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Candlewood Hotel Co (Candlewood Hotel Co) Net-Net Working Capital : $-24.68 (As of Sep. 2003)


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What is Candlewood Hotel Co 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.

Candlewood Hotel Co's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2003 was $-24.68.

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

CNDL's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Travel & Leisure industry.
Industry Median: 7.81
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Candlewood Hotel Co Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Candlewood Hotel Co'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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Candlewood Hotel Co Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Candlewood Hotel Co Annual Data
Trend Dec96 Dec97 Dec98 Dec99 Dec00 Dec01 Dec02
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -27.79 -34.80 -36.70 -34.48 -22.66

Candlewood Hotel Co Quarterly Data
Dec98 Mar99 Jun99 Sep99 Dec99 Mar00 Jun00 Sep00 Dec00 Mar01 Jun01 Sep01 Dec01 Mar02 Jun02 Sep02 Dec02 Mar03 Jun03 Sep03
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 -22.22 -22.66 -23.10 -24.37 -24.68

Competitive Comparison of Candlewood Hotel Co's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Lodging subindustry, Candlewood Hotel Co'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.


Candlewood Hotel Co's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Candlewood Hotel Co's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



Candlewood Hotel Co Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Candlewood Hotel Co's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2002 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Dec. 2002 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(9.27+0.75 * 0+0.5 * 0-213.807
-0-0)/9.025
=-22.66

Candlewood Hotel Co's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2003 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Sep. 2003 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(9.394+0.75 * 0+0.5 * 0-232.11
-0-0)/9.025
=-24.68

* 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.


Candlewood Hotel Co  (OTCPK:CNDL) 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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Candlewood Hotel Co (Candlewood Hotel Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
8621 East 21st Street North, Suite 200, Wichita, KS, USA, 67206
Candlewood Hotel Co Inc, along with its subsidiaries operates as a franchisor, manager and on an owned and leased basis. It focuses on managing and franchising hotels, whilst its business partners own the bricks and mortar.
Executives
Elaine Healy director
Rohit M Desai other: See Footnotes 410 PARK AVENUE, SUITE 830, NEW YORK NY 10022
Jpmorgan Chase & Co other: See Footnotes 383 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Cvca, Llc other: See Footnote 2 J.P. MORGAN PARTNERS, LLC, 270 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Jp Morgan Partners Bhca Lp other: See footnote 2 J.P. MORGAN PARTNERS, 270 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Jpmp Master Fund Manager L P other: See footnote (2) C/O JPMORGAN PARTNERS LLC, 270 PARK AVENUE 39TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Jpmp Capital Corp other: See footnote (2) C/O JPMORGAN PARTNERS, 1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 40TH FL., NEW YORK NY 10020
Mony Life Insurance Co other: Please see Footnote 2 1290 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, MAIL STOP 11-18, NEW YORK NY 10104

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