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CommVault Systems (CommVault Systems) Graham Number

: $7.63 (As of Dec. 2023)
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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 (2024-04-19), the stock price of CommVault Systems is $94.26. CommVault Systems's graham number for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $7.63. Therefore, CommVault Systems's Price to Graham Number ratio for today is 12.35.

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

CVLT' s Price-to-Graham-Number Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.89   Med: 6.16   Max: 13.89
Current: 12.35

During the past 13 years, the highest Price to Graham Number ratio of CommVault Systems was 13.89. The lowest was 2.89. And the median was 6.16.

CVLT's Price-to-Graham-Number is ranked worse than
94.61% of 1354 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 2.14 vs CVLT: 12.35

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


CommVault Systems Graham Number Historical Data

The historical data trend for CommVault Systems'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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CommVault Systems Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Graham Number
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.56 4.45 6.85 7.14 3.46

CommVault Systems Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Graham Number 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.54 5.60 5.23 7.05 7.63

Competitive Comparison

For the Software - Application subindustry, CommVault Systems'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.


CommVault Systems Price-to-Graham-Number Distribution

For the Software industry and Technology sector, CommVault Systems's Price-to-Graham-Number distribution charts can be found below:

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



CommVault Systems Graham Number Calculation

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

CommVault Systems's Graham Number for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Graham Number
=sqrt of (22.5* Tangible Book per Share *EPS without NRI)
=sqrt of (22.5*1.269*0.419)
=3.46

CommVault Systems'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*1.039*2.49)
=7.63

* 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.


CommVault Systems  (NAS:CVLT) 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.

CommVault Systems's Price to Graham number Ratio for today is calculated as

Price to Graham number=Share Price (Today)/Graham number (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=94.26/7.63
=12.35

* 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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CommVault Systems (CommVault Systems) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1 CommVault Way, Tinton Falls, NJ, USA, 07724
CommVault Systems Inc provides data and information management software applications and services. The firm sells software licenses and services to large global enterprises, small- and midsize businesses, and government agencies through both its salesforce and its network of reseller partners. Its software solutions include Commvault Complete Backup and Recovery, HyperScale, Hedvig, and Metallic. The company operates in the United States and exports to many other countries.
Executives
Allison Pickens director 471 29TH STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94131
Gary Merrill officer: Chief Financial Officer 2 CRESCENT PLACE, OCEANPORT NJ 07757
Sanjay Mirchandani director, officer: President & CEO 188 MINNA STREET, #29C, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Blasio Riccardo Di officer: Chief Revenue Officer 1226 COLUMBUS BLVD, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Vivie Lee director 126 SIERRA POINT ROAD, BRISBANE CA 94005
James J. Whalen officer: Chief Accounting Officer 26 SAGAMORE AVENUE, OCEANPORT NJ 07757
Nicola Adamo director 10 MAACKA DRIVE, HOLMDEL NJ 07733
David F Walker director 14388 EAGLE POINTE DR, CLEARWATER FL 337622214
A Shane Sanders director 2200 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW, SUITE 800W, WASHINGTON DC 20037
Charles E Moran director 2300 WINDY RIDGE PARKWAY, 10TH FLOOR, ATLANTA GA 30339
Arlen Shenkman director C/O CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC., 851 WEST CYRESS CREEK ROAD, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33309
Martha Helena Bejar director C/O POLYCOM, INC., 6001 AMERICA CENTER DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95002
Richard Todd Bradley director C/O HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY, 3000 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Keith Geeslin director C/O FRANCISCO PARTNERS, ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BLDG. C, STE. 410, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Brian Carolan officer: Chief Accounting Officer COMMVAULT SYSTEMS INC, 2 CRESCENT PL, OCEANPORT NJ 07757-0900