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Western Asset Inflation Linkedome Fund (Western Asset Inflation Linkedome Fund) Graham Number : $N/A (As of Nov. 2023)


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What is Western Asset Inflation Linkedome Fund 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 Western Asset Inflation Linkedome Fund is $7.85. Western Asset Inflation Linkedome Fund's graham number for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was $N/A. Therefore, Western Asset Inflation Linkedome Fund's Price to Graham Number ratio for today is N/A.

The historical rank and industry rank for Western Asset Inflation Linkedome Fund's Graham Number or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 7 years, the highest Price to Graham Number ratio of Western Asset Inflation Linkedome Fund was 0.75. The lowest was 0.62. And the median was 0.65.

WIA's Price-to-Graham-Number is not ranked *
in the Asset Management industry.
Industry Median: 0.77
* 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.


Western Asset Inflation Linkedome Fund Graham Number Historical Data

The historical data trend for Western Asset Inflation Linkedome Fund'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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Western Asset Inflation Linkedome Fund Graham Number Chart

Western Asset Inflation Linkedome Fund Annual Data
Trend Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23
Graham Number
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 19.43 21.17 20.71 - -

Western Asset Inflation Linkedome Fund Semi-Annual Data
Nov17 May18 Nov18 May19 Nov19 May20 Nov20 May21 Nov21 May22 Nov22 May23 Nov23
Graham Number Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 20.70 - - - -

Competitive Comparison of Western Asset Inflation Linkedome Fund's Graham Number

For the Asset Management subindustry, Western Asset Inflation Linkedome Fund'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.


Western Asset Inflation Linkedome Fund's Price-to-Graham-Number Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Western Asset Inflation Linkedome Fund's Price-to-Graham-Number distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Western Asset Inflation Linkedome Fund's Price-to-Graham-Number falls into.



Western Asset Inflation Linkedome Fund Graham Number Calculation

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

Western Asset Inflation Linkedome Fund's Graham Number for the fiscal year that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as

Graham Number
=sqrt of (22.5* Tangible Book per Share *EPS without NRI)
=sqrt of (22.5*9.218*-0.02)
=N/A

Western Asset Inflation Linkedome Fund's Graham Number for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as

Graham Number
=sqrt of (22.5*Tangible Book per Share*EPS without NRI (TTM))
=sqrt of (22.5*9.218*-0.02)
=N/A

* 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.


Western Asset Inflation Linkedome Fund  (NYSE:WIA) 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.

Western Asset Inflation Linkedome Fund's Price to Graham number Ratio for today is calculated as

Price to Graham number=Share Price (Today)/Graham number (Q: Nov. 2023 )
=7.85/N/A
=N/A

* 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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Western Asset Inflation Linkedome Fund (Western Asset Inflation Linkedome Fund) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
620 Eighth Avenue, 47th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10018
Western Asset Inflation Linked Income Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The primary investment objective of the group is to provide current income while its secondary investment objective is capital appreciation.
Executives
Michael Larson director 2365 CARILLON POINT, KIRKLAND WA 98033
Hoffmann Courtney A. other: Secretary/GC Subadviser WESTERN ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC, 385 EAST COLORADO BOULEVARD, PASADENA CA 91101
Cascade Investment, L.l.c. 10 percent owner 2365 CARILLON POINT, KIRKLAND WA 98033
Andrew J. Bowden other: COO/Subadviser WESTERN ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC, 385 EAST COLORADO BOULEVARD, PASADENA CA 91101
George W Karpus other: See Explanation of Responses
Oliveira Marc De officer: Secretary / Chief LGL Officer C/O LEGG MASON & CO. LLC, ONE FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, STAMFORD CT 06902
Jed A. Plafker other: Director of Investment Adviser ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Jennifer M Johnson other: Director of Investment Adviser C/O FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC., ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SAN MATEO CA 94403-1906
Matthew Nicholls other: Director of Investment Adviser ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Avedick Baruyr Poladian director 701 WESTERN AVENUE, GLENDALE CA 91201
Jaynie M Studenmund director 506 SECOND AVENUE, 9TH FLOOR, SEATTLE WA 98104
Jane F Dasher director KORSNAT PARTNERS, 283 GREENWICH AVE 3RD FL, GREENWICH CT 06830
Susan B Kerley director 51 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10010
Anita L Defrantz director 736 RAYMOND AVENUE, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Siart William E B director 266 TOYOPA DRIVE, PACIFIC PALISADES CA 90272

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