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Simpson Manufacturing Co (Simpson Manufacturing Co) Graham Number : $60.10 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Simpson Manufacturing Co 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 (2024-04-25), the stock price of Simpson Manufacturing Co is $170.82. Simpson Manufacturing Co's graham number for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $60.10. Therefore, Simpson Manufacturing Co's Price to Graham Number ratio for today is 2.90.

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

SSD' s Price-to-Graham-Number Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.61   Med: 2.01   Max: 3.29
Current: 2.84

During the past 13 years, the highest Price to Graham Number ratio of Simpson Manufacturing Co was 3.29. The lowest was 1.61. And the median was 2.01.

SSD's Price-to-Graham-Number is ranked worse than
90.71% of 183 companies
in the Forest Products industry
Industry Median: 0.88 vs SSD: 2.84

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


Simpson Manufacturing Co Graham Number Historical Data

The historical data trend for Simpson Manufacturing Co'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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Simpson Manufacturing Co Graham Number Chart

Simpson Manufacturing Co 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 32.93 42.64 57.71 48.73 60.10

Simpson Manufacturing Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 50.78 55.45 60.83 60.10 61.19

Competitive Comparison of Simpson Manufacturing Co's Graham Number

For the Lumber & Wood Production subindustry, Simpson Manufacturing Co'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.


Simpson Manufacturing Co's Price-to-Graham-Number Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Simpson Manufacturing Co's Price-to-Graham-Number distribution charts can be found below:

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



Simpson Manufacturing Co Graham Number Calculation

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

Simpson Manufacturing Co'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*19.182*8.37)
=60.10

Simpson Manufacturing Co'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*19.182*8.057)
=58.97

* 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.


Simpson Manufacturing Co  (NYSE:SSD) 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.

Simpson Manufacturing Co's Price to Graham number Ratio for today is calculated as

Price to Graham number=Share Price (Today)/Graham number (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=170.82/58.97
=2.90

* 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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Simpson Manufacturing Co (Simpson Manufacturing Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
5956 W. Las Positas Boulevard, Pleasanton, CA, USA, 94588
Simpson Manufacturing Co Inc is a manufacturer of wood construction products. The company offers connectors, truss plates, fastening systems, fasteners, prefabricated lateral systems, concrete construction products, adhesives, mechanical anchors, carbide drill bits, powder-actuated tools, and fiber reinforced materials. Simpson Manufacturing markets its products to the residential, light industrial, and commercial construction markets as well as the remodeling and do-it-yourself markets. The largest end market is the United States.
Executives
Roger Dankel officer: President, Simpson Strong-Tie 5956 W. LAS POSITAS BLVD., PLEASANTON CA 94588
James S Andrasick director SIMPSON MANUFACTURING CO., INC., 5956 W. LAS POSITAS BLVD, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Philip E Donaldson director 5956 W. LAS POSITAS BLVD., PLEASANTON CA 94588
Kevin Lee Swartzendruber officer: Senior VP of Finance 5956 W. LAS POSITAS BLVD., PLEASANTON CA 94588
Chau Banks director 1221 BROADWAY, OAKLAND CA 94612
Felica Coney director 5956 W. LAS POSITAS BLVD, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Michael Andersen officer: EVP, Europe 5956 W. LAS POSITAS BLVD, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Karen Winifred Colonias officer: Vice President C/O RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM CO., 16100 N. 71ST STREET, SUITE 400, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85254
Brian J Magstadt officer: Chief Financial Officer 5956 W. LAS POSITAS BLVD., PLEASANTON CA 94588
Phillip Burton officer: EVP, North America 5956 W. LAS POSITAS BLVD, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Jeremy Gilstrap officer: EVP, Innovation 5956 W. LAS POSITAS BLVD, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Jennifer Lutz officer: EVP, Human Resources 5956 W. LAS POSITAS BLVD, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Kenneth D. Knight director 1400 16TH STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Michael Olosky officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O SIMPSON MANUFACTURING CO., INC., 5956 W. LAS POSITAS BLVD, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Michael A Bless director C/O ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL INC, 777 E. WISCONSIN AVE #1400, MILWAUKEE WI 53202