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Maxwell Technologies (Maxwell Technologies) Graham Number : $N/A (As of Mar. 2019)


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What is Maxwell Technologies 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 Maxwell Technologies is $4.48. Maxwell Technologies's graham number for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2019 was $N/A. Therefore, Maxwell Technologies's Price to Graham Number ratio for today is N/A.

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

MXWL's Price-to-Graham-Number is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 1.51
* 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.


Maxwell Technologies Graham Number Historical Data

The historical data trend for Maxwell Technologies'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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Maxwell Technologies Graham Number Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Maxwell Technologies's Graham Number

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Maxwell Technologies'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.


Maxwell Technologies's Price-to-Graham-Number Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Maxwell Technologies Graham Number Calculation

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

Maxwell Technologies's Graham Number for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as

Graham Number
=sqrt of (22.5* Tangible Book per Share *EPS without NRI)
=sqrt of (22.5*1.444*-1.08)
=N/A

Maxwell Technologies's Graham Number for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2019 is calculated as

Graham Number
=sqrt of (22.5*Tangible Book per Share*EPS without NRI (TTM))
=sqrt of (22.5*1.141*-1.22)
=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.


Maxwell Technologies  (NAS:MXWL) 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.

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

Price to Graham number=Share Price (Today)/Graham number (Q: Mar. 2019 )
=4.48/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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Maxwell Technologies (Maxwell Technologies) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
3888 Calle Fortunada, San Diego, CA, USA, 92123
Maxwell Technologies Inc is a part of the electronic components industry. It engaged in developing, manufacturing and marketing energy storage and power delivery solutions for automotive, heavy transportation, renewable energy, backup power, wireless communications and industrial and consumer electronics applications. Maxwell products are designed and built to provide failure-free performance for the life of the most demanding applications. The company is committed to providing cost-effective, energy-efficient, environmentally-conscious energy storage and power delivery solutions.
Executives
Rick Bergman director C/O ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC., 2485 AUGUSTINE DRIVE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
John Mutch director C/O PEREGRINE SYSTEMS, INC., 3611 VALLEY CENTRE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
David Lyle officer: Chief Financial Officer 6290 SEQUENCE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Steven J Bilodeau director C/O COHU, INC., 12367 CROSTHWAITE CIRCLE, POWAY CA 92064
Franz Fink director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC., 6501 WILLIAM CANNON DRIVE WEST, AUSTIN TX 78735
David L Schlotterbeck director 10221 WATERIDGE CIRCLE, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Yon Jorden director 750 WEST JOHN CARPENTER FREEWAY, SUITE 1200, IRVING TX 75039
Mark Rossi director
Christopher Humphrey officer: VP of Marketing and Bus. Dev. 15353 BARRANCA PARKWAY, IRVINE CA 92618
Kevin Royal officer: Chief Financial Officer
John Warwick officer: Chief Operating Officer EMULEX CORPORATION, 3333 SUSAN STREET, COSTA MESA CA 92626
David Schramm director, officer: CEO and President C/O MAXWELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 9244 BALBOA AVENUE, SAN DIEGO CA 92123
George Iii Kreigler officer: Sr. VP Worldwide Operations
Thomas L Ringer director C/O CALIFORNIA AMPLLIFIER INC, 460 CALLE SAN PABLO, CAMARILLO CA 93012
Tesfaye Hailemichael officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O MITEK SYSTEMS, INC., 8911 BALBOA AVENUE SUITE B, SAN DIEGO CA 92123