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Trans World (Trans World) Graham Number : $4.72 (As of Dec. 2017)


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What is Trans World 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 (2024-05-06), the stock price of Trans World is $4.25. Trans World's graham number for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 was $4.72. Therefore, Trans World's Price to Graham Number ratio for today is 0.90.

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

TWOC's Price-to-Graham-Number is not ranked *
in the Travel & Leisure industry.
Industry Median: 1.42
* 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.


Trans World Graham Number Historical Data

The historical data trend for Trans World'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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Trans World Graham Number Chart

Trans World Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Graham Number
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.88 5.03 6.13 8.33 4.99

Trans World Quarterly Data
Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17
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 8.33 8.20 9.15 7.92 4.72

Competitive Comparison of Trans World's Graham Number

For the Resorts & Casinos subindustry, Trans World'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.


Trans World's Price-to-Graham-Number Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Trans World's Price-to-Graham-Number distribution charts can be found below:

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



Trans World Graham Number Calculation

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

Trans World's Graham Number for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as

Graham Number
=sqrt of (22.5* Tangible Book per Share *EPS without NRI)
=sqrt of (22.5*5.813*0.19)
=4.99

Trans World's Graham Number for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as

Graham Number
=sqrt of (22.5*Tangible Book per Share*EPS without NRI (TTM))
=sqrt of (22.5*5.813*0.17)
=4.72

* 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.


Trans World  (OTCPK:TWOC) 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.

Trans World's Price to Graham number Ratio for today is calculated as

Price to Graham number=Share Price (Today)/Graham number (Q: Dec. 2017 )
=4.25/4.72
=0.90

* 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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Trans World (Trans World) Business Description

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Trans World Corp is a United States-based company engaged in the acquisition, development, and management of niche casino operations in Europe. It features gaming tables and mechanized gaming devices, such as video slot machines, as well as the acquisition, development, and management of small-to-mid-size, four-star hotels, which may include casino facilities. The company has two reportable segments, a Casino segment, and a Hotel segment. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the Casinos segment. Its casinos are all in the Czech Republic and are part of the casino segment, located in Ceska Kubice, Hate, and Dolni Dvoriste.
Executives
Wynnefield Capital Management Llc 10 percent owner 450 SEVENTH AVE, STE 509, NEW YORK NY 10123
Max Batzer director 755 WEST END AVENUE APARTMENT 15B NEW YORK NY 10025
Ewing Asset Management Llc director, 10 percent owner 5646 MILTON STREET, SUITE 880, DALLAS TX 75206
Ewing & Partners director, 10 percent owner 5646 MILTON STREET, SUITE 880, DALLAS TX 75206
Wynnefield Small Cap Value Offshore Fund Ltd 10 percent owner 450 SEVENTH AVE, STE 509, NEW YORK NY 10123
Wynnefield Capital Inc 10 percent owner 450 SEVENTH AVE, STE 509, NEW YORK NY 10123
Joshua Landes 10 percent owner
Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value Lp I 10 percent owner 450 SEVENTH AVENUE, SUITE 509, NEW YORK NY 10123
Nelson Obus 10 percent owner
Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value Lp 10 percent owner 450 SEVENTH AVENUE, SUITE 509, NEW YORK NY 10123
Timothy G Ewing director, 10 percent owner
Michael Brodsky director C/O NEW WORLD OPPORTUNITY PARTNERS I LLC, 1603 ORRINGTON AVE, STE 1600, EVANSTON IL 60201
Neil S Subin other: Former 10% Owner 2336 S.E. OCEAN BOULEVARD, #400, STUART FL 34996
Miller Lloyd I Iii 10 percent owner
Marxe Austin W & Greenhouse David M 10 percent owner C/O SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUNDS, 527 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 2600, NEW YORK NY 10022

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