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A10 Networks (A10 Networks) Graham Number : $6.71 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is A10 Networks 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 (2024-05-12), the stock price of A10 Networks is $15.52. A10 Networks's graham number for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $6.71. Therefore, A10 Networks's Price to Graham Number ratio for today is 2.31.

The historical rank and industry rank for A10 Networks's Graham Number or its related term are showing as below:

ATEN' s Price-to-Graham-Number Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.59   Med: 2.51   Max: 8.28
Current: 2.31

During the past 13 years, the highest Price to Graham Number ratio of A10 Networks was 8.28. The lowest was 1.59. And the median was 2.51.

ATEN's Price-to-Graham-Number is ranked worse than
51.59% of 1353 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 2.24 vs ATEN: 2.31

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


A10 Networks Graham Number Historical Data

The historical data trend for A10 Networks'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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A10 Networks Graham Number Chart

A10 Networks 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 - 2.72 8.47 5.74 6.75

A10 Networks 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 5.69 6.10 5.79 6.02 6.71

Competitive Comparison of A10 Networks's Graham Number

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, A10 Networks'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.


A10 Networks's Price-to-Graham-Number Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, A10 Networks's Price-to-Graham-Number distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where A10 Networks's Price-to-Graham-Number falls into.



A10 Networks Graham Number Calculation

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

A10 Networks'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*2.778*0.73)
=6.75

A10 Networks'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*2.862*0.7)
=6.71

* 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.


A10 Networks  (NYSE:ATEN) 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.

A10 Networks's Price to Graham number Ratio for today is calculated as

Price to Graham number=Share Price (Today)/Graham number (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=15.52/6.71
=2.31

* 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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A10 Networks (A10 Networks) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2300 Orchard Parkway, San Jose, CA, USA, 95131
A10 Networks Inc is a provider of secure application solutions and services that enables a new generation of intelligently connected companies, the ability to continuously improve cyber protection and digital responsiveness across dynamic Information Technology and network infrastructures. Its portfolio consists of six secure application solutions; Thunder Application Delivery Controller, Lightning Application Delivery Controller, Thunder Carrier Grade Networking, Thunder Threat Protection System, Thunder SSL Insight and Thunder Convergent Firewall, and two intelligent management and automation tools; Harmony Controller and aGalaxy TPS. Key revenue is generated from the Americas, with the rest coming from Europe, the Middle East and Africa, plus the Asia Pacific region.
Executives
Dhrupad Trivedi officer: Chief Executive Officer 1 N. BRENTWOOD BLVD., SUITE 1599, SAINT LOUIS MO 63105
Matthew P Bruening officer: EVP, Worldwide Sales & Mktg 2300 ORCHARD PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Karen S. Thomas officer: EVP, Worldwide Sales and Mkt 2300 ORCHARD PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95125
Brian Becker officer: Interim CFO 230 HOWES DRIVE, LOS GATOS CA 95032
Robert Scott Weber officer: General Counsel 2300 ORCHARD PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Peter Y Chung director, other: Indirect GP of 10% Owner C/O SUMMIT PARTNERS, 222 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLR, BOSTON MA 02116
Viex Opportunities Fund, Lp Series One other: See Explanation of Responses C/O VIEX CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC, 825 THIRD AVENUE, 33RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Robert D Cochran director, officer: VP, Legal & Corp Collaboration 2300 ORCHARD PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Dana Elizabeth Wolf director 2300 ORCHARD PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Viex Opportunities Fund, Lp - Series Two other: See Explanation of Responses C/O VIEX CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC, 825 THIRD AVENUE, 33RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Summit Partners L P other: Manager of GP of 10% Owner 222 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Mary Dotz director 280 N BERNARDO AVENUE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Gunter Reiss officer: VP Worldwide Mktg & Bus Dev 2300 ORCHARD PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Thomas Constantino officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer 2300 ORCHARD PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Lee Chen director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO and President C/O A10 NETWORKS, INC, 2300 ORCHARD PARK, SAN JOSE CA 95131