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EMCOR Group (EMCOR Group) Graham Number

: $76.90 (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 (2024-04-16), the stock price of EMCOR Group is $346.13. EMCOR Group's graham number for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $76.90. Therefore, EMCOR Group's Price to Graham Number ratio for today is 4.50.

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

EME' s Price-to-Graham-Number Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.45   Med: 3.22   Max: 7.89
Current: 4.52

During the past 13 years, the highest Price to Graham Number ratio of EMCOR Group was 7.89. The lowest was 2.45. And the median was 3.22.

EME's Price-to-Graham-Number is ranked worse than
93.77% of 1124 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 0.975 vs EME: 4.52

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


EMCOR Group Graham Number Historical Data

The historical data trend for EMCOR Group'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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EMCOR Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Graham Number
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 29.69 37.35 47.99 41.96 76.93

EMCOR Group 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 42.14 48.96 54.37 63.09 76.90

Competitive Comparison

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, EMCOR Group'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.


EMCOR Group Price-to-Graham-Number Distribution

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, EMCOR Group's Price-to-Graham-Number distribution charts can be found below:

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



EMCOR Group Graham Number Calculation

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

EMCOR Group'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*19.708*13.346)
=76.93

EMCOR Group'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*19.708*13.336)
=76.90

* 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.


EMCOR Group  (NYSE:EME) 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.

EMCOR Group's Price to Graham number Ratio for today is calculated as

Price to Graham number=Share Price (Today)/Graham number (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=346.13/76.90
=4.50

* 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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EMCOR Group (EMCOR Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
301 Merritt Seven, Norwalk, CT, USA, 06851-1092
EMCOR Group Inc is one of the largest electrical, mechanical, construction, and facilities services firms in the United States. It provides a wide range of services, including the installation of electrical distribution systems, voice & data communication systems, and environmental controls within buildings. The company's services are provided to a broad range of commercial, industrial, utility, and institutional customers. Emcor Group enters contracts for large installation projects in the multimillion-dollar range, or smaller projects involving renovations and retrofit work. It also operates as a subcontractor to general contractors, systems suppliers, and property managers. It generates sales primarily in the United States, but the company does offer services United kingdom.
Executives
R Kevin Matz officer: SVP, Admin & Strategic Service 301 MERRITT SEVEN 6TH FLOOR, NORWALK CT 06851
Anthony Guzzi officer: President & COO 301 MERRITT SEVEN, 6TH FLOOR, NORWALK CT 06851
Mark A Pompa officer: SVP, CAO & Treasurer 301 MERRITT SEVEN 6TH FLOOR, NORWALK CT 06851
Maxine Lum Mauricio officer: SVP and General Counsel 301 MERRITT SEVEN CORPORATE PARK, 6TH FL, C/O EMCOR GROUP INC., NORWALK CT 06851
Jason R Nalbandian officer: SVP & Chief Accounting Officer 301 MERRITT SEVEN CORPORATE PARK, 6TH FL, C/O EMCOR GROUP, INC., NORWALK CT 06851
Rebecca A Weyenberg director 1725 SHEPHERD RD, CHATTANOOGA TN 37421
Carol P Lowe director 4311 BEULAH CHURCH ROAD, WEDDINGTON NC 28104
M Kevin Mcevoy director C/O OCEANEERING INTERNATIONAL INC, 11911 FM 529, HOUSTON TX 77041-3011
William P Reid director 301 MERRITT SEVEN CORPORATE PARK, 6TH FL, C/O EMCOR GROUP, INC., NORWALK CT 06851
Hamm Richard F Jr director 6370 OXBOW BEND, CHANHASSEN MN 55317
Ronald L Johnson director 3344 PEACHTREE STREET NE, #3403, ATLANTA GA 30326
John W Altmeyer director 946 HIGHMEADOW COURT, LANCASTER PA 17601
Brown David A B director
Robin A Walker-lee director C/O TRW AUTOMOTIVE, 12001 TECH CENTER DRIVE, LIVONIA MI 48150
Jerry E Ryan director 3201 EAST 65TH, TULSA OK 74136

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