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Unitil (Unitil) Net-Net Working Capital : $-68.95 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Unitil 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.

Unitil's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-68.95.

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

UTL's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Utilities - Regulated industry.
Industry Median: 7.64
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Unitil Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Unitil'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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Unitil Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Unitil Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -63.18 -68.73 -64.50 -65.58 -68.95

Unitil Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -65.58 -65.02 -65.42 -67.37 -68.95

Competitive Comparison of Unitil's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Utilities - Diversified subindustry, Unitil'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.


Unitil's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Unitil's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



Unitil Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

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

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Dec. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(6.5+0.75 * 75+0.5 * 14.5-1181.1
-0.2-0)/16.1167
=-68.95

Unitil's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(6.5+0.75 * 75+0.5 * 14.5-1181.1
-0.2-0)/16.1167
=-68.95

* 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.


Unitil  (NYSE:UTL) 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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Unitil (Unitil) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
6 Liberty Lane West, Hampton, NH, USA, 03842-1720
Unitil Corp is a holding company, through its subsidiaries it is engaged in the local distribution of electricity and natural gas throughout its service territories in the states of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Maine. It reports three segments namely utility gas operations, utility electric operations, and non-regulated.
Executives
Todd R Diggins officer: Controller and CAO 6 LIBERTY LANE WEST, HAMPTON NH 03842
Anne L. Alonzo director 601 WEST FIRST AVENUE, SUITE 1600, SPOKANE WA 99201
Neveen F Awad director 6 LIBERTY LANE WEST, HAMPTON NH 03842
Justin Eisfeller officer: VP, IT & CTO 6 LIBERTY LANE WEST, HAMPTON NH 03842
Todd R Black officer: SR. VICE PRESIDENT 6 LIBERTY LANE WEST, HAMPTON NH 03842
Robert B Hevert officer: Senior Vice President 6 LIBERTY LANE WEST, HAMPTON NH 03842
Meissner Thomas P Jr officer: Sr. Vice President 6 LIBERTY LANE WEST, HAMPTON NH 03842
Daniel J Hurstak officer: Controller 6 LIBERTY LANE WEST, HAMPTON NH 03842
Winfield S Brown director 6 LIBERTY LANE WEST, HAMPTON NH 03842
Justine Vogel director 6 LIBERTY LANE WEST, HAMPTON NH 03857
Suzanne Foster director 6 LIBERTY LANE WEST, HAMPTON NH 03842
Christine L Vaughan officer: SVP, Fin. & Regulatory Svcs 6 LIBERTY LANE WEST, HAMPTON NH 03842
Christopher J Leblanc officer: Vice President 6 LIBERTY LANE WEST, HAMPTON NH 03842
Elfner Albert H Iii director 6 LIBERTY LANE WEST, HAMPTON NH 03842
David P Brownell director 6 LIBERTY LANE WEST, HAMPTON NH 03842

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