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Central Securities Corp. CET AMEX

American Stock Excha • Financial Services • Asset Management • US • USD

SharesGrow Score
81/100
3/6 Pass
SharesGrow Intrinsic Value
$91.81
+75.5%
SharesGrow 7-Criteria Score All 7 criteria scored · valuation-related highlighted on this page

Central Securities Corp. (CET) trades at a trailing P/E of 5.6. Trailing earnings yield is 17.96%. Graham Number is $112.51.

Criteria proven by this page:

  • VALUE (100/100, Pass) — P/E is below market average (5.6); earnings yield beats bond yields (17.96%).
  • Trailing Earnings Yield 17.96% — exceeds typical bond yields (~4.3%), making equity attractive vs fixed income.

Overall SharesGrow Score: 79/100 with 3/7 criteria passed.

SharesGrow 7-Criteria Score
81/100
SG Score
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VALUE
100/100
Price-to-Earnings & upside
Proven by this page
FUTURE
N/A
No coverage
~
PAST
75/100
→ Income
HEALTH
100/100
Debt-to-Equity & liquidity
→ Health
~
MOAT
53/100
→ Income
~
GROWTH
58/100
→ Income
INCOME
100/100
→ Income

Valuation Snapshot — CET

Valuation Multiples
P/E (TTM)5.6
Forward P/EN/A
PEG RatioN/A
Forward PEGN/A
P/B Ratio0.83
P/S Ratio17.28
EV/EBITDA5.7
Per Share Data
EPS (TTM)$9.14
Book Value / Share$61.58
Revenue / Share$3.00
FCF / Share$0.91
Yields & Fair Value
Earnings Yield17.96%
Dividend Yield5.31%
Graham Number$112.51
SharesGrow IV$91.81 (+75.5%)

Historical Valuation

Year P/E (TTM) PEG Ratio P/B Ratio P/S Ratio Dividend Yield
2016 4.8 -0.01 0.80 4.59 2.95%
2017 4.1 0.08 0.83 3.94 2.34%
2018 -18.5 0.15 0.83 -22.22 3.64%
2019 3.4 0.00 0.86 3.33 2.53%
2020 11.6 -0.16 0.83 10.72 3.16%
2021 3.3 0.01 0.88 3.25 4.94%
2022 -5.7 0.04 0.80 -5.97 4.22%
2023 4.8 -0.02 0.81 18.69 2.87%
2024 4.5 0.16 0.83 4.38 2.92%
2025 5.5 -0.57 0.82 16.90 3.15%

EPS: Actual vs Estimates

P/E Ratio & Earnings Yield

Earnings Per Share (EPS) History

Year EPS (Diluted) Revenue Net Income Net Margin
2016 $4.53 $118.04M $112.64M 95.4%
2017 $6.73 $174.85M $169.21M 96.8%
2018 $-1.34 $-28.49M $-34.28M -
2019 $9.70 $256.96M $251.01M 97.7%
2020 $2.81 $79.89M $73.72M 92.3%
2021 $12.97 $360.31M $353.58M 98.1%
2022 $-5.81 $-152.65M $-158.67M -
2023 $7.88 $230.44M $223.64M 97%
2024 $10.14 $296.2M $287.97M 97.2%
2025 $9.15 $86.95M $265.21M 305%
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