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Lifevantage (Lifevantage) Graham Number

: $3.43 (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 Lifevantage is $6.9787. Lifevantage's graham number for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.43. Therefore, Lifevantage's Price to Graham Number ratio for today is 2.04.

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

LFVN' s Price-to-Graham-Number Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.76   Med: 2.47   Max: 9.86
Current: 2.03

During the past 13 years, the highest Price to Graham Number ratio of Lifevantage was 9.86. The lowest was 0.76. And the median was 2.47.

LFVN's Price-to-Graham-Number is ranked worse than
72.3% of 1249 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 1.26 vs LFVN: 2.03

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


Lifevantage Graham Number Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lifevantage'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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Lifevantage Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Graham Number
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.67 6.51 7.41 4.65 3.82

Lifevantage 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 1.97 1.87 3.66 3.35 3.43

Competitive Comparison

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Lifevantage'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.


Lifevantage Price-to-Graham-Number Distribution

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Lifevantage's Price-to-Graham-Number distribution charts can be found below:

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



Lifevantage Graham Number Calculation

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

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

Graham Number
=sqrt of (22.5* Tangible Book per Share *EPS without NRI)
=sqrt of (22.5*2.709*0.24)
=3.82

Lifevantage'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*2.09*0.25)
=3.43

* 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.


Lifevantage  (NAS:LFVN) 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.

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

Price to Graham number=Share Price (Today)/Graham number (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=6.9787/3.43
=2.04

* 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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Lifevantage (Lifevantage) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
3300 N. Triumph Boulevard, Suite 700, Lehi, UT, USA, 84043
Lifevantage Corp is engaged in the identification, research, development, and distribution of nutraceutical dietary supplements and skincare products. It offers products such as Protandim, a scientifically-validated dietary supplement; LifeVantage TrueScience, an anti-aging skincare product; Axio energy drink mixes; and PhysIQ, a weight management system, as well as Canine Health, a companion pet supplement formulated to combat oxidative stress in dogs. Geographically, its products are sold in the regions of the United States, Japan, Hong Kong, Australia, Canada, Philippines, Mexico, Thailand, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands.
Executives
Darwin Lewis director 9785 S. MONROE STREET, SUITE 300, SANDY UT 84070
Michael A Beindorff director EXCLUSIVE RESORTS, LLC, 1530 16TH STREET, SUITE 500, DENVER CO 80202
Garry Paul Mauro director 6400 S. FIDDLER'S GREEN CIRCLE, SUITE 1970, GREENWOOD VILLAGE X1 80111
Sudbury Capital Fund, Lp other: See Footnote 1 136 OAK TRAIL, COPPELL TX 75019
Bradley Louis Radoff other: See Footnote 1 2727 KIRBY DRIVE, UNIT 29L, HOUSTON TX 77098
Sudbury Capital Management, Llc other: See Footnote 1 136 OAK TRAIL, COPPELL TX 75019
Sudbury Holdings, Llc other: See Footnote 1 136 OAK TRAIL, COPPELL TX 75019
Sudbury Capital Gp, Lp other: See Footnote 1 136 OAK TRAIL, COPPELL TX 75019
Judd Dayton other: See Footnote 1 878 S. DENTON TAP RD., SUITE 220, COPPELL TX 75019
Family Foundation Radoff other: See Footnote 1 2727 KIRBY DRIVE, UNIT 29L, HOUSTON TX 77098
Julie Boyster officer: Chief Marketing Officer 3300 N. TRIUMPH BLVD, SUITE 700, LEHI UT 84043
Kristen Cunningham officer: Chief Sales Officer 3300 N. TRIUMPH BLVD, SUITE 700, LEHI UT 84043
Cynthia Latham director 3300 N. TRIUMPH BLVD., SUITE 700, LEHI UT 84043
Carl Aure officer: Chief Financial Officer 3300 N. TRIUMPH BLVD., SUITE 700, LEHI UT 84043
Alissa Neufeld officer: General Counsel 3300 TRIUMPH BLVD, SUITE 700, LEHI UT 84043