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Hudson Global (Hudson Global) Graham Number

: $17.18 (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 Hudson Global is $16.90. Hudson Global's graham number for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $17.18. Therefore, Hudson Global's Price to Graham Number ratio for today is 0.98.

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

HSON' s Price-to-Graham-Number Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.88   Med: 1.04   Max: 1.79
Current: 0.98

During the past 13 years, the highest Price to Graham Number ratio of Hudson Global was 1.79. The lowest was 0.88. And the median was 1.04.

HSON's Price-to-Graham-Number is ranked better than
63.89% of 684 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.285 vs HSON: 0.98

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


Hudson Global Graham Number Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hudson Global'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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Hudson Global 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 - - 16.23 25.80 14.83

Hudson Global 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 27.50 22.60 18.21 17.79 17.18

Competitive Comparison

For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, Hudson Global'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.


Hudson Global Price-to-Graham-Number Distribution

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Hudson Global's Price-to-Graham-Number distribution charts can be found below:

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



Hudson Global Graham Number Calculation

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

Hudson Global'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*13.957*0.7)
=14.83

Hudson Global'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*13.957*0.94)
=17.18

* 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.


Hudson Global  (NAS:HSON) 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.

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

Price to Graham number=Share Price (Today)/Graham number (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=16.90/17.18
=0.98

* 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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Hudson Global (Hudson Global) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
53 Forest Avenue, Suite 102, Old Greenwich, CT, USA, 06870
Hudson Global Inc provides specialized recruitment and related talent solutions. Its core services include Permanent recruitment, Contracting, Recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) and Talent management solutions. Its Permanent recruitment services leverage the company's consultants. In contracting services, it offers project management, interim management, and professional contract staffing services. RPO services deliver permanent and contracting outsourced recruitment solutions to various companies whereas, Talent management solutions feature services like talent assessment, interview training, executive coaching, employee development and outplacement.
Executives
Robert G. Pearse director 100 CANAL POINTE BLVD., SUITE 108, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Jeffrey E. Eberwein director 53 FOREST AVENUE, SUITE 101, OLD GREENWICH CT 06870
Matthew K Diamond officer: VP of Finance 53 FOREST AVENUE, OLD GREENWICH CT 06870
Hudson Global, Inc. officer: CFO and CAO 53 FOREST AVENUE, OLD GREENWICH CT 06870
Patrick M. Lyons officer: CFO and CAO HUDSON GLOBAL, INC., 1325 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Nelson Connia M director C/O HUDSON GLOBAL, INC., 53 FOREST AVENUE, OLD GREENWICH CT 06870
Mimi K Drake director C/O HUDSON GLOBAL, INC., 53 FOREST AVENUE, OLD GREENWICH CT 06870
Alan Lee Bazaar director 9 BEDFORD ROAD, KATONAH NY 10536
Coleman Richard Kenneth Jr. director 53 FOREST AVE, SUITE 101, OLD GREENWICH CT 06870
Ian V. Nash director HUDSON GLOBAL, INC., 1325 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Sagard Capital Partners, L.p. 10 percent owner 280 PARK AVENUE, 3RD FLOOR WEST, NEW YORK NY 10017
David F. Kirby officer: VP, Finance and Treasury HUDSON GLOBAL, INC., 1325 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Arthur Curcuru officer: Senior VP, Finance HUDSON GLOBAL, INC., 560 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Vi Capital Fund, Lp other: Member of 10% owner group PO BOX 402, NEWMAN LAKE WA 99025
David William Pointer other: Member of 10% owner group PO BOX 402, NEWMAN LAKE WA 99025

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