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Internet America (Internet America) Graham Number : $2.16 (As of Mar. 2015)


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What is Internet America 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 (2024-06-16), the stock price of Internet America is $0.04. Internet America's graham number for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 was $2.16. Therefore, Internet America's Price to Graham Number ratio for today is 0.02.

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

GEEK's Price-to-Graham-Number is not ranked *
in the Telecommunication Services industry.
Industry Median: 1.45
* 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.


Internet America Graham Number Historical Data

The historical data trend for Internet America'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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Internet America Graham Number Chart

Internet America Annual Data
Trend Jun05 Jun06 Jun07 Jun08 Jun09 Jun10 Jun11 Jun12 Jun13 Jun14
Graham Number
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - 0.29 1.44 2.25

Internet America Quarterly Data
Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15
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 1.48 2.22 2.19 2.20 2.16

Competitive Comparison of Internet America's Graham Number

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Internet America'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.


Internet America's Price-to-Graham-Number Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Internet America's Price-to-Graham-Number distribution charts can be found below:

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



Internet America Graham Number Calculation

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

Internet America's Graham Number for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2014 is calculated as

Graham Number
=sqrt of (22.5* Tangible Book per Share *EPS without NRI)
=sqrt of (22.5*0.753*0.3)
=2.25

Internet America's Graham Number for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 is calculated as

Graham Number
=sqrt of (22.5*Tangible Book per Share*EPS without NRI (TTM))
=sqrt of (22.5*0.769*0.27)
=2.16

* 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.


Internet America  (GREY:GEEK) 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.

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

Price to Graham number=Share Price (Today)/Graham number (Q: Mar. 2015 )
=0.04/2.16
=0.02

* 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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Internet America (Internet America) Business Description

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Internet America Inc is an internet service provider focusing on providing high-speed broadband internet in rural underserved and non-served markets. It offers broadband internet services to customers within its network footprint, focusing on rural, residential markets. The company installs wireless internet service in communities and rural areas that have little or no access to alternative broadband solutions. In addition, it also offers internet services tailored to meet the needs of both residential and business subscribers. Its primary service offerings include broadband Internet delivered wirelessly and over DSL, and dial-up Internet access. Geographically it operates through the region of US and derives substantially all of its revenues from internet access services and related fees.

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