemas Inc was organized in the state of Delaware in April 1982. The Company is a motion picture exhibitor in the United States and as of December 31, 2013, it owned, operated or had an interest in 252 theatres with 2,660 screens located in 37 states. The Company target small to mid-size non-urban markets with the belief that they provide a number of operating benefits, including lower operating costs and fewer alternative forms of entertainment. Its theatres are equipped to provide digital cinema and as of December 31, 2013, it had 240 theatres with 2,552 screens on a digital-based platform. In addition, Company had 233 theatres with 983 screens equipped for 3-D as of December 31, 2013. At December 31, 2013, it operated 15 theatres with 107 screens as discount theatres. The Company obtains licenses to exhibit films by directly negotiating with film distributors. It license films through its booking office located in Columbus, Georgia. The Company typically enters into film licenses that provide for rental fees based on firm terms which are negotiated and established prior to the opening of the picture; mutually agreed settlement upon the conclusion of the film run; or a sliding scale formula which is based on a percentage of the box office receipts using a pre-determined and agreed-upon film rental scale. The Company utilizes a point-of-sale system in its theatres developed by Allure Global Solutions, Inc., its point-of-sale system allows to centralize theatre-level administrative functions at its corporate headquarters. It allows corporate management to monitor ticket and concession sales and box office and concession staffing on a daily basis, enabling theatre managers to focus on the day-to-day operation of the theatre. The point-of-sale systems also facilitate services such as advanced ticket sales and Internet ticket sales. The Company owns or has rights to trademarks or trade-names that are used in conjunction with the operations of its theatres. It owns Carmike Cinemas and Hollywood Connection, the Carmike C and its film strip design, Big D, Carmike Rewards, Ovation Club, Muvico, MuviXL, and Wynnsong Cinemas trademarks. In addition, its logo is its trademark. Coca-Cola, Rave Reviews Cinemas, L.L.C., Cinemark USA, Inc., Christie, RealD, Screenvision, Showtime Concession Supply, Inc., Continental Concession Supplies, Inc., Allure Global Solutions, Inc. Bogarts and IMAX are registered trademarks. The Company competes with other motion picture exhibitors and a number of other film delivery methods, including DVDs, video-on-demand, pay-per view services and downloads via the Internet. It also competes for the publics leisure time and disposable income with all forms of entertainment, including sporting events, concerts, live theatre and restaurants. The Companys theatre operations are also subject to federal, state and local laws governing such matters as construction, renovation and operation of its theatres as well
Quick Browse
Personalize
Premium Gurus 
Create New Portfolio
Portfolio Contest
CKEC has been successfully added to your 