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Textron (Textron) Graham Number

: $54.01 (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 (2024-04-23), the stock price of Textron is $93.77. Textron's graham number for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $54.01. Therefore, Textron's Price to Graham Number ratio for today is 1.74.

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

TXT' s Price-to-Graham-Number Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.26   Med: 1.72   Max: 2.76
Current: 1.74

During the past 13 years, the highest Price to Graham Number ratio of Textron was 2.76. The lowest was 1.26. And the median was 1.72.

TXT's Price-to-Graham-Number is ranked better than
66.15% of 192 companies
in the Aerospace & Defense industry
Industry Median: 2.545 vs TXT: 1.74

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


Textron Graham Number Historical Data

The historical data trend for Textron'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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Textron 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 35.39 25.82 40.15 45.97 55.31

Textron 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 45.97 46.14 49.27 51.33 54.01

Competitive Comparison

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Textron'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.


Textron Price-to-Graham-Number Distribution

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

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



Textron Graham Number Calculation

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

Textron'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*24.324*5.59)
=55.31

Textron'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*24.324*5.33)
=54.01

* 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.


Textron  (NYSE:TXT) 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.

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

Price to Graham number=Share Price (Today)/Graham number (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=93.77/54.01
=1.74

* 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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Textron (Textron) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
40 Westminster Street, Providence, RI, USA, 02903
Textron is a conglomerate that mostly designs, manufactures, and services a range of specialty aircraft including small jets, propeller-driven airplanes, helicopters, and tilt-rotor aircraft. The firm's aviation segment manufactures and services Cessna and Beechcraft planes. Bell is a helicopter and tilt-rotor manufacturer and servicer for both commercial and military customers. Textron Systems produces uncrewed aircraft and armored vehicles for the military market as well as aircraft simulators and training for the commercial and military markets. Textron Industrial contains the Kautex business that manufactures plastic fuel tanks for conventional and hybrid motor vehicles and other subsidiaries that produce specialized vehicles such as golf carts, snowmobiles, and all-terrain vehicles.
Executives
R Kerry Clark director C/O THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY, ONE PROCTER & GAMBLE PLAZA, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Michael X Garrett director 6521 CHIPSTEAD LANE, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Frank T Connor officer: Executive VP and CFO 40 WESTMINSTER STREET, PROVIDENCE RI 02903
Scott C Donnelly officer: Executive VP and COO
Thomas A Kennedy director 870 WINTER STREET, WALTHAM MA 02451
Richard F Ambrose director 6801 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, BETHESDA MD 20817
Mark S Bamford officer: VP and Corporate Controller 40 WESTMINSTER STREET, PROVIDENCE RI 02903
E Robert Lupone officer: EVP, General Counsel and Secy 40 WESTMINSTER STREET, PROVIDENCE RI 02903
Kathleen M Bader director 2030 DOW CENTER, MIDLAND MI 49640
Nowell Lionel L Iii director 401 NORTH MAIN STREET, WINSTON-SALEM NC 27101
Julie G Duffy officer: Executive VP - Human Resources 40 WESTMINSTER STREET, PROVIDENCE RI 02903
Deborah L James director 1710 SAIC DRIVE, MCLEAN VA 22102
Ralph D Heath director 6801 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, BETHESDA MD 20817
Maria T Zuber director 40 WESTMINSTER STREET, PROVIDENCE RI 02903
Cheryl H Johnson officer: Executive VP, Human Resources 40 WESTMINSTER STREET, PROVIDENCE RI 02903

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