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Trimble (Trimble) 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 (2024-04-16), the stock price of Trimble is $59.40. Trimble's graham number for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $N/A. Therefore, Trimble's Price to Graham Number ratio for today is N/A.

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

TRMB's Price-to-Graham-Number is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 1.52
* 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.


Trimble Graham Number Historical Data

The historical data trend for Trimble'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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Competitive Comparison

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Trimble'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.


Trimble Price-to-Graham-Number Distribution

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Trimble's Price-to-Graham-Number distribution charts can be found below:

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



Trimble Graham Number Calculation

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

Trimble'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*-8.495*2.66)
=N/A

Trimble'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*-8.495*2.67)
=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.


Trimble  (NAS:TRMB) 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.

Trimble's Price to Graham number Ratio for today is calculated as

Price to Graham number=Share Price (Today)/Graham number (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=59.40/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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Trimble (Trimble) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
10368 Westmoor Dr, Westminister, CO, USA, 80021
Trimble Inc provides location-based solutions that are used in global positioning system (GPS), laser, optical and inertial technologies. Its products portfolio includes 3D laser scanning, flow and application control systems, monitoring systems, water management, and navigation infrastructure. It also manufactures laser and optics-based products, and GPS products. The company serves various industries which include agriculture, architecture, civil engineering, survey and land administration, construction, geospatial among others. The company operates in four reportable segments namely, Buildings and Infrastructure, Geospatial, Resources and Utilities, and Transportation. It derives most of its revenues from the US and Europe with the rest coming from the Asia Pacific and other markets.
Executives
Robert G Painter officer: CFO C/O TRIMBLE INC., 935 STEWART DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94085
Peter Large officer: Senior Vice President 935 STEWART DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94085
Darryl R Matthews officer: SVP & Sector Head C/O TRIMBLE INC., 935 STEWART DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94085
Mark S Peek director 3401 HILLVIEW AVENUE, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Kaigham Gabriel director C/O TRIMBLE INC., 935 STEWART DR, SUNNYVALE CA 94085
Ronald Bisio officer: Sr. Vice President C/O TRIMBLE INC., 935 STEWARD DR., SUNNYVALE CA 94085
Jennifer Allison officer: Corporate VP, General Counsel 10368 WESTMOOR DRIVE, WESTMINSTER CO 80021
James Calvin Dalton director 2065 COURTHOUSE ROAD, STAFFORD VA 22554
Jennifer Lin officer: Chief Platform Officer 935 STEWART DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94085
James A Kirkland officer: Vice President C/O TRIMBLE INC., 935 STEWART DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94085
James Joel Langley officer: Sr. Vice President 935 STEWART DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94085
Thomas W Sweet director ONE DELL WAY, ROUND ROCK TX 78682
Sandra Macquillan director P.O. BOX 619100, DALLAS TX 75261-9100
Bryn Fosburgh officer: VP, Geomatics & Engineering C/O TRIMBLE INC., 935 STEWART DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94085
Steven W Berglund officer: President & CEO C/O TRIMBLE INC., 935 STEWART DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94085