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Madison Covrd Call & Eqt Strtg Fd (Madison Covrd Call & Eqt Strtg Fd) Graham Number : $10.77 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Madison Covrd Call & Eqt Strtg Fd 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 (2024-05-11), the stock price of Madison Covrd Call & Eqt Strtg Fd is $7.23. Madison Covrd Call & Eqt Strtg Fd's graham number for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $10.77. Therefore, Madison Covrd Call & Eqt Strtg Fd's Price to Graham Number ratio for today is 0.67.

The historical rank and industry rank for Madison Covrd Call & Eqt Strtg Fd's Graham Number or its related term are showing as below:

MCN' s Price-to-Graham-Number Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.48   Med: 0.72   Max: 1.09
Current: 0.67

During the past 7 years, the highest Price to Graham Number ratio of Madison Covrd Call & Eqt Strtg Fd was 1.09. The lowest was 0.48. And the median was 0.72.

MCN's Price-to-Graham-Number is ranked better than
61.93% of 1132 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.77 vs MCN: 0.67

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


Madison Covrd Call & Eqt Strtg Fd Graham Number Historical Data

The historical data trend for Madison Covrd Call & Eqt Strtg Fd'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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Madison Covrd Call & Eqt Strtg Fd Graham Number Chart

Madison Covrd Call & Eqt Strtg Fd Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Graham Number
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 13.85 8.57 13.45 7.12 10.77

Madison Covrd Call & Eqt Strtg Fd Semi-Annual Data
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 13.45 - 7.12 13.99 10.77

Competitive Comparison of Madison Covrd Call & Eqt Strtg Fd's Graham Number

For the Asset Management subindustry, Madison Covrd Call & Eqt Strtg Fd'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.


Madison Covrd Call & Eqt Strtg Fd's Price-to-Graham-Number Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Madison Covrd Call & Eqt Strtg Fd's Price-to-Graham-Number distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Madison Covrd Call & Eqt Strtg Fd's Price-to-Graham-Number falls into.



Madison Covrd Call & Eqt Strtg Fd Graham Number Calculation

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

Madison Covrd Call & Eqt Strtg Fd'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*7.057*0.73)
=10.77

Madison Covrd Call & Eqt Strtg Fd'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*7.057*0.73)
=10.77

* 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.


Madison Covrd Call & Eqt Strtg Fd  (NYSE:MCN) 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.

Madison Covrd Call & Eqt Strtg Fd's Price to Graham number Ratio for today is calculated as

Price to Graham number=Share Price (Today)/Graham number (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=7.23/10.77
=0.67

* 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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Madison Covrd Call & Eqt Strtg Fd (Madison Covrd Call & Eqt Strtg Fd) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
550 Science Drive, Madison, WI, USA, 53711
Madison Covrd Call & Eqt Strtg Fd is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The primary objective is to provide a high level of current income and current gains. Its secondary objective is to achieve long-term capital appreciation. The fund seeks to achieve its objectives by investing primarily in large and mid-capitalization common stocks. Its portfolio of investments consists of different sectors investment such as consumer discretionary, consumer staples, energy, financials, healthcare, industrials, information technology, materials, real estate, utilities, exchange-traded funds, U.S. government and agency obligations, and money market funds.
Executives
Jill M Friedow director 550 SCIENCE DR, MADISON WI 53711
Imhoff James R Jr other: Former Director 550 SCIENCE DRIVE, MADISON WI 53711
Scott C Jones director C/O XA INVESTMENTS, 1290 BROADWAY STE 1100, DENVER CO 80203
Patrick F Ryan officer: President MADISON ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC, 550 SCIENCE DRIVE, MADISON WI 53711
Steven J Fredricks officer: CCO MADISON ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC, 550 SCIENCE DRIVE, MADISON WI 53711
Richard E Struthers director 2340 WEST COUNTY ROAD C, SAINT PAUL MN 55113-2528
Kevin S Thompson officer: Chief Legal Officer MADISON ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC, 550 SCIENCE DRIVE, MADISON WI 53711
George W Karpus 10 percent owner
Karpus Management, Inc. 10 percent owner 183 SULLY'S TRAIL, PITTSFORD NY 14534
Steven Paul Riege director 11613 N LAFAYETTE PLACE, MEQUON WI 53092
Lisa R Lange officer: CCO MADISON ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC, 550 SCIENCE DRIVE, MADISON WI 53711
Pamela Marie Krill officer: CLO and General Counsel 550 SCIENCE DRIVE, MADISON WI 53562
Holly S Baggot officer: Secretary and Asst Treasurer 550 SCIENCE DRIVE, MADISON WI 53711
Paul Anthony Lefurgey officer: Vice President 1817 AUTUMN HILL DRIVE, VERONA WI 53593
Wayne Richard Mason officer: CCO 2002 E PALMAIRE AVE, PHOENIX AZ 85020