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GE Aerospace (GE Aerospace) Graham Number

: $23.61 (As of Dec. 2023)
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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 (2024-04-18), the stock price of GE Aerospace is $152.94. GE Aerospace's graham number for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $23.61. Therefore, GE Aerospace's Price to Graham Number ratio for today is 6.48.

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

GE' s Price-to-Graham-Number Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.24   Med: 4.64   Max: 7.1
Current: 6.48

During the past 13 years, the highest Price to Graham Number ratio of GE Aerospace was 7.10. The lowest was 1.24. And the median was 4.64.

GE's Price-to-Graham-Number is ranked worse than
93.23% of 192 companies
in the Aerospace & Defense industry
Industry Median: 2.385 vs GE: 6.48

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


GE Aerospace Graham Number Historical Data

The historical data trend for GE Aerospace'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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GE Aerospace Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Graham Number
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - - 21.96

GE Aerospace Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Graham Number 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 17.93 21.86 24.25 23.61

Competitive Comparison

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, GE Aerospace'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.


GE Aerospace Price-to-Graham-Number Distribution

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, GE Aerospace's Price-to-Graham-Number distribution charts can be found below:

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



GE Aerospace Graham Number Calculation

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

GE Aerospace'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*7.624*2.81)
=21.96

GE Aerospace'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*7.624*3.249)
=23.61

* 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.


GE Aerospace  (NYSE:GE) 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.

GE Aerospace's Price to Graham number Ratio for today is calculated as

Price to Graham number=Share Price (Today)/Graham number (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=152.94/23.61
=6.48

* 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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GE Aerospace (GE Aerospace) Business Description

Address
5 Necco Street, Boston, MA, USA, 02210
GE was formed through the combination of two companies in 1892, including one with historical ties to American inventor Thomas Edison. Today, GE is a global leader in air travel and in the energy transition. The company is known for its differentiated technology and its massive industrial installed base of equipment sprawled throughout the world. That installed base most notably includes aerospace engines, gas and steam turbines, and onshore and offshore wind turbines. GE earns most of its profits on the service revenue of that equipment, which is generally higher-margin. The company is led by Danaher alumnus Larry Culp, who is leading a multiyear turnaround of the conglomerate based on lean principles.
Executives
Michael J Holston officer: Senior Vice President GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, ONE FINANCIAL CENTER, SUITE 3700, BOSTON MA 02111
Rahul Ghai officer: Senior Vice President GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, 5 NECCO STREET, BOSTON MA 02210
Scott Strazik officer: Senior Vice President ONE FINANCIAL CENTER, SUITE 3700, BOSTON MA 02111
Jessica R. Uhl director 200 WEST STREET, NEW YORK NY 10282
Thomas S Timko officer: Vice President 300 RENAISSANCE CENTER, M/C: 482-C25-A36, DETROIT MI 48265-3000
Darren W Mcdew director 100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD, ABBOTT PARK IL 60064
L Kevin Cox officer: Senior Vice President THE PEPSI BOTTLING GROUP, INC., ONE PEPSI WAY, SOMERS NY 10589
Russell Stokes officer: Senior Vice President ONE FINANCIAL CENTER, SUITE 3700, BOSTON MA 02111
Happe Carolina Dybeck officer: Senior Vice President 5 NECCO STREET, BOSTON MA 02210
John S. Slattery officer: Executive Vice President 5 NECCO STREET, BOSTON MA 02210
Thomas W Horton director 4333 AMON CARTER BLVD., FORTH WORTH TX 76155
Isabella D Goren director C/O LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES N V, DELFTSEPLEIN 27E, ROTTERDAM P7 3013AA
Francisco Dsouza director 500 GLENPOINTE CENTRE W, TEANECK NJ 07666
Risa J Lavizzo-mourey director GE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES INC., 500 W. MONROE ST., CHICAGO IL 60661
Paula Rosput Reynolds director 605 HILLSIDE DRIVE EAST, SEATTLE WA 98112

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