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DVN (Devon Energy) Graham Number : $59.00 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Devon Energy 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 (2024-10-31), the stock price of Devon Energy is $38.68. Devon Energy's graham number for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was $59.00. Therefore, Devon Energy's Price to Graham Number ratio for today is 0.66.

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

DVN' s Price-to-Graham-Number Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.53   Med: 1.44   Max: 22.74
Current: 0.66

During the past 13 years, the highest Price to Graham Number ratio of Devon Energy was 22.74. The lowest was 0.53. And the median was 1.44.

DVN's Price-to-Graham-Number is ranked better than
63.43% of 629 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 0.84 vs DVN: 0.66

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


Devon Energy Graham Number Historical Data

The historical data trend for Devon Energy'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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Devon Energy Graham Number Chart

Devon Energy 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 17.92 - 31.93 35.59 57.67

Devon Energy Quarterly Data
Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24
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 48.33 47.68 57.64 56.97 59.00

Competitive Comparison of Devon Energy's Graham Number

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Devon Energy'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.


Devon Energy's Price-to-Graham-Number Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Devon Energy's Price-to-Graham-Number distribution charts can be found below:

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



Devon Energy Graham Number Calculation

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

Devon Energy'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*17.788*8.31)
=57.67

Devon Energy's Graham Number for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Graham Number
=sqrt of (22.5*Tangible Book per Share*EPS without NRI (TTM))
=sqrt of (22.5*18.799*8.23)
=59.00

* 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.


Devon Energy  (NYSE:DVN) 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.

Devon Energy's Price to Graham number Ratio for today is calculated as

Price to Graham number=Share Price (Today)/Graham number (Q: Jun. 2024 )
=38.68/59.00
=0.66

* 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.


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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Devon Energy Business Description

Address
333 West Sheridan Avenue, Oklahoma, OK, USA, 73102-5015
Devon Energy is an oil and gas producer with acreage in several top US shale plays. While roughly two thirds of its production comes from the Permian Basin, it also holds a meaningful presence in the Anadarko, Eagle Ford, and Bakken basins. At the end of 2023, Devon reported net proved reserves of 1.8 billion barrels of oil equivalent. Net production averaged roughly 658,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2023 at a ratio of 73% oil and natural gas liquids and 27% natural gas.
Executives
Tana K Cashion officer: SVP Human Resources and Admin 333 W. SHERIDAN AVENUE, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73102
Richard E Muncrief director, officer: President and CEO 333 W. SHERIDAN AVE, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73102
Dennis C Cameron officer: EVP and General Counsel DEVON ENERGY, 333 W. SHERIDAN AVE, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73102
Clay M Gaspar officer: EVP and COO 333 W. SHERIDAN AVE, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73102
John E Bethancourt director 6001 BOLLINGER CANYON ROAD, SAN RAMON CA 94583
Michael N Mears director ONE WILLIAMS CENTER, MD 28-1, TULSA OK 74172
Gennifer F. Kelly director 1702 COMMERCE WAY, BRENTWOOD TN 37027
Valerie Williams director C/O OMNICOM GROUP INC., 280 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Ann G Fox director 2001 KIRBY DRIVE, SUITE 200, HOUSTON TX 77019
Kelt Kindick director DEVON ENERGY CORP, 333 W SHERIDAN AVE, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73102
Jeffrey L Ritenour officer: EVP & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 333 W. SHERIDAN AVENUE, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73102
Jeremy D. Humphers officer: SVP Chief Accounting Officer 333 WEST SHERIDAN AVENUE, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73102-5015
Felix Investments Holdings Ii, Llc director, 10 percent owner 1530 16TH STREET, SUITE 500, DENVER CO 80202
Encap Energy Capital Fund X, L.p. director, 10 percent owner 9651 KATY FREEWAY, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77024
Karl F Kurz director DEVON ENERGY CORP., 333 W. SHERIDAN AVE, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73102