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NuStar Energy LP (NuStar Energy LP) 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 NuStar Energy LP is $21.65. NuStar Energy LP's graham number for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $N/A. Therefore, NuStar Energy LP's Price to Graham Number ratio for today is N/A.

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

During the past 13 years, the highest Price to Graham Number ratio of NuStar Energy LP was 5.20. The lowest was 1.66. And the median was 2.89.

NS's Price-to-Graham-Number is not ranked *
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 0.85
* 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.


NuStar Energy LP Graham Number Historical Data

The historical data trend for NuStar Energy LP'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.

* Premium members only.

NuStar Energy LP Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Graham Number
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.13 - 6.02 4.02 -

NuStar Energy LP 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 3.81 4.94 - - -

Competitive Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, NuStar Energy LP'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.


NuStar Energy LP Price-to-Graham-Number Distribution

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, NuStar Energy LP's Price-to-Graham-Number distribution charts can be found below:

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



NuStar Energy LP Graham Number Calculation

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

NuStar Energy LP'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*-1.282*0.375)
=N/A

NuStar Energy LP'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*-1.282*0.754)
=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.


NuStar Energy LP  (NYSE:NS) 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.

NuStar Energy LP's Price to Graham number Ratio for today is calculated as

Price to Graham number=Share Price (Today)/Graham number (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=21.65/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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NuStar Energy LP (NuStar Energy LP) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
19003 IH-10 West, San Antonio, TX, USA, 78257
NuStar Energy LP is a US-based pipeline and terminal operator. The company along with its subsidiaries is engaged in the transportation of petroleum products and anhydrous ammonia; the terminalling and storage of crude oil and specialty chemicals, and the marketing of petroleum products. Its business is organized into the segments of; Pipeline, Storage, and Fuels Marketing. Geographically, the company operates in the United States and Foreign and derives key revenue from the Pipeline business.
Executives
Suzanne Allford Wade director 19003 IH-10W, SAN ANTONIO TX 78257
William E Greehey director 19003 IH-10 WEST, SAN ANTONIO TX 78257
Martin Salinas director 1001 NOBLE ENERGY WAY, HOUSTON TX 77070
Eddie Arthur Grier director 11700 PLAZA AMERICA DRIVE, SUITE 500, RESTON VA 20190
Daniel S. Oliver officer: SVP-Marketing and Bus Dev 19003 IH-10 WEST, SAN ANTONIO TX 78257
Del Alamo Jorge A. officer: SVP and Controller 19003 IH-10 WEST, SAN ANTONIO TX 78257
Dan J Hill director 19003 IH-10 WEST, SAN ANTONIO TX 78257
Jelynne Leblanc-burley director 19003 IH-10 WEST, SAN ANTONIO TX 78257
Jesse D Bates director 19003 IH-10 WEST, SAN ANTONIO TX 78257
William Grady Rosier director 1111 MILLCREEK DRIVE, SALADO TX 76571
Robert J Munch director 19003 IH-10 W, SAN ANTONIO TX 78257
Mary Rose Brown officer: EVP - Administration 19003 IH-10 WEST, SAN ANTONIO TX 78257
Bradley C Barron officer: EVP & General Counsel 19003 IH-10 WEST, SAN ANTONIO TX 78257
William B Burnett director 19003 IH-10 WEST, SAN ANTONIO TX 78257
Thomas R Shoaf officer: SVP & Controller 19003 IH-10 WEST, SAN ANTONIO TX 78257