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Piperndler Cos (Piperndler Cos) Graham Number

: $95.71 (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 (2024-04-20), the stock price of Piperndler Cos is $185.77. Piperndler Cos's graham number for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $95.71. Therefore, Piperndler Cos's Price to Graham Number ratio for today is 1.94.

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

PIPR' s Price-to-Graham-Number Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.69   Med: 1.15   Max: 2.15
Current: 1.94

During the past 13 years, the highest Price to Graham Number ratio of Piperndler Cos was 2.15. The lowest was 0.69. And the median was 1.15.

PIPR's Price-to-Graham-Number is ranked worse than
72.85% of 523 companies
in the Capital Markets industry
Industry Median: 1.16 vs PIPR: 1.94

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


Piperndler Cos Graham Number Historical Data

The historical data trend for Piperndler Cos'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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Piperndler Cos 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 87.00 86.01 158.14 106.95 95.76

Piperndler Cos 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 106.85 97.97 90.80 88.31 95.71

Competitive Comparison

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Piperndler Cos'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.


Piperndler Cos Price-to-Graham-Number Distribution

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Piperndler Cos's Price-to-Graham-Number distribution charts can be found below:

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



Piperndler Cos Graham Number Calculation

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

Piperndler Cos'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*43.917*9.28)
=95.76

Piperndler Cos'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*43.917*9.27)
=95.71

* 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.


Piperndler Cos  (NYSE:PIPR) 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.

Piperndler Cos's Price to Graham number Ratio for today is calculated as

Price to Graham number=Share Price (Today)/Graham number (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=185.77/95.71
=1.94

* 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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Piperndler Cos (Piperndler Cos) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
800 Nicollet Mall, Suite 900, Minneapolis, MN, USA, 55402
Piper Sandler Cos is an investment banking company. Investment banking services include financial advisory services, management of and participation in underwriting, and public finance activities. It generates maximum revenue from Advisory services followed by Equity financing. The company focuses on the following sectors: healthcare; energy; consumer; diversified industrials and services; business services; technology; financial services; agriculture, clean technologies, and renewables, focusing on middle-market clients.
Executives
Debbra L. Schoneman officer: Chief Financial Officer 800 NICOLLET MALL, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402
Chad R Abraham officer: Co-Head Global IB and Cap Mkts 800 NICOLLET MALL, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402
Jonathan J Doyle director, officer: Hd of Financial Services Group 800 NICOLLET MALL, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402
John W Geelan officer: General Counsel 800 NICOLLET MALL, SUITE 800, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402
Robbin Mitchell director W56 N17000 RIDGEWOOD DRIVE, MENOMONEE FALLS WI 53051
Michael R Dillahunt officer: Global Co-Head IB and Cap Mkts 800 NICOLLET MALL, SUITE 900, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402
R Scott Larue officer: Co-Head Global IB and Cap Mkts 800 NICOLLET MALL, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402
Brian R Sterling director 800 NICOLLET MALL, SUITE 900, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402
Timothy L Carter officer: Chief Accounting Officer 800 NICOLLET MALL, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402
Victoria M Holt director PPG INDUSTRIES, INC., ONE PPG PLACE, PITTSBURGH PA 15272
James P Baker officer: Global Co-Head IB and Cap Mkts 800 NICOLLET MALL, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402
Schreier Thomas S Jr director C/O NORTHWEST AIRLINES, 1689 NONCONNAN BLVD, MEMPHIS TN 38132
Fairman Francis E Iv officer: Head, Public Finance Services 800 NICOLLET MALL, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402
Andrew S Duff director, officer: Chairman and CEO 800 NICOLLET MALL, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402
Christopher D Crawshaw officer: Head of Asset Management 800 NICOLLET MALL, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402