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The Meet Group (The Meet Group) Graham Number : $1.46 (As of Jun. 2020)


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What is The Meet Group 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 (2024-05-11), the stock price of The Meet Group is $6.29. The Meet Group's graham number for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2020 was $1.46. Therefore, The Meet Group's Price to Graham Number ratio for today is 4.31.

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

MEET' s Price-to-Graham-Number Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.25   Med: 6.63   Max: 15.84
Current: 4.31

During the past 13 years, the highest Price to Graham Number ratio of The Meet Group was 15.84. The lowest was 4.25. And the median was 6.63.

MEET's Price-to-Graham-Number is not ranked
in the Interactive Media industry.
Industry Median: 1.675 vs MEET: 4.31

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


The Meet Group Graham Number Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Meet Group'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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The Meet Group Graham Number Chart

The Meet Group Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19
Graham Number
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.33 4.42 - 0.27 0.73

The Meet Group Quarterly Data
Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20
Graham Number Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 0.74 0.75 0.76 0.73 1.46

Competitive Comparison of The Meet Group's Graham Number

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, The Meet Group'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.


The Meet Group's Price-to-Graham-Number Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, The Meet Group's Price-to-Graham-Number distribution charts can be found below:

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



The Meet Group Graham Number Calculation

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

The Meet Group's Graham Number for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2019 is calculated as

Graham Number
=sqrt of (22.5* Tangible Book per Share *EPS without NRI)
=sqrt of (22.5*0.159*0.15)
=0.73

The Meet Group's Graham Number for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2020 is calculated as

Graham Number
=sqrt of (22.5*Tangible Book per Share*EPS without NRI (TTM))
=sqrt of (22.5*0.431*0.22)
=1.46

* 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.


The Meet Group  (NAS:MEET) 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.

The Meet Group's Price to Graham number Ratio for today is calculated as

Price to Graham number=Share Price (Today)/Graham number (Q: Jun. 2020 )
=6.29/1.46
=4.31

* 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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The Meet Group (The Meet Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
100 Union Square Drive, New Hope, PA, USA, 18938
The Meet Group Inc is a leading provider of interactive livestreaming solutions designed to meet the universal need for human connection. The company's ecosystem of livestreaming apps enables users to interact through one-to-many livestreaming broadcasts and text-based conversations. The apps, MeetMe, LOVOO, Skout, Tagged and Growlr deliver live interactions and meaningful connections to millions of users daily.
Executives
James E. Bugden officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O INSIDER GUIDES, INC. 280 UNION SQUARE DRIVE NEW HOPE PA 18938
Geoffrey Cook director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 280 UNION SQUARE DRIVE, NEW HOPE PA 18938
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Jean B Clifton director 220 WEST 42ND STREET NEW YORK NY 10036
Frederic Beckley officer: General Counsel 280 UNION SQUARE DRIVE, NEW HOPE PA 18938
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Spencer Garrett Rhodes director 2920 BUCHANAN STREET #4 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94123
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Christopher Fralic director 4040 LOCUST STREET, PHILADELPHIA PA 19104
Luxor Capital Group, Lp 10 percent owner 7 TIMES SQUARE, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
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Luxor Capital Partners, Lp 10 percent owner 7 TIMES SQUARE, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
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