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ABM Industries (ABM Industries) Net-Net Working Capital : $-32.21 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is ABM Industries Net-Net Working Capital?

In calculating the Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC), Benjamin Graham assumed that a company's accounts receivable is only worth 75% its value, its inventory is only worth 50% of its value, but its liabilities have to be paid in full. In addition, Graham believed that preferred stock belongs on the liability side of the balance sheet, not as part of capital and surplus. This is a conservative way of estimating the company's value.

ABM Industries's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $-32.21.

The industry rank for ABM Industries's Net-Net Working Capital or its related term are showing as below:

ABM's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 6.25
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

ABM Industries Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for ABM Industries's Net-Net Working Capital 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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ABM Industries Net-Net Working Capital Chart

ABM Industries Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -20.01 -18.60 -28.40 -32.32 -32.47

ABM Industries Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Net-Net Working Capital Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 -31.83 -31.30 -30.73 -32.47 -32.21

Competitive Comparison of ABM Industries's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, ABM Industries's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital 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.


ABM Industries's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, ABM Industries's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where ABM Industries's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital falls into.



ABM Industries Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

ABM Industries's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Oct. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(69.5+0.75 * 1365+0.5 * 0-3133.8
-0-0)/62.8474
=-32.47

ABM Industries's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Jan. 2024 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(58+0.75 * 1382+0.5 * 0-3132.7
-0-0)/63.283
=-32.21

* 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.

In calculating the Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC), Benjamin Graham assumed that a company's accounts receivable is only worth 75% its value, its inventory is only worth 50% of its value, but its liabilities have to be paid in full.

In addition, Graham believed that preferred stock belongs on the liability side of the balance sheet, not as part of capital and surplus. In "Security Analysis", preferred stock is dubbed "an imperfect creditorship position" that is best placed on the balance sheet alongside funded debt.

This is a conservative way of estimating the company's value.


ABM Industries  (NYSE:ABM) Net-Net Working Capital Explanation

One research study, covering the years 1970 through 1983 showed that portfolios picked at the beginning of each year, and held for one year, returned 29.4 percent, on average, over the 13-year period, compared to 11.5 percent for the S&P 500 Index. Other studies of Graham's strategy produced similar results.

Benjamin Graham looked for companies whose market values were less than two-thirds of their net-net value. They are collected under our Net-Net screener.


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ABM Industries (ABM Industries) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
One Liberty Plaza, 7th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10006
ABM Industries Inc is a provider of integrated facility solutions. It offers its solutions through five segments: Business and Industry, Manufacturing and Distribution, Education, Aviation and Technical solutions. The company derives the majority of its revenue from the business and industry segment, which encompasses janitorial, facilities engineering, and parking services for commercial real estate properties and sports and entertainment venues, as well as vehicle maintenance and other services to rental car providers. The company mainly operates in the United States of America.
Executives
Rene Jacobsen officer: Pres - Business & Industry 551 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 300, NEW YORK NY 10176
Andrea R Newborn officer: EVP/GEN. COUNSEL/CORP. SECTY. ONE LIBERTY PLAZA, 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10006
Scott B Salmirs officer: Executive Vice President 551 FIFTH AVE, SUITE 300, NEW YORK NY 10176
Dean A Chin officer: SVP - Chief Accounting Officer 551 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 300, NEW YORK NY 10176
James David Devries director ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, 2775 SANDERS ROAD, NORTHBROOK IL 60062
Joshua H Feinberg officer: Executive Vice President ONE LIBERTY PLAZA, 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10006
Raul Javier Valentin officer: EVP and CHRO ONE LIBERTY PLAZA, 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10006
Linda Chavez director
Art A Garcia director 11690 N.W. 105TH STREET, MIAMI FL 33178
Quincy L Allen director 6600 NORTH MILITARY TRAIL, LEGAL DEPARTMENT, BOCA RATON FL 33496
Earl Ray Ellis officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer ONE LIBERTY PLAZA, 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10006
Sean Michael Mahoney officer: EVP, President-Sales & Mktng ONE LIBERTY PLAZA, 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10006
Scott J Giacobbe officer: Pres - Building & Energy 551 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 300, NEW YORK NY 10176
Diego Anthony Scaglione officer: SVP/Treasurer 6600 NORTH MILITARY TRAIL, LEGAL DEPARTMENT, BOCA RATON FL 33496
Jill Golder director 305 HARTMANN DRIVE, LEBANON TN 37087

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