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Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund (Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund) Graham Number : $74.66 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth 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 (2024-05-16), the stock price of Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund is $31.90. Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund's graham number for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $74.66. Therefore, Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund's Price to Graham Number ratio for today is 0.43.

The historical rank and industry rank for Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund's Graham Number or its related term are showing as below:

STK' s Price-to-Graham-Number Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.36   Med: 0.42   Max: 0.43
Current: 0.43

During the past 8 years, the highest Price to Graham Number ratio of Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund was 0.43. The lowest was 0.36. And the median was 0.42.

STK's Price-to-Graham-Number is ranked better than
90.32% of 1136 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.77 vs STK: 0.43

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


Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund Graham Number Historical Data

The historical data trend for Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth 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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Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund Graham Number Chart

Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Graham Number
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 66.23 62.74 92.34 - 74.66

Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund Semi-Annual Data
Jun15 Dec15 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 92.33 - - 58.20 74.66

Competitive Comparison of Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund's Graham Number

For the Asset Management subindustry, Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth 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.


Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund's Price-to-Graham-Number Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund's Price-to-Graham-Number distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund's Price-to-Graham-Number falls into.



Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund Graham Number Calculation

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

Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund'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*29.047*8.53)
=74.66

Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund'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*29.047*8.53)
=74.66

* 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.


Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund  (NYSE:STK) 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.

Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund's Price to Graham number Ratio for today is calculated as

Price to Graham number=Share Price (Today)/Graham number (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=31.90/74.66
=0.43

* 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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Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund (Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
225 Franklin Street, Boston, MA, USA, 02110
Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund Inc is a closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to seek growth of capital and current income. The fund invests in various sectors such as consumer discretionary, industrials, information technology and telecommunication services. Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC serves as the investment manager to the fund.
Executives
Janet Carrig director ONE SOUTH WACKER DRIVE SUITE 3200, CHICAGO IL 60606
Douglas A Hacker director P O BOX 66100-WHQLD, CHICAGO IL 60666
Daniel Beckman officer: Senior Vice President 225 FRANKLIN STREET, BOSTON MA 02110
Gene R Tannuzzo other: Man Dir/GL HD of FI Issuer IA 225 FRANKLIN ST., BOSTON MA 02110
Christopher O. Petersen officer: Vice President and Secretary 5228 AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL CENTER, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55474
Brian M. Engelking other: Dir.,VP & CFO of Issuer's IA 225 FRANKLIN STREET, BOSTON MA 02110
Sandra Yeager director 225 FRANKLIN ST., BOSTON MA 02110
Jonathan C Cleasby other: Dir., VP & CFO of Issuer's IA 225 FRANKLIN ST., BOSTON MA 02110
Brian J Gallagher director 225 FRANKLIN STREET, BOSTON MA 02110
Pamela G Carlton director 901 S. MARQUETTE AVENUE, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402
Anthony M Santomero director RENAISSANCE HOUSE, 8-20 EAST BROADWAY, PEMBROKE D0 HM 19
Joseph Beranek officer: Treasurer of Issuer 225 FRANKLIN ST, BOSTON MA 02110
Scott E Couto other: EVP/Head N.Am. for Issuer's IA 225 FRANKLIN ST, BOSTON MA 02110
Vimal Patel other: Portfolio Manager of Issuer 50606 AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL CENTER, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55474
Shekhar Pramanick other: Portfolio Manager of Issuer 225 FRANKLIN STREET, BOSTON MA 02110

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