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Vishay Precision Group (Vishay Precision Group) Graham Number

: $29.58 (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 (2024-04-23), the stock price of Vishay Precision Group is $33.25. Vishay Precision Group's graham number for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $29.58. Therefore, Vishay Precision Group's Price to Graham Number ratio for today is 1.12.

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

VPG' s Price-to-Graham-Number Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.96   Med: 1.37   Max: 1.58
Current: 1.12

During the past 13 years, the highest Price to Graham Number ratio of Vishay Precision Group was 1.58. The lowest was 0.96. And the median was 1.37.

VPG's Price-to-Graham-Number is ranked better than
66.18% of 1582 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.47 vs VPG: 1.12

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


Vishay Precision Group Graham Number Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vishay Precision Group'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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Vishay Precision Group 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 22.00 20.64 23.50 30.40 29.51

Vishay Precision Group 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 30.40 31.20 31.11 30.05 29.58

Competitive Comparison

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Vishay Precision Group'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.


Vishay Precision Group Price-to-Graham-Number Distribution

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

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



Vishay Precision Group Graham Number Calculation

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

Vishay Precision Group'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*17.834*2.17)
=29.51

Vishay Precision Group'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*17.834*2.18)
=29.58

* 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.


Vishay Precision Group  (NYSE:VPG) 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.

Vishay Precision Group's Price to Graham number Ratio for today is calculated as

Price to Graham number=Share Price (Today)/Graham number (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=33.25/29.58
=1.12

* 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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Vishay Precision Group (Vishay Precision Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
3 Great Valley Parkway, Suite 150, Malvern, PA, USA, 19355
Vishay Precision Group Inc manufactures and markets sensors, and sensor-based measurement systems, as well as specialty resistors and strain gages based on proprietary technology. The company provides precision products and solutions, many of which are designed-in by customers, specializing in the growing markets of stress, force, weight, pressure, and current measurements. The company reports in three product segments: Sensors segment, Weighing Solutions segment, and Measurement Systems segment. It has a business presence in the United States and other countries. It generates majority revenue from United States.
Executives
Wes Cummins director 4505 LORRAINE AVE, DALLAS TX 75205
William M Clancy officer: Exec. VP/CFO 3 GREAT VALLEY PKWY, MALVERN PA 19355
Bruce A. Lerner director C/O VISHAY PRECISION GROUP, INC., 3 GREAT VALLEY PARKWAY, SUITE 150, MALVERN PA 19355
Saul Reibstein director C/O VISHAY PRECISION GROUP, INC., 3 GREAT VALLEY PARKWAY, SUITE 150, MALVERN PA 19355
Janet M Clarke director EXPRESSJET HOLDINGS, INC., 700 N SAM HOUSTON PRKWY W, SUITE 200, HOUSTON TX 77067
Marc Zandman director C/O VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY, INC., 63 LINCOLN HIGHWAY, MALVERN PA 19355
Timothy Talbert director 3152 CASWELL DR, TROY MI 48084
Amir Tal officer: SVP and CAO C/O VISHAY PRECISION GROUP, INC., 3 GREAT VALLEY PARKWAY, SUITE 150, MALVERN PA 19355
Sejal Shah Gulati director C/O VISHAY PRECISION GROUP, INC., 3 GREAT VALLEY PARKWAY, SUITE 150, MALVERN PA 19355
Ziv Shoshani director, officer: President & CEO C/O VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY, INC., 63 LANCASTER AVE, MALVERN PA 19355
Nokomis Capital, L.l.c. 10 percent owner 1717 MCKINNEY AVENUE, SUITE 850, DALLAS TX 75202
Cary B Wood director 425 NORTH MARTINGALE ROAD, SUITE 1000, SCHAUMBURG IL 60173
Roland B Desilets officer: General Counsel & Secretary 3 GREAT VALLEY PARKWAY, SUITE 150, MALVERN PA 19355
Brett Hendrickson 10 percent owner 300 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 1740, DALLAS TX 75201
Samuel Broydo director C/O VISHAY PRECISION GROUP, INC., 3 GREAT VALLEY PARKWAY, SUITE 150, MALVERN PA 19355