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TPVG (TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC) Graham Number : $6.56 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC 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 (2024-12-12), the stock price of TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC is $8.22. TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC's graham number for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $6.56. Therefore, TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC's Price to Graham Number ratio for today is 1.25.

The historical rank and industry rank for TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC's Graham Number or its related term are showing as below:

TPVG' s Price-to-Graham-Number Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.41   Med: 0.65   Max: 1.51
Current: 1.25

During the past 11 years, the highest Price to Graham Number ratio of TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC was 1.51. The lowest was 0.41. And the median was 0.65.

TPVG's Price-to-Graham-Number is ranked worse than
81.19% of 1223 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.69 vs TPVG: 1.25

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


TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Graham Number Historical Data

The historical data trend for TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC'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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TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Graham Number Chart

TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC 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 19.60 18.40 27.90 - -

TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 - - - - 6.56

Competitive Comparison of TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC's Graham Number

For the Asset Management subindustry, TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC'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.


TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC's Price-to-Graham-Number Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC's Price-to-Graham-Number distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC's Price-to-Graham-Number falls into.



TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Graham Number Calculation

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

TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC'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*9.205*-1.12)
=N/A

TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC'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*9.096*0.21)
=6.56

* 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.


TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC  (NYSE:TPVG) 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.

TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC's Price to Graham number Ratio for today is calculated as

Price to Graham number=Share Price (Today)/Graham number (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=8.22/6.56
=1.25

* 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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TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2755 Sand Hill Road, Suite 150, Menlo Park, CA, USA, 94025
TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp is a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company. Its investment objective is to maximize its total return to stockholders in the form of current income and, to a lesser extent, capital appreciation. The fund focuses on companies operating in the fields of biofuels, business applications software, wireless communications equipment, e-commerce, clothing and accessories, conferencing equipment and services, personal goods, financial institutions and services, entertainment, mixed retailing, and healthcare services. Geographically, all the operations of the firm function through the region of the United states.
Executives
Sajal Srivastava director, officer: See Remarks 2755 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 150, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Katherine J Park director 2755 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 150, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Stephen Cassani director 700 EMERSON STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94301
Cynthia M. Fornelli director 2755 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 150, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Kimberley H Vogel director 63 CONSTITUTION DRIVE, CHICO CA 95973
Christopher M. Mathieu officer: Chief Financial Officer 312 FARMINGTON AVENUE, FARMINGTON CT 06032
Gilbert Ahye director 200 VESEY ST, NEW YORK NY 10285
Christopher Gastelu officer: See Remarks 920 WOODLAND AVENUE, ORADELL NJ 07649
James Labe director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 2755 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 150, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Steven Bird director 525 UNIVERSITY AVE, SUITE 225, PALO ALTO CA 94301
Andrew Olson officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O HERCULES TECHNOLOGY GROWTH CAPITAL, 400 HAMILTON AVENUE, SUITE 310, PALO ALTO CA 94301
Harold F Zagunis officer: Chief Financial Officer ONE BELVEDERE, SUITE 300, MILL VALLEY CA 94941
Boathouse Row Ii L P 10 percent owner 450 SANSOME STREET, SUITE 1500, SAN FRAN CA 94111
Philadelphia Financial Management Of San Francisco, Llc 10 percent owner 450 SANSOME STREET, SUITE 1500, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Boathouse Row I, L.p. 10 percent owner 450 SANSOME STREET, SUITE 1500, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111