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Curtiss-Wright (Curtiss-Wright) Graham Number : $34.08 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Curtiss-Wright 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 Curtiss-Wright is $254.01. Curtiss-Wright's graham number for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $34.08. Therefore, Curtiss-Wright's Price to Graham Number ratio for today is 7.45.

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

CW' s Price-to-Graham-Number Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.84   Med: 7.12   Max: 15.54
Current: 7.45

During the past 13 years, the highest Price to Graham Number ratio of Curtiss-Wright was 15.54. The lowest was 4.84. And the median was 7.12.

CW's Price-to-Graham-Number is ranked worse than
94.21% of 190 companies
in the Aerospace & Defense industry
Industry Median: 2.65 vs CW: 7.45

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


Curtiss-Wright Graham Number Historical Data

The historical data trend for Curtiss-Wright'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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Curtiss-Wright Graham Number Chart

Curtiss-Wright Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Graham Number
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 21.95 - - - 34.22

Curtiss-Wright Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 - - - 18.77 34.08

Competitive Comparison of Curtiss-Wright's Graham Number

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Curtiss-Wright'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.


Curtiss-Wright's Price-to-Graham-Number Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Curtiss-Wright's Price-to-Graham-Number distribution charts can be found below:

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



Curtiss-Wright Graham Number Calculation

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

Curtiss-Wright'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*5.549*9.38)
=34.22

Curtiss-Wright'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*5.549*9.3)
=34.08

* 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.


Curtiss-Wright  (NYSE:CW) 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.

Curtiss-Wright's Price to Graham number Ratio for today is calculated as

Price to Graham number=Share Price (Today)/Graham number (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=254.01/34.08
=7.45

* 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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Curtiss-Wright (Curtiss-Wright) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
130 Harbour Place Drive, Suite 300, Davidson, NC, USA, 28036
Curtiss-Wright Corporation delivers engineered products and services to commercial, defence, power generation, and other industrial markets. It offers industrial vehicle components, control systems and weapons handling systems, pumps, valves, and other solutions. The diversified global company attempts to deliver products on high-performance platforms that require technical sophistication. It has three operating segments based on the markets serviced: Naval & Power which provides coolant pumps, power-dense compact motors, generators, secondary propulsion systems, pumps, pump seals, valves, control rod drive mechanisms, and fastening systems also generate the majority of revenue for the company; Its others segments are Aerospace & Industrial and Defense Electronics.
Executives
K Christopher Farkas officer: Corporate Controller C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 10 WATERVIEW BOULEVARD, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
John C Watts officer: Vice President Bus Dev & Strat C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 130 HARBOUR PLACE DRIVE, DAVIDSON NC 28036
Lynn J Bamford director, officer: President and CEO 130 HARBOUR PLACE DRIVE, DAVIDSON NC 28036
Robert J Freda officer: Vice President and Treasurer C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 130 HARBOUR PLACE DRIVE, DAVIDSON NC 28036
Paul J Ferdenzi officer: Vice President - HR 10 WATERVIEW BOULEVARD, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
David Charles Adams officer: Vice President C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 4 BECKER FARM ROAD, ROSELAND NJ 07068
Gary A Ogilby officer: VP & Corporate Controller C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 130 HARBOUR PLACE DRIVE, DAVIDSON NC 28036
Larry D Wyche director C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 130 HARBOUR PLACE DRIVE, DAVIDSON NC 28036
William F Moran director C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 130 HARBOUR PLACE DRIVE, DAVIDSON NC 28036
Kevin Rayment officer: Vice President and COO C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 130 HARBOUR PLACE DRIVE, DAVIDSON NC 28036
Anthony J Moraco director 1710 SAIC DRIVE, MCLEAN VA 22102
Tom P Quinly officer: Vice President C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 10 WATERVIEW BOULEVARD, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Harry Jakubowitz officer: Treasurer C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 4 BECKER FARM ROAD, ROSELAND NJ 07068
John B Nathman director C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 4 BECKER FARM ROAD, ROSELAND NJ 07068
Glenda J Minor director 17000 ROTUNDA DRIVE, DEARBORN MI 48120