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Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings (Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings) Graham Number : $9.76 (As of Mar. 2023)


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What is Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings 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 (2024-04-25), the stock price of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings is $57.99. Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings's graham number for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 was $9.76. Therefore, Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings's Price to Graham Number ratio for today is 5.94.

The historical rank and industry rank for Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings's Graham Number or its related term are showing as below:

AJRD' s Price-to-Graham-Number Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.83   Med: 3.71   Max: 14.57
Current: 4.41

During the past 13 years, the highest Price to Graham Number ratio of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings was 14.57. The lowest was 2.83. And the median was 3.71.

AJRD's Price-to-Graham-Number is not ranked
in the Aerospace & Defense industry.
Industry Median: 2.61 vs AJRD: 4.41

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


Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Graham Number Historical Data

The historical data trend for Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings'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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Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Graham Number Chart

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Annual Data
Trend Nov13 Nov14 Nov15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Graham Number
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.82 13.25 3.64 12.79 9.39

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Quarterly Data
Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23
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 13.65 12.78 10.54 9.39 9.76

Competitive Comparison of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings's Graham Number

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings'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.


Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings's Price-to-Graham-Number Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings's Price-to-Graham-Number distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings's Price-to-Graham-Number falls into.



Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Graham Number Calculation

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

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings's Graham Number for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Graham Number
=sqrt of (22.5* Tangible Book per Share *EPS without NRI)
=sqrt of (22.5*4.357*0.9)
=9.39

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings's Graham Number for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Graham Number
=sqrt of (22.5*Tangible Book per Share*EPS without NRI (TTM))
=sqrt of (22.5*4.65*0.91)
=9.76

* 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.


Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings  (NYSE:AJRD) 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.

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings's Price to Graham number Ratio for today is calculated as

Price to Graham number=Share Price (Today)/Graham number (Q: Mar. 2023 )
=57.99/9.76
=5.94

* 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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Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings (Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
222 N. Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 500, El Segundo, CA, USA, 90245
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc manufactures aerospace and defense products and systems. It produces driving and launch systems for defense and space applications, weapons, and weapons systems for tactical missions. The systems can provide directional control for rockets, satellites, missiles, and other technical products. It operates in two segments: aerospace and defense, and real estate. The company manufactures its aerospace and defense products for the U.S. government, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, aerospace and defense prime contractors, and portions of the commercial sector. The real estate segment focuses on rezoning, entitlement, sale, and leasing of real estate assets. The company's excess real estate is primarily located in California.
Executives
Joseph E. Chontos officer: See Remarks 222 N. PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY, SEGUNDO CA 90245
Kevin P. Chilton director 1201 LAKE ROBBINS DRIVE, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Lance W Lord director 1110 TRUMPETERS COURT, MONUMENT CO 80132
Eileen P. Drake director, officer: CEO and President C/O GENCORP INC., P.O. BOX 537012, SACRAMENTO CA 95853-7012
Marion C Blakey director C/O ALASKA AIR GROUP, INC., 19300 INTERNATIONAL BLVD, SEATTLE WA 98188
Deborah L James director 1710 SAIC DRIVE, MCLEAN VA 22102
Gail Baker director C/O LEONARDO DRS, INC., 2345 CRYSTAL DRIVE SUITE 1000, ARLINGTON VA 22202
Daniel L. Boehle officer: CFO, VP and Controller C/O AEROJET ROCKETDYNE HOLDINGS, INC., 222 N. SEPULVEDA BOULEVARD, SUITE 500, EL SEGUNDO CA 90245
Warren G Lichtenstein director, officer: Executive Chairman C/O STEEL PARTNERS II L P, 590 MADISON AVENUE, 32ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Arjun Kampani officer: VP, Gen Counsel and Secretary C/O AEROJET ROCKETDYNE HOLDINGS, INC., 2001 AEROJET ROAD, RANCHO CORDOVA CA 95742
John D. Schumacher officer: SVP, Washington Operations C/O GENCORP INC., P.O. BOX 537012, SACRAMENTO CA 95853-7012
Amy L Gowder officer: Chief Operating Officer AEROJET ROCKETDYNE HOLDINGS, INC., 222 N. PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY, SUITE 500, EL SEGUNDO CA 90245
Audrey A. Mcniff director C/O AEROJET ROCKETDYNE HOLDINGS, INC., 222 N. PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY, SUITE 500, EL SEGUNDO CA 90245
Thomas A Corcoran director 3790 VIA DE LA VALLE, SUITE 311, DEL MAR CA 92014
Martin Turchin director CB RICHARD ELLIS, 200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YOK NY 10166