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Lime Energy Co (Lime Energy Co) Graham Number : $N/A (As of Sep. 2016)


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What is Lime Energy Co 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 (2024-05-06), the stock price of Lime Energy Co is $6.07. Lime Energy Co's graham number for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was $N/A. Therefore, Lime Energy Co's Price to Graham Number ratio for today is N/A.

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

LIME's Price-to-Graham-Number is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 1.54
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Graham-Number only.

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


Lime Energy Co Graham Number Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lime Energy Co'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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Lime Energy Co Graham Number Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Lime Energy Co's Graham Number

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Lime Energy Co'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.


Lime Energy Co's Price-to-Graham-Number Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Lime Energy Co's Price-to-Graham-Number distribution charts can be found below:

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



Lime Energy Co Graham Number Calculation

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

Lime Energy Co's Graham Number for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as

Graham Number
=sqrt of (22.5* Tangible Book per Share *EPS without NRI)
=sqrt of (22.5*-1.932*-0.4)
=N/A

Lime Energy Co's Graham Number for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 is calculated as

Graham Number
=sqrt of (22.5*Tangible Book per Share*EPS without NRI (TTM))
=sqrt of (22.5*-1.737*-1.42)
=N/A

* 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.


Lime Energy Co  (OTCPK:LIME) 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.

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

Price to Graham number=Share Price (Today)/Graham number (Q: Sep. 2016 )
=6.07/N/A
=N/A

* 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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Lime Energy Co (Lime Energy Co) Business Description

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Lime Energy Co is a U.S based company which offers the utilities energy efficiency program delivery services targeted to their small and medium-sized business customers. Its programs help these businesses use less energy through the upgrade of existing equipment with new, more energy efficient equipment. These programs include energy efficient lighting upgrades, mechanical upgrades, water conservation measures, building controls, refrigeration, pool pumps, building shell improvements and appliance recycling.
Executives
Gregory T Barnum director
Adam C Procell officer: CEO and Presirent C/O WILLDAN, 12401 EAST KATELLA AVENUE, SUITE 300, ANAHEIM CA 92806
Carey William Russell Jr director 2202 NORTH WEST SHORE BLVD, 5TH FLOOR, TAMPA FL 33607
Robert J Manning director 1201 THIRD AVE, STE 4900, SEATTLE WA 98101
Robert D Wagner director COMFORT SYSTEMS USA, INC., 675 BERING DRIVE, SUITE 400, HOUSTON TX 77057
Cit Group Inc 10 percent owner 1 CIT DRIVE, LIVINGSTON NJ 07039
Frederic F Brace director 707 W. SMUGGLER ST, ASPEN CO 81611
Stanley Morgan 10 percent owner 1585 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10036

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