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Microvision (Microvision) Graham Number

: $N/A (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 Microvision is $1.41. Microvision's graham number for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $N/A. Therefore, Microvision's Price to Graham Number ratio for today is N/A.

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

MVIS's Price-to-Graham-Number is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 1.48
* 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.


Microvision Graham Number Historical Data

The historical data trend for Microvision'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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Microvision Annual Data
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Microvision Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Microvision'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.


Microvision Price-to-Graham-Number Distribution

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

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



Microvision Graham Number Calculation

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

Microvision'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*0.403*-0.457)
=N/A

Microvision'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*0.403*-0.458)
=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.


Microvision  (NAS:MVIS) 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.

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

Price to Graham number=Share Price (Today)/Graham number (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=1.41/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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Microvision (Microvision) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
18390 NE 68th Street, Redmond, WA, USA, 98052
Microvision Inc is engaged in developing a lidar sensor to be used in automotive safety and autonomous driving applications. Its lidar sensor uses laser beam scanning (LBS) technology, which is based on systems that include micro-electrical mechanical systems (MEMS), laser diodes, optomechanics, electronics, algorithms, and software. The company has also developed solutions for Augmented Reality, Interactive Displays, and Consumer Lidars.
Executives
Robert Paul Carlile director 1226 ALKI AVE SW, 5200, SEATTLE WA 98116
Judith Mecham Curran director 17883 STONEBROOK CT, NORTHVILLE MI 48168
Mark Bradley Spitzer director 5 MINK TRAP LANE, SHARON MA 02067
Sumit Sharma director, officer: CEO 541 LAKE WASHINGTON BLVD E, SEATTLE WA 98112
Jeffrey A Herbst director 35 ORCHARD HILLS STREET, ATHERTON CA 94027
Drew G Markham officer: VP, General Counsel 6244 185TH AVE NE, STE 100, REDMOND WA 98052
Seval F Oz director 14901 BRONSON AVENUE, SAN JOSE CA 95124
Simon Biddiscombe director C/O MOBILEIRON, INC., 415 EAST MIDDLEFIELD ROAD, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Anubhav Verma officer: VP, Chief Financial Officer 6244 185TH AVE NE, STE 100, REDMOND WA 98052
Stephen Patrick Holt officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O MICROVISION, INC., 6222 185TH AVE NE, REDMOND WA 98052
Brian V Turner director P.O. BOX 91123, SEATTLE WA 98111-9223
Perry Mulligan director EMULEX CORPORATION, 3333 SUSAN STREET, COSTA MESA CA 92626
Bernee Dl Strom director, Director 5500 LAKE WASHINGTON BLVD NE, UNIT 3B, KIRKLAND WA 98033
Alexander Y Tokman officer: President and COO C/O MICROVISION, INC., 6222 185TH AVENUE NE, REDMOND WA 98052
David J Westgor officer: VP,General Counsel & Secretary C/O MICROVISION, INC., 6244 185TH AVENUE NE, REDMOND WA 98052