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LGI (Lazard Global Total Return & Fd) Graham Number : $21.50 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Lazard Global Total Return & Fd 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 (2025-04-08), the stock price of Lazard Global Total Return & Fd is $13.89. Lazard Global Total Return & Fd's graham number for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $21.50. Therefore, Lazard Global Total Return & Fd's Price to Graham Number ratio for today is 0.65.

The historical rank and industry rank for Lazard Global Total Return & Fd's Graham Number or its related term are showing as below:

LGI' s Price-to-Graham-Number Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.38   Med: 0.47   Max: 0.74
Current: 0.65

During the past 8 years, the highest Price to Graham Number ratio of Lazard Global Total Return & Fd was 0.74. The lowest was 0.38. And the median was 0.47.

LGI's Price-to-Graham-Number is ranked worse than
54.28% of 1227 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.59 vs LGI: 0.65

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


Lazard Global Total Return & Fd Graham Number Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lazard Global Total Return & Fd'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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Lazard Global Total Return & Fd Graham Number Chart

Lazard Global Total Return & Fd Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Graham Number
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 35.13 41.67 - 35.02 21.51

Lazard Global Total Return & Fd Semi-Annual Data
Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
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 - 33.21 35.01 28.19 21.50

Competitive Comparison of Lazard Global Total Return & Fd's Graham Number

For the Asset Management subindustry, Lazard Global Total Return & Fd'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.


Lazard Global Total Return & Fd's Price-to-Graham-Number Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Lazard Global Total Return & Fd's Price-to-Graham-Number distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lazard Global Total Return & Fd's Price-to-Graham-Number falls into.


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Lazard Global Total Return & Fd Graham Number Calculation

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

Lazard Global Total Return & Fd's Graham Number for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Graham Number
=sqrt of (22.5* Tangible Book per Share *EPS without NRI)
=sqrt of (22.5*17.575*1.17)
=21.51

Lazard Global Total Return & Fd's Graham Number for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Graham Number
=sqrt of (22.5*Tangible Book per Share*EPS without NRI (TTM))
=sqrt of (22.5*17.575*1.169)
=21.50

* 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.


Lazard Global Total Return & Fd  (NYSE:LGI) 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.

Lazard Global Total Return & Fd's Price to Graham number Ratio for today is calculated as

Price to Graham number=Share Price (Today)/Graham number (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=13.89/21.50
=0.65

* 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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Lazard Global Total Return & Fd Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
30 Rockefeller Plaza, 57th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10112
Lazard Global Total Return & Inc Fd Inc is a United States-based diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is total return consisting of capital appreciation and income. The fund's portfolio of investments consists of different sector investments such as consumer staples, financials, consumer discretionary, healthcare, materials, sovereign debt and others.
Executives
Christopher Snively officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112
Evan L Russo director C/O LAZARD LTD, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112
Nargis Hilal officer: Chief Compliance Officer C/O LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112
Andrew Lacey other: Deputy Chairman of LAM (1)
Christina M. Kennedy officer: Assistant Treasurer C/O LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112
Jessica A Falzone officer: Assistant Secretary C/O LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112
William B Rosenberg other: See comment* C/O LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112
Ronald Temple other: Portfolio manager of issuer C/O LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112
Shari L. Soloway officer: Assistant Secretary C/O LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112
Mark Richard Anderson officer: Chief Compliance Officer C/O LAZARD MANAGEMENT LLC, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112
Franci J Blassberg director C/O DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON LLP, 919 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Tamar Goldstein officer: Interim CCO & Asst. Secy(1) 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112-6300
Trevor William Morrison director 40 WASHINGTON SQUARE SOUTH, 406D, NEW YORK NY 10012
Barnaby Wilson other: Portfolio manager of issuer C/O LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112
Louis Florentin-lee other: Portfolio manager of issuer C/O LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112

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