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CEB (CEB) Net-Net Working Capital : $-40.84 (As of Dec. 2016)


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What is CEB 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.

CEB's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2016 was $-40.84.

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

CEB's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 6.225
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

CEB Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

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

CEB Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -30.06 -27.39 -27.94 -31.55 -40.84

CEB Quarterly Data
Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16
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 -31.55 -33.15 -41.79 -41.22 -40.84

Competitive Comparison of CEB's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, CEB'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.


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

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

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



CEB Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

CEB's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Dec. 2016 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(134.929+0.75 * 181.169+0.5 * 0-1587.522
-0-0)/32.2418
=-40.84

CEB's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2016 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(134.929+0.75 * 181.169+0.5 * 0-1587.522
-0-0)/32.2418
=-40.84

* 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.


CEB  (NYSE:CEB) 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.


CEB Net-Net Working Capital Related Terms

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CEB (CEB) Business Description

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CEB is a provider of talent assessment and management services. The company operates two business segments: CEB and CEB Talent Assessment. CEB provides data analysis, research, and advisory services for executives in the areas of human resources, legal, risk, compliance, finance, information technology, innovation and strategy, marketing and communications, procurement and operations, and sales and services. The CEB Talent Assessment segment offers cloud-based solutions for talent assessment, development, strategy, analytics, and decision support to assess and manage employees and applicants. The largest end market is the United States.
Executives
Gordon Coburn director 500 GLENPOINTE CENTRE W, TEANECK NJ 07666
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Kathleen A Corbet director C/O ALLIANCE CAPITAL, 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105
Richard S Lindahl officer: Chief Financial Officer NEXTEL, 2001 EDMUND HALLEY DR, RESTON VA 20191
Thomas L Monahan director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 2000 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW, WASHINGTON DC 20006
Nancy J Karch other: Former Director 162 HORIZON LANE, BEDFORD NY 10506
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