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Banc of California (Banc of California) Graham Number : $37.24 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Banc of California 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 Banc of California is $14.10. Banc of California's graham number for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $37.24. Therefore, Banc of California's Price to Graham Number ratio for today is 0.39.

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

BANC' s Price-to-Graham-Number Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.37   Med: 1.09   Max: 2.41
Current: 0.38

During the past 13 years, the highest Price to Graham Number ratio of Banc of California was 2.41. The lowest was 0.37. And the median was 1.09.

BANC's Price-to-Graham-Number is not ranked
in the Banks industry.
Industry Median: 0.63 vs BANC: 0.38

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


Banc of California Graham Number Historical Data

The historical data trend for Banc of California'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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Banc of California Graham Number Chart

Banc of California Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Graham Number
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.13 9.97 19.03 40.45 -

Banc of California Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 22.87 22.75 22.30 37.24 36.36

Competitive Comparison of Banc of California's Graham Number

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Banc of California'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.


Banc of California's Price-to-Graham-Number Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Banc of California's Price-to-Graham-Number distribution charts can be found below:

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



Banc of California Graham Number Calculation

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

Banc of California'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*15.04*-7.426)
=N/A

Banc of California'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*15.04*3.898)
=36.32

* 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.


Banc of California  (NYSE:BANC) 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.

Banc of California's Price to Graham number Ratio for today is calculated as

Price to Graham number=Share Price (Today)/Graham number (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=14.10/36.32
=0.39

* 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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Banc of California (Banc of California) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
3 MacArthur Place, Santa Ana, CA, USA, 92707
Banc of California Inc is a financial holding company. It offers banking and financial services. The company's services include banking services, lending services, and private banking services. Its deposit and banking product and service offerings include checking, savings, money market, certificates of deposit, and retirement accounts. Lending activities are focused on providing financing to California's diverse private businesses, entrepreneurs, and communities, and loans are often secured by California commercial and residential real estate.
Executives
James Andrew Barker director C/O BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC., 3 MACARTHUR PLACE, SANTA ANA CA 92707
Richard J Lashley director C/O PL CAPITAL, LLC, 47 E. CHICAGO AVE., SUITE 328, NAPERVILLE IL 60540
Joseph J Rice director C/O 3 MACARTHUR PLACE, SANTA ANA CA 92707
Joseph Kauder officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O BANC OF CALIFORNIA, 3 MACARTHUR PLACE, SANTA ANA CA 92707
Robert D Sznewajs director
Jared M Wolff director, officer: PRESIDENT AND CEO 120 WILSHIRE BLVD, SANTA MONICA CA 90401
John K Sotoodeh officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC., 3 MACARTHUR PLACE, SANTA ANA CA 92707
Raymond J Rindone officer: CAO/Deputy CFO C/O BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC., 3 MACARTHUR PLACE, SANTA ANA CA 92707
Vania E Schlogel director C/O BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC., 3 MACARTHUR PLACE, SANTA ANA CA 92707
Denis P Kalscheur director 949 SOUTH COAST DRIVE, THIRD FLOOR, COSTA MESA CA 92626
Shannon F Eusey director 949 SOUTH COAST DRIVE, THIRD FLOOR, COSTA MESA CA 92626
Diana Hanson officer: Chief Accounting Officer 17785 CENTER COURT DR #750, CERRITOS CA 90703
Mary A Curran director 3 MACARTHUR BLVD, SANTA ANA CA 92707
Robert G Dyck officer: EVP, Credit Administration P O BOX 2388, RANCHO SANTA FE CA 92067
Lynn M Hopkins officer: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 17785 CENTER COURT DRIVE, SUITE 750, CERRITOS CA 90703