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SORL Auto Parts (SORL Auto Parts) Graham Number : $15.85 (As of Sep. 2019)


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What is SORL Auto Parts 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 SORL Auto Parts is $4.71. SORL Auto Parts's graham number for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2019 was $15.85. Therefore, SORL Auto Parts's Price to Graham Number ratio for today is 0.30.

The historical rank and industry rank for SORL Auto Parts's Graham Number or its related term are showing as below:

SORL's Price-to-Graham-Number is not ranked *
in the Vehicles & Parts industry.
Industry Median: 1.15
* 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.


SORL Auto Parts Graham Number Historical Data

The historical data trend for SORL Auto Parts'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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SORL Auto Parts Graham Number Chart

SORL Auto Parts Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
Graham Number
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 12.82 12.69 12.73 15.95 11.65

SORL Auto Parts Quarterly Data
Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19
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 11.33 11.65 12.34 11.83 15.85

Competitive Comparison of SORL Auto Parts's Graham Number

For the Auto Parts subindustry, SORL Auto Parts'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.


SORL Auto Parts's Price-to-Graham-Number Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, SORL Auto Parts's Price-to-Graham-Number distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where SORL Auto Parts's Price-to-Graham-Number falls into.



SORL Auto Parts Graham Number Calculation

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

SORL Auto Parts's Graham Number for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as

Graham Number
=sqrt of (22.5* Tangible Book per Share *EPS without NRI)
=sqrt of (22.5*9.139*0.66)
=11.65

SORL Auto Parts's Graham Number for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2019 is calculated as

Graham Number
=sqrt of (22.5*Tangible Book per Share*EPS without NRI (TTM))
=sqrt of (22.5*9.793*1.14)
=15.85

* 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.


SORL Auto Parts  (NAS:SORL) 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.

SORL Auto Parts's Price to Graham number Ratio for today is calculated as

Price to Graham number=Share Price (Today)/Graham number (Q: Sep. 2019 )
=4.71/15.85
=0.30

* 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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SORL Auto Parts (SORL Auto Parts) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
NO. 2666 KaiFaqu Avenue, Ruili Industry Area, Zhejiang Province, Ruian City, CHN, 325200
SORL Auto Parts Inc develops, manufactures and distributes automotive brake systems and other key safety-related auto parts to automotive original equipment manufacturers, and the related aftermarket both in China and internationally. The company is organized into two principal operating division: Commercial Vehicles Brake Systems and Passenger Vehicles Brake Systems. Its key products are air brake system, tubes and fittings, ABS and diagnosis, power steering pumps, electrical and railway parts, and new energy parts. The company's products are principally used in different types of commercial vehicles, such as trucks and buses. Most of the firm's revenue gets generated through Commercial Vehicles Brake Systems segment.
Executives
Kevin R Keating director, officer: President 190 LAKEVIEW WAY, VERO BEACH FL 32963