Graham value
Benjamin Graham’s margin of safety
Priced below the Graham Number with a strong current ratio and low debt.
On 6 Nov 2026, the Graham value screen finds 56 companies on NSE and BSE. To pass, a company needs: Current price below Graham Number; Current ratio above 1.5; Debt to equity below 0.5; and 1 more condition. The largest industry groups are Chemicals (9) and Capital Goods (7) out of 56 companies, with a median P/E of 10.4×. Sorted by Price to Earning (lowest first), the first three are Onix Solar Energy, Chennai Petroleum Corporation and Panama Petrochem; 885 other companies could not be tested because data was missing.
Benjamin Graham’s rule of thumb: a defensive stock should cost less than √(22.5 × EPS × book value per share). This screen also asks for a current ratio above 1.5 and debt below half of equity.
56 companies pass
| 30 days | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 296.15 | 707.58 | 3.1 | 6.97 | 0.07 | 1.29 | 0.00% | ||
| 1,441.80 | 2,804.35 | 3.8 | 2.39 | 0.16 | 1.58 | 5.48% | ||
| 438.25 | 770.95 | 5.5 | 4.29 | 0.04 | 1.31 | 0.68% | ||
| 251.48 | 419.21 | 5.6 | 2.43 | 0.13 | 1.45 | 1.09% | ||
| 451.80 | 1,010.90 | 6.3 | 4.23 | 0.01 | 0.71 | 4.65% | ||
| 443.15 | 1,024.00 | 6.8 | 4.19 | 0.01 | 0.62 | 2.48% | ||
| 204.88 | 230.53 | 6.8 | 3.11 | 0.01 | 2.61 | 0.00% | ||
| 77.56 | 134.98 | 6.9 | 2.22 | 0.43 | 1.07 | 0.00% | ||
| 112.58 | 213.38 | 7.1 | 2.07 | 0.21 | 0.88 | 1.33% | ||
| 400.00 | 501.88 | 7.4 | 1.81 | 0.12 | 1.93 | 10.25% | ||
| 233.40 | 507.43 | 7.9 | 1.71 | 0.09 | 0.60 | 0.64% | ||
| 384.70 | 551.58 | 8.1 | 1.79 | 0.16 | 1.36 | 2.86% | ||
| 139.45 | 264.92 | 8.1 | 1.84 | 0.22 | 0.77 | 7.89% | ||
| 451.50 | 759.16 | 8.1 | 4.06 | 0.01 | 0.98 | 2.88% | ||
| 26.12 | 75.38 | 8.3 | 7.01 | 0.00 | 0.32 | 0.00% | ||
| 314.50 | 675.03 | 8.3 | 3.24 | 0.00 | 0.59 | 0.40% | ||
| 325.75 | 344.67 | 8.4 | 4.07 | 0.00 | 2.40 | 3.68% | ||
| 154.89 | 241.04 | 8.4 | 4.74 | 0.09 | 1.10 | 4.52% | ||
| 99.55 | 112.59 | 8.6 | 2.56 | 0.35 | 2.05 | 0.50% | ||
| 87.80 | 127.96 | 9.2 | 3.45 | 0.05 | 1.16 | 0.68% | ||
| 122.23 | 193.15 | 9.3 | 3.62 | 0.39 | 0.96 | 0.00% | ||
| 685.60 | 760.27 | 9.6 | 1.94 | 0.01 | 1.90 | 2.19% | ||
| 169.14 | 215.78 | 9.6 | 1.85 | 0.18 | 1.43 | 1.92% | ||
| 240.55 | 392.12 | 9.7 | 2.31 | 0.21 | 0.88 | 0.06% | ||
| 161.28 | 194.83 | 9.8 | 2.71 | 0.25 | 1.58 | 3.72% | ||
| 163.26 | 213.97 | 10.0 | 1.94 | 0.16 | 1.31 | 5.21% | ||
| 183.22 | 243.11 | 10.1 | 1.88 | 0.30 | 1.27 | 0.68% | ||
| 317.00 | 335.19 | 10.3 | 4.29 | 0.09 | 1.96 | 3.15% | ||
| 507.55 | 664.18 | 10.5 | 5.08 | 0.00 | 1.25 | 0.35% | ||
| 226.25 | 239.33 | 10.5 | 1.76 | 0.18 | 1.92 | 0.88% | ||
| 898.60 | 1,011.44 | 10.7 | 1.56 | 0.24 | 1.66 | 1.78% | ||
| 194.33 | 201.84 | 10.8 | 2.50 | 0.43 | 1.94 | 0.51% | ||
| 1,476.70 | 1,777.67 | 10.8 | 2.47 | 0.12 | 1.44 | 1.63% | ||
34KRBLKRBL | 408.05 | 475.42 | 11.1 | 7.13 | 0.01 | 1.50 | 1.10% | |
| 60.70 | 67.53 | 11.1 | 7.21 | 0.12 | 1.64 | 3.29% | ||
| 184.15 | 223.38 | 11.1 | 7.81 | 0.34 | 1.37 | 0.98% | ||
| 677.65 | 926.34 | 11.2 | 9.35 | 0.01 | 1.07 | 0.00% | ||
| 240.95 | 347.12 | 11.5 | 1.68 | 0.07 | 0.94 | 0.62% | ||
39KCPKCP | 158.25 | 202.76 | 12.0 | 2.80 | 0.29 | 1.14 | 0.63% | |
| 122.74 | 168.93 | 13.0 | 2.38 | 0.32 | 0.91 | 2.44% | ||
| 847.55 | 857.34 | 13.1 | 2.10 | 0.24 | 1.67 | 1.18% | ||
| 125.92 | 151.89 | 13.5 | 2.28 | 0.03 | 1.15 | 0.40% | ||
| 857.70 | 1,052.36 | 13.5 | 3.41 | 0.11 | 1.11 | 0.00% | ||
| 204.12 | 234.78 | 13.8 | 2.21 | 0.04 | 1.23 | 1.96% | ||
| 608.10 | 617.41 | 13.8 | 2.04 | 0.28 | 1.58 | 0.25% | ||
| 141.95 | 164.29 | 14.5 | 4.48 | 0.02 | 1.16 | 1.41% | ||
| 255.27 | 292.02 | 14.8 | 4.60 | 0.08 | 1.16 | 0.00% | ||
| 398.55 | 459.71 | 15.3 | 5.42 | 0.06 | 1.11 | 0.25% | ||
| 368.75 | 379.73 | 15.3 | 2.42 | 0.04 | 1.39 | 0.00% | ||
| 148.83 | 157.72 | 16.5 | 5.41 | 0.08 | 1.21 | 0.00% | ||
| Median of 56 | – | 278.47 | 10.4 | 2.53 | 0.11 | 1.20 | 0.84% |
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