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Old Republic International (Old Republic International) Graham Number

: $37.47 (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 (2024-04-18), the stock price of Old Republic International is $29.12. Old Republic International's graham number for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $37.47. Therefore, Old Republic International's Price to Graham Number ratio for today is 0.78.

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

ORI' s Price-to-Graham-Number Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.49   Med: 0.79   Max: 1.02
Current: 0.78

During the past 13 years, the highest Price to Graham Number ratio of Old Republic International was 1.02. The lowest was 0.49. And the median was 0.79.

ORI's Price-to-Graham-Number is ranked better than
56.39% of 399 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 0.86 vs ORI: 0.78

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


Old Republic International Graham Number Historical Data

The historical data trend for Old Republic International'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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Old Republic International 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 39.50 29.26 50.46 32.51 36.91

Old Republic International 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 38.51 37.24 36.67 36.59 37.47

Competitive Comparison

For the Insurance - Diversified subindustry, Old Republic International'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.


Old Republic International Price-to-Graham-Number Distribution

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Old Republic International's Price-to-Graham-Number distribution charts can be found below:

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



Old Republic International Graham Number Calculation

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

Old Republic International'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*23.028*2.63)
=36.91

Old Republic International'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*23.028*2.71)
=37.47

* 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.


Old Republic International  (NYSE:ORI) 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.

Old Republic International's Price to Graham number Ratio for today is calculated as

Price to Graham number=Share Price (Today)/Graham number (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=29.12/37.47
=0.78

* 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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Old Republic International (Old Republic International) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
307 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA, 60601
Old Republic International Corp offers a diverse range of specialized insurance products to individuals and institutions. It operates in three segments: General Insurance (property and liability insurance), Title Insurance, and Republic Financial Indemnity Group (RFIG) Run-off. General Insurance includes products such as Automobile Extended Warranty Insurance, Aviation, Commercial Automobile Insurance, Inland Marine, Travel Accident, Workers' Compensation, Financial Indemnity, and others. Title Insurance's business consists primarily of the issuance of policies to real estate purchasers and investors based upon searches of the public records which contain information concerning interests in real property. Almost all of its revenue is generated from the United States.
Executives
Charles J Kovaleski director 307 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE, SUITE 2300, CHICAGO IL 60601
Jeffrey Lange officer: SVPUnderwriting & Distribution 307 N. MICHIGAN AVENUE, SUITE 2300, CHICAGO IL 60601
Carolyn Monroe officer: SVP - Title Insurance 307 N. MICHIGAN AVENUE, SUITE 2300, CHICAGO IL 60601
Barbara Adachi director 307 N. MICHIGAN AVENUE, SUITE 2300, CHICAGO IL 60601
Stephen J Oberst officer: Executive Vice President 307 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE, SUITE 2300, CHICAGO IL 60601
John Eric Smith director 260 LENA DRIVE, AURORA OH 44202
Michael Denard Kennedy director 307 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE, CHICAGO IL 60601
Lisa J Caldwell director 307 N. MICHIGAN AVENUE, SUITE 2300, CHICAGO IL 60601
Aldo C Zucaro director, officer: Chairman, President & CEO 307 N MICHIGAN AVE, STE 2300, CHICAGO IL 60601
Glenn W Reed director 307 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE, SUITE 2300, CHICAGO IL 60601
Karl W Mueller officer: Senior VP & CFO 307 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE, CHICAGO IL 60601
Thomas Dare officer: SrVP Secretary General Counsel 307 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE, CHICAGO IL 60601
William T Gray officer: Senior VP & Treasurer
Rande Keith Yeager officer: SVP, Title Insurance 307 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE, SUITE 2300, CHICAGO IL 60601
Steven J Bateman director 307 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE, SUITE 2300, CHICAGO IL 60601