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Axcelis Technologies (Axcelis Technologies) Graham Number : $66.51 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Axcelis Technologies 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 (2024-04-26), the stock price of Axcelis Technologies is $103.00. Axcelis Technologies's graham number for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $66.51. Therefore, Axcelis Technologies's Price to Graham Number ratio for today is 1.55.

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

ACLS' s Price-to-Graham-Number Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.91   Med: 1.59   Max: 2.3
Current: 1.55

During the past 13 years, the highest Price to Graham Number ratio of Axcelis Technologies was 2.30. The lowest was 0.91. And the median was 1.59.

ACLS's Price-to-Graham-Number is ranked better than
66.67% of 633 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 1.95 vs ACLS: 1.55

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


Axcelis Technologies Graham Number Historical Data

The historical data trend for Axcelis Technologies'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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Axcelis Technologies Graham Number Chart

Axcelis Technologies 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 12.03 21.69 32.41 50.01 66.51

Axcelis Technologies Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 50.01 52.31 56.27 62.00 66.51

Competitive Comparison of Axcelis Technologies's Graham Number

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, Axcelis Technologies'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.


Axcelis Technologies's Price-to-Graham-Number Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Axcelis Technologies's Price-to-Graham-Number distribution charts can be found below:

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



Axcelis Technologies Graham Number Calculation

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

Axcelis Technologies'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*26.461*7.43)
=66.51

Axcelis Technologies'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*26.461*7.43)
=66.51

* 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.


Axcelis Technologies  (NAS:ACLS) 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.

Axcelis Technologies's Price to Graham number Ratio for today is calculated as

Price to Graham number=Share Price (Today)/Graham number (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=103.00/66.51
=1.55

* 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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Axcelis Technologies (Axcelis Technologies) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
108 Cherry Hill Drive, Beverly, MA, USA, 01915
Axcelis Technologies Inc designs, manufactures and services ion implantation and other processing equipment used in the fabrication of semiconductor chips. In addition to equipment, the company provide aftermarket lifecycle products and services, including used tools, spare parts, equipment upgrades, maintenance services and customer training. Geographically, the group has a business presence in North America, Asia Pacific and Europe, of which key revenue is derived from the Asia Pacific.
Executives
Joseph P Keithley director NORDSON CORP, 28601 CLEMENS RD, WESTLAKE OH 44145
James Gordon Coogan officer: EVP and CFO C/O KAMAN CORPORATION, PO BOX 1, BLOOMFIELD CT 06002
Greg Redinbo officer: EVP Marketing and Applications AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 108 CHERRY HILL DRIVE, BEVERLY MA 01915
Jorge Titinger director 7005 SOUTHFRONT ROAD, LIVERMORE CA 94551
Lynnette C Fallon officer: Senior VP, HR/Legal 108 CHERRY HILL DRIVE, BEVERLY MA 01915
Russell Low officer: EVP, Engineering 108 CHERRY HILL DRIVE, BEVERLY MA 01915
Christopher Tatnall officer: EVP Global Customer Operations AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC., 108 CHERRY HILL DRIVE, BEVERLY MA 01915
Douglas A. Lawson officer: EVP, Corporate Mktg & Strategy 21 VILLAGE VIEW ROAD, WESTFORD MA 01886
Gerald M Blumenstock officer: EVP, Engineering AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 108 CHERRY HILL DRIVE, BEVERLY MA 01915
Jeanne Quirk director AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 108 CHERRY HILL DRIVE, BEVERLY MA 01915
Mary G Puma officer: President and CEO AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC., 108 CHERRY HILL DRIVE, BEVERLY MA 01915
Kevin J Brewer officer: VP, Manufacturing Operations AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 108 CHERRY HILL DRIVE, BEVERLY MA 01938
John T Kurtzweil director C/O CIRRUS LOGIC, INC., 2901 VIA FORTUNA, AUSTIN TX 78746
Tzu Yin Chiu director 108 CHERRY HILL DRIVE, BEVERLY MA 01915
Dennis Thomas St director C/O FORMFACTOR, INC., 7005 SOUTHFRONT ROAD, LIVERMORE CA 94551