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Command Security (Command Security) Graham Number : $N/A (As of Dec. 2018)


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What is Command Security Graham Number?

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 Command Security is $2.845. Command Security's graham number for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2018 was $N/A. Therefore, Command Security's Price to Graham Number ratio for today is N/A.

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

MOC's Price-to-Graham-Number is not ranked *
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 1.315
* 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.


Command Security Graham Number Historical Data

The historical data trend for Command Security'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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Command Security Graham Number Chart

Command Security Annual Data
Trend Mar09 Mar10 Mar11 Mar12 Mar13 Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18
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Command Security Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Command Security's Graham Number

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, Command Security'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.


Command Security's Price-to-Graham-Number Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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

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



Command Security Graham Number Calculation

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

Command Security's Graham Number for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2018 is calculated as

Graham Number
=sqrt of (22.5* Tangible Book per Share *EPS without NRI)
=sqrt of (22.5*1.405*-0.14)
=N/A

Command Security's Graham Number for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as

Graham Number
=sqrt of (22.5*Tangible Book per Share*EPS without NRI (TTM))
=sqrt of (22.5*1.485*-0.049)
=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.


Command Security  (AMEX:MOC) 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.

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

Price to Graham number=Share Price (Today)/Graham number (Q: Dec. 2018 )
=2.845/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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Command Security (Command Security) Business Description

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Command Security Corp is the provider of full-solution security services. The company provides uniformed security officers and aviation services to commercial, education, financial, healthcare, hospitality, residential, industrial, aviation and governmental customers throughout the United States. In addition, it offers various services including recruiting, hiring, training and supervising all operating personnel as well as paying and providing them with uniforms, fringe benefits, and workers compensation insurance.
Executives
James P Heffernan director 1012 BAY STREET, DELRAY BEACH FL 33483
Jerry Lavell Johnson director 512 HERNDON PARKWAY, SUITE A, HERNDON VA 20170
David E Smith 10 percent owner 888 LINDA FLORA DRIVE, LOS ANGELES CA 90049
Trinad Capital Master Fund Ltd. 10 percent owner 4751 WILSHIRE BLVD, 3RD FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90010
Robert S Ellin 10 percent owner 4751 WILSHIRE BLVD, 3RD FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90010
Trinad Capital L.p. 10 percent owner 4751 WILSHIRE BLVD, 3RD FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90010
Trinad Management, Llc 10 percent owner 4751 WILSHIRE BLVD, 3RD FLOOR, LOS ANGELES DE 90010
Trinad Advisors Ii, Llc 10 percent owner 4751 WILSHIRE BLVD, 3RD FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90010
Barry Regenstein director, officer: President and CFO C/O COMMAND SECURITY CORP., RTE 55 LEXINGTON PARK P.O. BOX 340, LAGRANGEVILLE NY 12540
Jay Wolf 10 percent owner 981 LINDA FLORA DRIVE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90049
Bruce Galloway director C/O GALLOWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC, 720 FIFTH AVENUE 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Wade Martin R Iii director 100 ROWLAND WAY, SUITE 300, NOVATO CA 94945