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Cadiz (CDZI) Net-Net Working Capital : $-0.92 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Cadiz 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.

Cadiz's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.92.

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

CDZI's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Utilities - Regulated industry.
Industry Median: 6.81
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Cadiz Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

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

Cadiz 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 -5.03 -2.50 -1.39 -1.18 -0.92

Cadiz 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 -1.18 -0.61 -0.72 -0.78 -0.92

Competitive Comparison of Cadiz's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, Cadiz'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.


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

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

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



Cadiz Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Cadiz'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)
=(4.502+0.75 * 0.904+0.5 * 2.106-67.407
-0.002-0)/66.7108
=-0.92

Cadiz'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)
=(4.502+0.75 * 0.904+0.5 * 2.106-67.407
-0.002-0)/66.7108
=-0.92

* 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.


Cadiz  (NAS:CDZI) 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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Cadiz (CDZI) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
550 South Hope Street, Suite 2850, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 90071
Cadiz Inc is a land and water resource development company in California. Its primary business is to acquire and develop land with water resources for various uses, including groundwater supply, groundwater storage, and agriculture. The company focuses on the development of the Cadiz Valley Water Conservation, Recovery and Storage Project which will capture and conserve native groundwater currently being lost to evaporation from the aquifer system beneath the property of Cadiz and Fenner valleys of eastern San Bernardino County, and deliver it to water providers throughout Southern California. The company operates in two segment- Land and Water Resources and ATEC Water Systems LLC.
Executives
Susan P Kennedy director 550 SOUTH HOPE STREET, SUITE 2850, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Winston H Hickox director C/O THOMAS PROPERTIES GROUP, INC., 515 SOUTH FLOWER STREET, 6TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Maria S. Dreyfus director 125 WEST 55TH STREET, 15TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Scott S Slater director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 550 SOUTH HOPE STREET, SUITE 2850, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Heerema International Group Services Sa 10 percent owner ROUTE DE FLORISSANT 81, GENEVE V8 1206
Kenneth T Lombard director 550 SOUTH HOPE STREET, SUITE 2850, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Richard Garcia Polanco director 550 SOUTH HOPE STREET, SUITE 2850, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Stephen E Courter director C/O CADIZ INC., 550 SOUTH HOPE STREET, 2850, LOS ANGELES X1 90071
Webb De Macias Carolyn D director 304 NORTH ALMANSOR STREET, ALHAMBRA CA 91801
Maria Echaveste director 1511 ARCH STREET, BERKELEY CA 94708
Odey Asset Management Llp 10 percent owner 18 UPPER BROOK STREET, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM X0 W1K 7PU
Odey Holdings Ltd 10 percent owner 18 UPPER BROOK STREET, LONDON X0 W1K 7PU
Odey Robin Crispin William 10 percent owner 18 UPPER BROOK STREET, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM X0 W1K 7PU
Odey Asset Management Group Ltd 10 percent owner 18 UPPER BROOK STREET, LONDON X0 W1K 7PU
Keith Brackpool director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 550 SOUTH HOPE STREET, SUITE 2850, LOS ANGELES CA 90071