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Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (XMAD:CAF) Graham Number : €12.59 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles 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 (2024-05-03), the stock price of Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles is €32.75. Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles's graham number for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €12.59. Therefore, Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles's Price to Graham Number ratio for today is 2.60.

The historical rank and industry rank for Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles's Graham Number or its related term are showing as below:

XMAD:CAF' s Price-to-Graham-Number Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.1   Med: 1.49   Max: 10.58
Current: 2.6

During the past 13 years, the highest Price to Graham Number ratio of Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles was 10.58. The lowest was 1.10. And the median was 1.49.

XMAD:CAF's Price-to-Graham-Number is ranked worse than
86.12% of 735 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 1 vs XMAD:CAF: 2.60

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


Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles Graham Number Historical Data

The historical data trend for Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles'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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Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles Graham Number Chart

Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles 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 13.58 3.71 25.75 17.57 25.73

Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles Quarterly Data
Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 25.33 - 17.90 14.97 12.59

Competitive Comparison of Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles's Graham Number

For the Railroads subindustry, Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles'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.


Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles's Price-to-Graham-Number Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles's Price-to-Graham-Number distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles's Price-to-Graham-Number falls into.



Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles Graham Number Calculation

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

Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles'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*11.233*2.619)
=25.73

Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles'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*11.233*0.627)
=12.59

* 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.


Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles  (XMAD:CAF) 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.

Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles's Price to Graham number Ratio for today is calculated as

Price to Graham number=Share Price (Today)/Graham number (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=32.75/12.59
=2.60

* 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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Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (XMAD:CAF) Business Description

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Address
Jose Miguel Iturrioz, 26, Guipuzcoa, Beasain, ESP, 20200
Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles SA is a Spain-based company that offers comprehensive railway solutions. The company's train-related products comprise high-speed rolling stock, wheelsets, traction and communication systems, signaling systems, and related services including vehicle maintenance, vehicle upgrading and refurbishment, and aftersales technical supports. In addition to supplying train-related products, the company also helps customers conduct viability studies, civil work, electrification projects, and system operation. The company operates under concession or turnkey models. Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles has a global presence, with Europe and Brazil being the two largest markets.