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Western Asset Diversifiedome Fund (Western Asset Diversifiedome Fund) Graham Number : $29.03 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Western Asset Diversifiedome Fund 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 (2024-04-30), the stock price of Western Asset Diversifiedome Fund is $14.175. Western Asset Diversifiedome Fund's graham number for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $29.03. Therefore, Western Asset Diversifiedome Fund's Price to Graham Number ratio for today is 0.49.

The historical rank and industry rank for Western Asset Diversifiedome Fund's Graham Number or its related term are showing as below:

WDI' s Price-to-Graham-Number Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.49   Med: 0.49   Max: 0.49
Current: 0.49

During the past 3 years, the highest Price to Graham Number ratio of Western Asset Diversifiedome Fund was 0.49. The lowest was 0.49. And the median was 0.49.

WDI's Price-to-Graham-Number is ranked better than
84.95% of 1123 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.77 vs WDI: 0.49

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


Western Asset Diversifiedome Fund Graham Number Historical Data

The historical data trend for Western Asset Diversifiedome Fund'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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Western Asset Diversifiedome Fund Graham Number Chart

Western Asset Diversifiedome Fund Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Graham Number
10.30 - 29.03

Western Asset Diversifiedome Fund Semi-Annual Data
Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Graham Number - - - 19.50 29.03

Competitive Comparison of Western Asset Diversifiedome Fund's Graham Number

For the Asset Management subindustry, Western Asset Diversifiedome Fund'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.


Western Asset Diversifiedome Fund's Price-to-Graham-Number Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Western Asset Diversifiedome Fund's Price-to-Graham-Number distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Western Asset Diversifiedome Fund's Price-to-Graham-Number falls into.



Western Asset Diversifiedome Fund Graham Number Calculation

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

Western Asset Diversifiedome Fund'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*15.538*2.41)
=29.03

Western Asset Diversifiedome Fund's Graham Number for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Graham Number
=sqrt of (22.5*Tangible Book per Share*EPS without NRI (TTM))
=sqrt of (22.5*15.538*2.41)
=29.03

* 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.


Western Asset Diversifiedome Fund  (NYSE:WDI) 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.

Western Asset Diversifiedome Fund's Price to Graham number Ratio for today is calculated as

Price to Graham number=Share Price (Today)/Graham number (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=14.175/29.03
=0.49

* 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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Western Asset Diversifiedome Fund (Western Asset Diversifiedome Fund) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
620 Eighth Avenue, 47th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10018
Western Asset Diversified Income Fund is a newly-organized, diversified, closed-end management investment company. The fund's primary investment objective is to seek high current income.
Executives
Daniel P Cronin director 235 EAST 42ND ST, NEW YORK NY 10017
Oliveira Marc De officer: Secretary/Chief Legal Officer C/O LEGG MASON & CO. LLC, ONE FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, STAMFORD CT 06902
Hoffmann Courtney A. other: Secretary/GC Subadviser WESTERN ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC, 385 EAST COLORADO BOULEVARD, PASADENA CA 91101
Robert D Agdern director C/O LEGG MASON, 620 EIGHTH AVENUE, 49TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
Andrew J. Bowden other: COO/Subadviser WESTERN ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC, 385 EAST COLORADO BOULEVARD, PASADENA CA 91101
Ruys De Perez Charles Antony other: Secretary/GC Subadviser WESTERN ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY, 385 E. COLORADO BLVD., PASADENA CA 91101
Franklin Resources Inc other: Parent of Inv Mgr/Subadvisers FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC, ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, Llc other: Investment Manager 399 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Ted P Becker other: CCO Investment Manager 399 PARK AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Jeanne Kelly officer: SVP, other: SVP/Investment Mgr 300 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, 4TH FLOOR, STAMFORD CT 06902
Thomas C Mandia other: Secretary Inv Mgr 300 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, CITIGROUP ASSET MANAGEMENT, STAMFORD CT 06902
S. Kenneth Leech other: Portfolio Manager 385 EAST COLORADO BLVD, PASADENA CA 91101
Hirschmann James W Iii other: CEO/Pres. Subadviser
Western Asset Management Company, Llc other: Subadviser 385 E. COLORADO BLVD., PASADENA CA 91101
Carol L Colman director 278 HAWLEY RD, NORTH SALEM NY 10560