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Autoliv (Autoliv) Graham Number

: $51.25 (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 (2024-04-18), the stock price of Autoliv is $115.68. Autoliv's graham number for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $51.25. Therefore, Autoliv's Price to Graham Number ratio for today is 2.26.

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

ALV' s Price-to-Graham-Number Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.38   Med: 2.1   Max: 3.24
Current: 2.26

During the past 13 years, the highest Price to Graham Number ratio of Autoliv was 3.24. The lowest was 1.38. And the median was 2.10.

ALV's Price-to-Graham-Number is ranked worse than
78.83% of 959 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 1.14 vs ALV: 2.26

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


Autoliv Graham Number Historical Data

The historical data trend for Autoliv'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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Autoliv 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 32.12 28.43 39.98 37.60 51.12

Autoliv 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 37.64 39.81 42.51 43.02 51.25

Competitive Comparison

For the Auto Parts subindustry, Autoliv'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.


Autoliv Price-to-Graham-Number Distribution

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

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



Autoliv Graham Number Calculation

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

Autoliv'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*14.182*8.19)
=51.12

Autoliv'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*14.182*8.23)
=51.25

* 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.


Autoliv  (NYSE:ALV) 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.

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

Price to Graham number=Share Price (Today)/Graham number (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=115.68/51.25
=2.26

* 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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Autoliv (Autoliv) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Klarabergsviadukten 70, P.O. Box 70381, Section B7, Stockholm, SWE, SE-107 24
Autoliv is the global leader in passive safety components and systems for the auto industry. Products include seat belts, frontal air bags, side-impact air bags, air bag inflators, and steering wheels. The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance is the company's largest customer at 11% of 2022 revenue, with Stellantis accounting for 11% and Volkswagen 10%. At 34% of 2022 revenue, the Americas was Autoliv's largest geographic region, followed by Europe at 27%, China at 21%, and Japan at 8%.
Executives
Leif Johansson director C/O AB VOLVO, SE 4050B, GOTEBORG, SWEDEN V7 4050B
Jan Carlson director, officer: President and CEO C/O AUTOLIV, INC., KLARABERGSVIADUKTEN 70, SECTION B7, STOCKHOLM V7 SE-111 64
Fredrik Westin officer: See Remarks C/O AUTOLIV, INC. KLABERGSVIADUKTEN 70, SECTION B7, STOCKHOLM V7 11 64
Frithjof Oldorff officer: President, Autoliv Europe 21680 HAGGERTY ROAD, SUITE 101, NORTHVILLE MI 48167
Christian Swahn officer: EVP, Supply Chain Management C/O AUTOLIV, INC. KLARABERGSVIADUKTEN 70, SECTION B7, STOCKHOLM V7 111 64
Mikael Bratt officer: President, Passive Safety C/O AUTOLIV, INC., KLARABERGSVIADUKTEN 70, SECTION B7, STOCKHOLM V7 SE-111 64
Magnus Jarlegren officer: EVP, Operations C/O AUTOLIV, INC.,KLARABERGSVIADUKTEN 70, SECTION B7, STOCKHOLM V7 111 64
Jordi Lombarte officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O AUTOLIV, INC., BOX 70381, STOCKHOLM V7 SE 107 24
Naughton Colin officer: President, Asia C/O AUTOLIV, INC. KLARABERGSVIADUKTEN 70, STOCKHOLM V7 11164
Per Jonas Jademyr officer: See Remarks C/O AUTOLIV, INC. KLARABERGSVIADUKTEN 70, STOCKHOLM V7 11164
Svante Mogefors officer: Group VP, Quality C/O AUTOLIV, INC., KLARABERGSVIADUKTEN 70, SECTION B7, STOCKHOLM V7 SE-111 64
Cevian Capital Ii Gp Ltd 10 percent owner C/O HIGHVERN FUND ADMINISTRATORS LIMITED, WHITELEY CHAMBERS, DON STREET, St. Helier Y9 JE2 4TR
Gustav Lundgren director RINGVAGEN 32, LIDINGO V7 181 51
Sng Yih officer: President, Autoliv China C/O AUTOLIV, INC. KLARABERGSVIADUKTEN 70, STOCKHOLM V7 11164
Martin Lundstedt director NORRSKOGSGATAN 14, STOCKHOLM V7 11264