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Sparebanken More (OSL:MORG) Graham Number : kr243.92 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Sparebanken More 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 (2024-05-26), the stock price of Sparebanken More is kr84.95. Sparebanken More's graham number for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was kr243.92. Therefore, Sparebanken More's Price to Graham Number ratio for today is 0.35.

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

OSL:MORG' s Price-to-Graham-Number Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.26   Med: 0.37   Max: 0.6
Current: 0.34

During the past 13 years, the highest Price to Graham Number ratio of Sparebanken More was 0.60. The lowest was 0.26. And the median was 0.37.

OSL:MORG's Price-to-Graham-Number is ranked better than
87.13% of 1375 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 0.63 vs OSL:MORG: 0.34

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


Sparebanken More Graham Number Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sparebanken More'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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Sparebanken More Graham Number Chart

Sparebanken More 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 209.84 195.89 213.74 241.22 288.98

Sparebanken More 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 194.88 204.05 212.50 233.69 243.92

Competitive Comparison of Sparebanken More's Graham Number

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Sparebanken More'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.


Sparebanken More's Price-to-Graham-Number Distribution in the Banks Industry

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

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



Sparebanken More Graham Number Calculation

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

Sparebanken More'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*175.052*21.203)
=288.98

Sparebanken More's Graham Number for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Graham Number
=sqrt of (22.5*Tangible Book per Share*EPS without NRI (TTM))
=sqrt of (22.5*184.721*14.315)
=243.92

* 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.


Sparebanken More  (OSL:MORG) 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.

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

Price to Graham number=Share Price (Today)/Graham number (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=84.95/243.92
=0.35

* 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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Sparebanken More (OSL:MORG) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Kipervikgata 6, Ålesund, NOR, 6003
Sparebanken Møre is a Norway-based banking corporation. It engaged in providing retail and commercial banking services to its customers. Products and services provided by the company include deposits, saving accounts, asset management, financial advisory services, payment transfers, foreign exchange and interest trading, insurance, and real estate brokerage. In addition, the company also provides real estate brokerage services for both residential homes and commercial properties. It mainly concentrates on maritime, offshore and supply, real estate, trade, and services as well as insurance industries. It firm manages its business into three segments Corporate, Retail, and Real estate brokerage. The revenue of the company comprises interest, fees, commission, and other income.

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