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Garmin (Garmin) Graham Number

: $69.30 (As of Dec. 2023)
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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 (2024-04-19), the stock price of Garmin is $139.48. Garmin's graham number for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $69.30. Therefore, Garmin's Price to Graham Number ratio for today is 2.01.

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

GRMN' s Price-to-Graham-Number Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.23   Med: 1.74   Max: 2.26
Current: 2.01

During the past 13 years, the highest Price to Graham Number ratio of Garmin was 2.26. The lowest was 1.23. And the median was 1.74.

GRMN's Price-to-Graham-Number is ranked worse than
67.7% of 1579 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.48 vs GRMN: 2.01

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


Garmin Graham Number Historical Data

The historical data trend for Garmin'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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Garmin Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Graham Number
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 49.75 53.28 60.16 57.13 69.30

Garmin Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Graham Number Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 57.34 57.89 56.53 58.39 69.30

Competitive Comparison

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Garmin'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.


Garmin Price-to-Graham-Number Distribution

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Garmin's Price-to-Graham-Number distribution charts can be found below:

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



Garmin Graham Number Calculation

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

Garmin's Graham Number for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Graham Number
=sqrt of (22.5* Tangible Book per Share *EPS without NRI)
=sqrt of (22.5*32.418*6.584)
=69.30

Garmin's Graham Number for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Graham Number
=sqrt of (22.5*Tangible Book per Share*EPS without NRI (TTM))
=sqrt of (22.5*32.418*6.585)
=69.30

* 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.


Garmin  (NYSE:GRMN) 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.

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

Price to Graham number=Share Price (Today)/Graham number (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=139.48/69.30
=2.01

* 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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Garmin (Garmin) Business Description

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Address
Muhlentalstrasse 2, Schaffhausen, CHE, 8200
Garmin produces GPS-enabled hardware and software for five verticals: fitness, outdoors, auto, aviation, and marine. The company relies on licensing mapping data to enable its hardware specialized for often niche activities like scuba diving or sailing. Garmin operates in 100 countries and sells its products via distributors as well as relationships with original equipment manufacturers.
Executives
Clifton A Pemble director, officer: President and CEO
Cheng-wei Wang officer: General Manager - Garmin Corp. NO. 68, ZHANGSHU 2ND ROAD, XIZHI DISTRICT, NEW TAIPEI CITY F5 221
Sean Biddlecombe officer: General Manager, Garmin Europe LIBERTY HOUSE, HOUNSDOWN BUSINESS PARK, SOUTHAMPTON X0 SO40 9LR
Douglas G. Boessen officer: CFO and Treasurer 3231 S.E. SIXTH AVENUE, TOPEKA KS 66607
Patrick Desbois officer: Vice President, Operations 1200 EAST 151ST STREET, OLATHE KS 66062
Matthew Munn officer: VP, Man. Director - Auto OEM 28001 CABOT DRIVE, SUITE 100, NOVI MI 48377
Philip Straub officer: VP, Man. Director - Aviation 1200 EAST 151ST STREET, OLATHE KS 66062
Jonathan Burrell 10 percent owner 6300 WEST 143RD STREET, OVERLAND PARK KS 66223
Joseph J Hartnett director 425 NORTH MARTINGALE ROAD, SUITE 1000, SCHAUMBURG IL 60173
Min H Kao director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman and CEO 1200 E. 151ST ST., OLATHE KS 66062
Catherine A. Lewis director 325 NE NORTHGATE CROSSING, LEE'S SUMMIT MO 64064
Pao-chang Huang officer: General Manager - Garmin Corp. NO. 68, JANGSHU 2ND ROAD, SIJHIH, TAPEI F5 ROC
Danny J Bartel officer: Vice President,Worldwide Sales 1200 EAST 151ST STREET, OLATHE KS 66062
Donald Eller director
Andrew R Etkind officer: General Counsel and Secretary 1200 E 151 ST ST, OLATHE KS 66062

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