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Franklin Covey Co (Franklin Covey Co) Graham Number : $1.68 (As of Feb. 2024)


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What is Franklin Covey Co 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 (2024-05-07), the stock price of Franklin Covey Co is $39.58. Franklin Covey Co's graham number for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $1.68. Therefore, Franklin Covey Co's Price to Graham Number ratio for today is 23.53.

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

FC' s Price-to-Graham-Number Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.14   Med: 5.79   Max: 24.19
Current: 23.56

During the past 13 years, the highest Price to Graham Number ratio of Franklin Covey Co was 24.19. The lowest was 2.14. And the median was 5.79.

FC's Price-to-Graham-Number is ranked worse than
98.1% of 158 companies
in the Education industry
Industry Median: 1.395 vs FC: 23.56

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


Franklin Covey Co Graham Number Historical Data

The historical data trend for Franklin Covey Co'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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Franklin Covey Co Graham Number Chart

Franklin Covey Co Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Graham Number
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - 3.73 3.84

Franklin Covey Co Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 6.17 1.83 3.86 - 1.68

Competitive Comparison of Franklin Covey Co's Graham Number

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Franklin Covey Co'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.


Franklin Covey Co's Price-to-Graham-Number Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Franklin Covey Co's Price-to-Graham-Number distribution charts can be found below:

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



Franklin Covey Co Graham Number Calculation

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

Franklin Covey Co's Graham Number for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

Graham Number
=sqrt of (22.5* Tangible Book per Share *EPS without NRI)
=sqrt of (22.5*0.529*1.24)
=3.84

Franklin Covey Co's Graham Number for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Graham Number
=sqrt of (22.5*Tangible Book per Share*EPS without NRI (TTM))
=sqrt of (22.5*0.093*1.352)
=1.68

* 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.


Franklin Covey Co  (NYSE:FC) 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.

Franklin Covey Co's Price to Graham number Ratio for today is calculated as

Price to Graham number=Share Price (Today)/Graham number (Q: Feb. 2024 )
=39.58/1.68
=23.53

* 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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Franklin Covey Co (Franklin Covey Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
2200 West Parkway Boulevard, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, 84119-2331
Franklin Covey Co is a global company focused on organizational performance improvement. It focuses on providing time management and effectiveness training for individuals and corporations via online training as well as in-person workshops and events. The company provides training and consulting services in the areas of leadership, execution, productivity, trust, sales performance, customer loyalty, and educational improvement. It operates in the business segments of Direct Offices, Education practice, and International Licensees. The company derives revenue from providing training and consulting services, and through the selling of books, audio media, and other related products. It has a business presence in the United States and other international countries.
Executives
Meisha Sherman officer: CPO 2200 WEST PARKWAY BLVD., SALT LAKE CITY UT 84119-2099
Jennifer C. Colosimo officer: President, Enterprise Division 2200 WEST PARKWAY BLVD., SALT LAKE CITY UT 84119
Efrain Rivera director 911 PANORAMA TRAIL SOUTH, ROCHESTER NY 14625
Paul S Walker director, officer: CEO, Director 2200 WEST PARKWAY BLVD., SALT LAKE CITY UT 84119
Covey Michael Sean Merrill officer: President, Education Division 2200 WEST PARKWAY BLVD., SALT LAKE CITY UT 84119
Dom Colleen D officer: COO 2200 WEST PARKWAY BLVD, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84119
Craig Cuffie director 2200 WEST PARKWAY BOULEVARD, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84119
Esther Kay Stepp director
Nancy R Phillips director 1515 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10036
Michael Fung director 2200 WEST PARKWAY BLVD, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84119
Donald J Mcnamara director 4200 TEXAS COMMERCE TOWER WEST, 2200 ROSS AVE SUITE 4200, DALLAS TX 75201
Knowledge Capital Investment Group 10 percent owner 4200 CHASE TOWER WEST, 2200 ROSS AVENUE, DALLAS TX 75201
Van Bever Derek C M director 2200 WEST PARKWAY BLVD., SALT LAKE CITY UT 84119
Scott Jeffery Miller officer: EVP Bus Development/Marketing 2200 WEST PARKWAY BLVD., SALT LAKE CITY UT 84119
Joel Clinton Peterson director C/O JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION, 27-01 QUEENS PLAZA NORTH, LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101