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WAM Active (ASX:WAA) Net-Net Working Capital : A$0.76 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is WAM Active 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.

WAM Active's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was A$0.76.

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

ASX:WAA's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is ranked better than
83.85% of 514 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 6.19 vs ASX:WAA: 1.17

WAM Active Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for WAM Active'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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WAM Active Net-Net Working Capital Chart

WAM Active Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.24 0.11 0.16 0.05 0.05

WAM Active Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 0.99 0.05 0.72 0.05 0.76

Competitive Comparison of WAM Active's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Asset Management subindustry, WAM Active'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.


WAM Active's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, WAM Active's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



WAM Active Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

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

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Jun. 2023 )
=(Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents+Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(3.758+1.75+0.75 * 0.361+0.5 * 0-1.768
-0-0)/75.0683
=0.05

WAM Active'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 )
=(Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents+Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(6.624+51.533+0.75 * 0.889+0.5 * 0-1.696
-0-0)/75.5349
=0.76

* 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.


WAM Active  (ASX:WAA) 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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WAM Active (ASX:WAA) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Governor Phillip Tower, Level 26, 1 Farrer Place, Sydney, NSW, AUS, 2000
WAM Active Ltd is an asset management company. Its principal activity is making investments in listed companies. Its investment objectives are to deliver investors a regular income stream in the form of fully franked dividends; provide investors with a positive return, after fees, along with low volatility over most periods; and preserve capital in both the short term and long term.

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