GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Healthcare » Medical Devices & Instruments » Span-America Medical Systems Inc (NAS:SPAN) » Definitions » Net Current Asset Value

Span-America Medical Systems (Span-America Medical Systems) Net Current Asset Value : $6.65 (As of Mar. 2017)


View and export this data going back to 1983. Start your Free Trial

What is Span-America Medical Systems Net Current Asset Value?

In calculating the Net Current Asset Value (NCAV), Benjamin Graham means a company's current assets (such as cash, marketable securities, and inventories) minus its total liabilities (including preferred stock, minority interest, and long-term debt).

Span-America Medical Systems's net current asset value per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 was $6.65.

The historical rank and industry rank for Span-America Medical Systems's Net Current Asset Value or its related term are showing as below:

SPAN's Price-to-Net-Current-Asset-Value is not ranked *
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry.
Industry Median: 5.04
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Current-Asset-Value only.

Span-America Medical Systems Net Current Asset Value Historical Data

The historical data trend for Span-America Medical Systems's Net Current Asset Value 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.

* Premium members only.

Span-America Medical Systems Net Current Asset Value Chart

Span-America Medical Systems Annual Data
Trend Sep07 Sep08 Sep09 Sep10 Sep11 Sep12 Sep13 Sep14 Sep15 Sep16
Net Current Asset Value
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.69 4.93 5.40 3.90 5.10

Span-America Medical Systems Quarterly Data
Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17
Net Current Asset Value 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 4.46 4.73 5.10 5.20 6.65

Competitive Comparison of Span-America Medical Systems's Net Current Asset Value

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Span-America Medical Systems's Price-to-Net-Current-Asset-Value, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Net-Current-Asset-Value 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.


Span-America Medical Systems's Price-to-Net-Current-Asset-Value Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Span-America Medical Systems's Price-to-Net-Current-Asset-Value distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Span-America Medical Systems's Price-to-Net-Current-Asset-Value falls into.



Span-America Medical Systems Net Current Asset Value Calculation

Span-America Medical Systems's Net Current Asset Value (NCAV) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2016 is calculated as

Net Current Asset Value Per Share(A: Sep. 2016 )
=(Total Current Assets-Total Liabilities-Minority Interest-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(20.608-6.55-0-0)/2.75562
=5.10

Span-America Medical Systems's Net Current Asset Value (NCAV) per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 is calculated as

Net Current Asset Value Per Share(Q: Mar. 2017 )
=(Total Current Assets-Total Liabilities-Minority Interest-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(23.561-5.228-0-0)/2.75562
=6.65

* 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.


Span-America Medical Systems  (NAS:SPAN) Net Current Asset Value Explanation

Benjamin Graham first discussed net current asset value (NCAV) in the 1934 edition of "Security Analysis", which he coauthored with David Dodd. In the book, (net) current asset value is defined as:" current assets alone, minus all liabilities and claims ahead of the issue."

The common definition of NCAV is: NCAV = current assets – [total liabilities + minority interest + preferred stock]

Net current assets exclude not only the intangible assets but also the fixed and miscellaneous assets. 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.

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 Working Capital. They are collected under our Net-Net screener.


Span-America Medical Systems Net Current Asset Value Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Span-America Medical Systems's Net Current Asset Value provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Span-America Medical Systems (Span-America Medical Systems) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Span-America Medical Systems Inc was incorporated under the laws of the state of South Carolina on September 21, 1970. The Company manufactures and distributes therapeutic support surfaces, mattress overlays, patient positioners, seating cushions, skin care products and fall prevention products for the medical market and pillows, mattress pads and various foam products for the custom products market throughout the United States and Canada. Its operations are divided into two main business units or segments: medical and custom products. The Company's main medical products consist of polyurethane foam mattress overlays, therapeutic support surfaces (which consist of non-powered and powered therapeutic support surfaces) and patient positioners as well as Selan (r) skin care, seating and fall protection products. The Company's custom products segment includes two product lines namely consumer bedding products and various engineered industrial products. The Company's consumer product line consists mainly of convoluted and contour-cut mattress overlays and specially designed pillows for the consumer bedding market. It sells these products mainly in North America to customers in the segments of the health care market, including acute care hospitals, long-term care facilities and home health care providers. The Company's manufacturing operations are subject to various government regulations pertaining to the discharge of materials into the environment.
Executives
Terry Allison Rappuhn director P O BOX 58062, NASHVILLE TN 37205
Thomas Joseph Sullivan director 64 PETTIT PL PRINCETON NJ 08540
Robert B Johnston director

Span-America Medical Systems (Span-America Medical Systems) Headlines