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Trex Co (Trex Co) Graham Number

: $16.54 (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 (2024-04-19), the stock price of Trex Co is $87.11. Trex Co's graham number for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $16.54. Therefore, Trex Co's Price to Graham Number ratio for today is 5.27.

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

TREX' s Price-to-Graham-Number Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.14   Med: 4.59   Max: 7.94
Current: 5.25

During the past 13 years, the highest Price to Graham Number ratio of Trex Co was 7.94. The lowest was 3.14. And the median was 4.59.

TREX's Price-to-Graham-Number is ranked worse than
95.57% of 1128 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 0.98 vs TREX: 5.25

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


Trex Co Graham Number Historical Data

The historical data trend for Trex 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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Trex Co 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 9.48 12.29 17.01 13.46 16.54

Trex Co 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 13.53 13.09 13.49 16.37 16.54

Competitive Comparison

For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, Trex 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.


Trex Co Price-to-Graham-Number Distribution

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Trex Co's Price-to-Graham-Number distribution charts can be found below:

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



Trex Co Graham Number Calculation

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

Trex Co'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*6.431*1.89)
=16.54

Trex Co'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*6.431*1.89)
=16.54

* 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.


Trex Co  (NYSE:TREX) 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.

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

Price to Graham number=Share Price (Today)/Graham number (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=87.11/16.54
=5.27

* 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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Trex Co (Trex Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
160 Exeter Drive, Winchester, VA, USA, 22603-8605
Trex Co Inc is a manufacturer of wooden alternative-decking products. The company offers outdoor products in the decking, railing, porch, fencing, trim, steel deck framing, and outdoor lighting categories. Its products are sold under the Trex brand and manufactured in the United States. Further, the company licenses its Trex brand to third parties to manufacture and sell products under the Trex trademark. The distribution is focused on wholesale distributors and retail lumber dealers, which in turn sell Trex products to homeowners and contractors, with an emphasis on professional contractors, remodelers, and homebuilders. The company operates in two reportable segments Trex Residential and Trex Commercial. The majority of revenue is derived from the Trex Residential segment.
Executives
Brenda Lovcik officer: SVP, Chief Financial Officer 2500 TREX WAY, C/O TREX COMPANY, INC., WINCHESTER VA 22601
Amy M. Fernandez officer: VP, GC and Secretary 2500 TREX WAY, WINCHESTER VA 22601
Melkeya Mcduffie director C/O CLEAN HARBORS INC., 42 LONGWATER DRIVE, NORWELL MA 02061
Michael F Golden director 2100 ROOSEVELT AVENUE, SPRINGFIELD MA 01104
Bryan Horix Fairbanks officer: VP and CFO 160 EXETER DRIVE, WINCHESTER VA 22603
Adam Dante Zambanini officer: Vice President, Marketing C/O TREX COMPANY INC., 160 EXETER DRIVE, WINCHESTER VA 22603
William R. Gupp officer: V.P. & General Counsel C/O TREX COMPANY, 160 EXETER DRIVE, WINCHESTER VA 22603
Dennis Charles Schemm officer: VP and Chief Financial Officer CONTINENTAL BUILDING PRODUCTS, 12950 WORLDGATE DRIVE, HERNDON VA 20170
Richard E Posey director C/O TREX COMPANY INC., 160 EXETER DRIVE, WINCHESTER VA 22603
Patricia B Robinson director
James E Cline officer: Vice President and CFO C/O TREX COMPANY INC., 160 EXETER DRIVE, WINCHESTER VA 22603
Jay M Gratz director RYERSON INC, 2621 W 15TH PLACE, CHICAGO IL 60608
Gena C Lovett director 11324 FOX CREEK FARM WAY, GREAT FALLS VA 22066
Christopher Paul Gerhard officer: Vice President, Sales 160 EXETER DRIVE, WINCHESTER VA 22603
Kristine L Juster director 1600 ROYAL ST, JASPER IN 47549