Graham Holdings Company (GHC): Price and Financial Metrics
Graham Holdings Company (GHC)
Today's Latest Price: $404.11 USD
Updated Sep 30 6:40pm
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Ranked of 29 in Outsourcing - Education Services
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GHC Stock Summary
- Graham Holdings Co's stock had its IPO on January 24, 1990, making it an older stock than 88.17% of US equities in our set.
- With a price/sales ratio of 0.72, Graham Holdings Co has a higher such ratio than 25.78% of stocks in our set.
- Shareholder yield, a measure of how much is returned to shareholders via dividends and share repurchases, for GHC comes in at 4.68% -- higher than that of 71.39% of stocks in our set.
- Stocks with similar financial metrics, market capitalization, and price volatility to Graham Holdings Co are EZPW, AAME, PVH, NPO, and SCHL.
- GHC's SEC filings can be seen here. And to visit Graham Holdings Co's official web site, go to www.ghco.com.
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GHC Price/Volume Stats
| Current price | $404.11 | 52-week high | $668.81 |
| Prev. close | $396.80 | 52-week low | $267.89 |
| Day low | $396.00 | Volume | 40,300 |
| Day high | $410.97 | Avg. volume | 37,435 |
| 50-day MA | $414.60 | Dividend yield | 1.44% |
| 200-day MA | $431.80 | Market Cap | 2.07B |
Graham Holdings Company (GHC) Company Bio
Graham Holdings is a diversified education and media company whose principal operations include educational services, television broadcasting, cable systems and online services, print and local television news. Its education services operates in three segments: Kaplan Higher Education, Kaplan Test Preparation and Kaplan International. The company was founded in 1947 and is based in Washington, D.C.
GHC Price Forecast Based on DCF Valuation
| Current Price | DCF Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $404.11 | $689.74 | 71% |
We started the process of determining a valid price forecast for Graham Holdings Co with a discounted cash flow analysis -- the results of which can be found in the table below. To summarize, we found that Graham Holdings Co ranked in the 56th percentile in terms of potential gain offered. Specifically, our DCF analysis implies the stock is trading below its fair value by an estimated 71.5%. As for the metrics that stood out in our discounted cash flow analysis of Graham Holdings Co, consider:
- Graham Holdings Co's weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is 7%; for context, that number is higher than merely 8.57% of tickers in our DCF set.
- Graham Holdings Co's interest coverage rate -- a measure of gross earnings relative to interest payments -- comes in at 8.77. This coverage rate is greater than that of 75.45% of stocks we're observing for the purpose of forecasting via discounted cash flows.
- Relative to other stocks in its sector (Consumer Defensive), Graham Holdings Co has a reliance on debt greater than 60.52% of them.
| Terminal Growth Rate in Free Cash Flow | Return Relative to Current Share Price |
| 0% | 67% |
| 1% | 69% |
| 2% | 71% |
| 3% | 72% |
| 4% | 74% |
| 5% | 76% |
For other companies in the Consumer Defensive that have a similar discounted cashflow valuation profile (and ensuing price forecasts) as GHC, try CCEP, STZ, DG, HLF, and TGT.
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