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Eaton Vance California Municipal Bond Fund II (Eaton Vance California Municipal Bond Fund II) Graham Number : $N/A (As of Sep. 2018)


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What is Eaton Vance California Municipal Bond Fund II 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 Eaton Vance California Municipal Bond Fund II is $10.18. Eaton Vance California Municipal Bond Fund II's graham number for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was $N/A. Therefore, Eaton Vance California Municipal Bond Fund II's Price to Graham Number ratio for today is N/A.

The historical rank and industry rank for Eaton Vance California Municipal Bond Fund II's Graham Number or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 9 years, the highest Price to Graham Number ratio of Eaton Vance California Municipal Bond Fund II was 2.83. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.86.

EIA's Price-to-Graham-Number is not ranked *
in the Asset Management industry.
Industry Median: 0.77
* 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.


Eaton Vance California Municipal Bond Fund II Graham Number Historical Data

The historical data trend for Eaton Vance California Municipal Bond Fund II'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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Eaton Vance California Municipal Bond Fund II Graham Number Chart

Eaton Vance California Municipal Bond Fund II Annual Data
Trend Sep10 Sep11 Sep12 Sep13 Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18
Graham Number
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 25.83 12.82 17.70 - -

Eaton Vance California Municipal Bond Fund II Semi-Annual Data
Sep10 Mar11 Sep11 Mar12 Sep12 Mar13 Sep13 Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18
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 17.70 - - 6.69 -

Competitive Comparison of Eaton Vance California Municipal Bond Fund II's Graham Number

For the Asset Management subindustry, Eaton Vance California Municipal Bond Fund II'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.


Eaton Vance California Municipal Bond Fund II's Price-to-Graham-Number Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Eaton Vance California Municipal Bond Fund II's Price-to-Graham-Number distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Eaton Vance California Municipal Bond Fund II's Price-to-Graham-Number falls into.



Eaton Vance California Municipal Bond Fund II Graham Number Calculation

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

Eaton Vance California Municipal Bond Fund II's Graham Number for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2018 is calculated as

Graham Number
=sqrt of (22.5* Tangible Book per Share *EPS without NRI)
=sqrt of (22.5*32.699*-0.297)
=N/A

Eaton Vance California Municipal Bond Fund II's Graham Number for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 is calculated as

Graham Number
=sqrt of (22.5*Tangible Book per Share*EPS without NRI (TTM))
=sqrt of (22.5*32.699*-0.297)
=N/A

* 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.


Eaton Vance California Municipal Bond Fund II  (AMEX:EIA) 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.

Eaton Vance California Municipal Bond Fund II's Price to Graham number Ratio for today is calculated as

Price to Graham number=Share Price (Today)/Graham number (Q: Sep. 2018 )
=10.18/N/A
=N/A

* 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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Eaton Vance California Municipal Bond Fund II (Eaton Vance California Municipal Bond Fund II) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Eaton Vance California Municipal Bond Fund II is a closed-end investment company. Its objective is to provide current income exempt from regular federal income tax, including alternative minimum tax and in state-specific funds, tax in its specified state.
Executives
Marcus L. Smith other: Trustee 555 17TH STREET, SUITE 3700, DCT INDUSTRIAL TRUST INC., DENVER CO 80202
Keith Quinton other: Trustee TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE, BOSTON MA 02110
Froio Richard F Sr officer: Chief Compliance Officer C/O BISYS FUND SERVICES, 60 STATE ST., BOSTON MA 02129
Mark R Fetting other: Trustee LEGG MASON, INC., 100 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Scott E Wennerholm other: Trustee TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE, BOSTON MA 02110
Laurie G Hylton officer: Chief Financial Officer 255 STATE STREET, BOSTON MA 02109
Bank Of America Corp /de/ 10 percent owner BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATE CENTER, 100 N TRYON ST, CHARLOTTE NC 28255
Blue Ridge Investments, L.l.c. 10 percent owner ONE BRYANT PARK, NEW YORK NY 10036
Group Ag Ubs other: Former 10% Owner BAHNHOFSTRASSE 45, ZURICH V8 CH-8001
Susan J Sutherland other: Trustee MONTPELIER HOUSE, 94 PITTS BAY ROAD, HAMILTON D0 HM 08
George J. Gorman other: Trustee TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE, BOSTON MA 02110
Cynthia Frost other: Trustee TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE, BOSTON MA 02148
Lynn A Stout director C/O EATON VANCE, THE EATON VANCE BLDG., 255 STATE ST., BOSTON MA 02109
Valerie Mosley other: Trustee TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE, BOSTON MA 02110
James F Kirchner officer: Treasurer TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE, BOSTON MA 02110

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