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PLOW (Douglas Dynamics) Graham Number : $6.29 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Douglas Dynamics 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 (2024-12-14), the stock price of Douglas Dynamics is $25.50. Douglas Dynamics's graham number for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $6.29. Therefore, Douglas Dynamics's Price to Graham Number ratio for today is 4.06.

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

PLOW' s Price-to-Graham-Number Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.02   Med: 8.15   Max: 86.23
Current: 4.05

During the past 13 years, the highest Price to Graham Number ratio of Douglas Dynamics was 86.23. The lowest was 4.02. And the median was 8.15.

PLOW's Price-to-Graham-Number is ranked worse than
89.83% of 954 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 1.21 vs PLOW: 4.05

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


Douglas Dynamics Graham Number Historical Data

The historical data trend for Douglas Dynamics'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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Douglas Dynamics Graham Number Chart

Douglas Dynamics Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Graham Number
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Douglas Dynamics Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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Competitive Comparison of Douglas Dynamics's Graham Number

For the Auto Parts subindustry, Douglas Dynamics'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.


Douglas Dynamics's Price-to-Graham-Number Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Douglas Dynamics's Price-to-Graham-Number distribution charts can be found below:

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



Douglas Dynamics Graham Number Calculation

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

Douglas Dynamics'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*-0.115*1.01)
=N/A

Douglas Dynamics's Graham Number for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Graham Number
=sqrt of (22.5*Tangible Book per Share*EPS without NRI (TTM))
=sqrt of (22.5*1.405*1.25)
=6.29

* 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.


Douglas Dynamics  (NYSE:PLOW) 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.

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

Price to Graham number=Share Price (Today)/Graham number (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=25.50/6.29
=4.06

* 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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Douglas Dynamics Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
11270 W Park Place, Suite 300, Milwaukee, WI, USA, 53224
Douglas Dynamics Inc is a manufacturer and upfitter of commercial vehicle attachments and equipment. The Company's portfolio includes snow and ice management attachments sold under the BLIZZARD, FISHER, HENDERSON, SNOWEX, and WESTERN brands, turf care equipment under the TURFEX brand, and industrial maintenance equipment under the SWEEPEX brand. The Company's portfolio also includes the upfit of attachments and storage solutions under the HENDERSON brand, and the DEJANA brand and its related sub-brands. The Company also leases fifteen manufacturing upfit and service facilities located in Iowa, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. The Company conducts business in two segments: Work Truck Attachments and Work Truck Solutions.
Executives
Genderen Mark Van officer: President - Work Truck Attm. C/O DOUGLAS DYNAMICS, INC., 11270 W. PARK PLACE, SUITE 300, MILWAUKEE WI 53224
Linda R Evans officer: VP of Human Resources 7777 N 73RD STREET, MILWAUKEE WI 53223
Jon J Sisulak officer: Controller 7777 N 73RD STREET, MILWAUKEE WI 53223
Sarah C Lauber officer: CFO and Secretary 833 EAST MICHIGAN STREET, SUITE 900, MILWAUKEE WI 53202
Robert L Mccormick officer: President and CEO C/O DOUGLAS DYNAMICS, INC., 7777 NORTH 73RD STREET, MILWAUKEE WI 53233
James L Janik director C/O DOUGLAS DYNAMICS, INC., 7777 NORTH 73RD STREET, MILWAUKEE WI 53233
Joher Akolawala director 11270 W. PARK PLACE, SUITE 300, MILWAUKEE WI 53224
Keith Hagelin officer: VP, Operations C/O DOUGLAS DYNAMICS, INC., 7777 NORTH 73RD STREET, MILWAUKEE WI 53233
Jonathon P. Sievert officer: President - Henderson Products C/O DOUGLAS DYNAMICS, INC., 7777 NORTH 73RD STREET, MILWAUKEE WI 53223
Lisa R Bacus director 1601 CHESTNUT STREET, SHAREHOLDER SERVICES TL05Y, PHILADELPHIA PA 19192
Andrew Dejana officer: * See Remarks below C/O DOUGLAS DYNAMICS, INC., 777 NORTH 73RD STREET, MILWAUKEE WI 53223
Robert J Young officer: Controller C/O DOUGLAS DYNAMICS, INC., 7777 NORTH 73RD STREET, MILWAUKEE WI 53233
Mark Adamson officer: VP, Sales and Marketing C/O DOUGLAS DYNAMICS, INC., 7777 NORTH 73RD STREET, MILWAUKEE WI 53233
Michael W Wickham director C/O ROADWAY CORP, 1077 GORGE BLVD, AKRON OH 44310
Margaret S Dano director FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES INC, 3125 MYERS STREET PO BOX 7638, RIVERSIDE CA 92513-7638