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WABCO Holdings (WABCO Holdings) Graham Number : $8.19 (As of Mar. 2020)


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What is WABCO 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 (2024-04-26), the stock price of WABCO Holdings is $136.46. WABCO Holdings's graham number for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2020 was $8.19. Therefore, WABCO Holdings's Price to Graham Number ratio for today is 16.66.

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

WBC'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.


WABCO Holdings Graham Number Historical Data

The historical data trend for WABCO 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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WABCO Holdings Graham Number Chart

WABCO Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19
Graham Number
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 25.45 19.16 7.94 19.83 25.53

WABCO Holdings Quarterly Data
Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20
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 25.62 28.32 30.50 25.56 8.19

Competitive Comparison of WABCO Holdings's Graham Number

For the Auto Parts subindustry, WABCO 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.


WABCO Holdings's Price-to-Graham-Number Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

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

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



WABCO Holdings Graham Number Calculation

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

WABCO Holdings's Graham Number for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2019 is calculated as

Graham Number
=sqrt of (22.5* Tangible Book per Share *EPS without NRI)
=sqrt of (22.5*6.062*4.78)
=25.53

WABCO Holdings's Graham Number for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2020 is calculated as

Graham Number
=sqrt of (22.5*Tangible Book per Share*EPS without NRI (TTM))
=sqrt of (22.5*0.819*3.64)
=8.19

* 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.


WABCO Holdings  (NYSE:WBC) 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.

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

Price to Graham number=Share Price (Today)/Graham number (Q: Mar. 2020 )
=136.46/8.19
=16.66

* 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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WABCO Holdings (WABCO Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
1220 Pacific Drive, Auburn Hills, MI, USA, 48326-3511
WABCO Holdings Inc is a producer of car and truck safety and efficiency technologies. The product lineup includes driver assistance systems, brake and stability control systems, brake chambers, suspensions, emission control systems, and fleet management systems. The products are developed for cars, busses, trailers, trucks, and utility vehicles. The majority of revenue is generated in Germany and the United States of America.
Executives
Michael T Smith director 190 NW SPANISH RIVER BOULEVARD, SUITE 101, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Sean Deason officer: CFO and Controller C/O WABCO HOLDINGS INC., 2770 RESEARCH DRIVE, ROCHESTER HILLS MI 48309
Thomas Gross director DANAHER CORP, 2099 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW 12TH FL, WASHINGTON DC 20006
G Peter Daloia director
Henry R. Keizer director MONTPELIER HOUSE, 94 PITTS BAY ROAD, PEMBROKE D0 HM 08
David Nicholas Reilly director 300 RENAISSANCE CENTER, M/C: 482-C32-C66, DETROIT MI 48265-3000
Jacques Esculier officer: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER C/O AMERICAN STANDARD COMPANIES INC, ONE CENTENNIAL AVENUE, PISCATAWAY NJ 08855
Montupet Jean Paul L director PARTNERRE LTD, WELLESLEY HOUSE 90 PITTS BAY RD, PEMBROKE BERMUDA D0 HM 08
Mary L Petrovich director
Prashanth Mahendra-rajah officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O WABCO HOLDINGS INC., ONE CENTENNIAL AVENUE, PISCATAWAY NJ 08855
Nikhil M Varty officer: President, Americas & VP, M&A CHAUSEE DE WAVRE, 1789 CARE OF WABCO VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMS BRUSSELS C9 1160
Donald J Stebbins director C/O WABCO HOLDINGS INC., ONE CENTENNIAL AVENUE, PISCATAWAY NJ 08855
John F Fiedler director 200 SOUTH MICHIGAN AVE, CHICAGO IL 60604
Ulrich Michel officer: Senior Vice President and CFO CHAUSEE DE WAVRE, 1789, CARE OF WABCO HOLDINGS INC, BRUSSELS C9 1160
Christopher Anthony Harrison officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 505 HUNTMAR PARK DR, SUITE 300, HERNDON VA 20170