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ESAB (ESAB) Net-Net Working Capital : $-26.23 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is ESAB 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.

ESAB's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $-26.23.

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

ESAB's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Industrial Products industry.
Industry Median: 6.93
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

ESAB Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

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

ESAB Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Net-Net Working Capital
- -7.17 -7.69 -30.66 -27.10

ESAB Quarterly Data
Dec19 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -30.23 -29.02 -27.68 -27.10 -26.23

Competitive Comparison of ESAB's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Metal Fabrication subindustry, ESAB'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.


ESAB's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, ESAB's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



ESAB Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

ESAB'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)
=(102.003+0.75 * 385.198+0.5 * 392.858-2180.972
-0-40.258)/60.2956
=-27.10

ESAB's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Mar. 2024 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(76.495+0.75 * 430.149+0.5 * 405.601-2145.111
-0-41.578)/60.4244
=-26.23

* 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.


ESAB  (NYSE:ESAB) 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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ESAB (ESAB) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
909 Rose Avenue, 8th Floor, North Bethesda, MD, USA, 20852
ESAB, spun off from Colfax in 2022, is a leading manufacturer of equipment and consumables used in welding, cutting, and joining applications. Alongside competitors Lincoln Electric and ITW's Miller brand, ESAB is one of the top three players in the welding space. ESAB generated roughly $2.6 billion in revenue and $329 million in GAAP operating income in 2022.
Executives
Olivier Biebuyck officer: President, EMEA 909 ROSE AVENUE, SUITE 800, NORTH BETHESDA MD 20852
Shyam Kambeyanda officer: President and CEO 2711 CENTERVILLE ROAD, SUITE 400, WILMINGTON DE 19808
Michele Campion officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 909 ROSE AVENUE, SUITE 800, NORTH BETHESDA MD 20852
Rhonda L Jordan director KRAFT FOODS INC, THREE LAKES DRIVE, NORTHFIELD IL 60093
Kevin J Johnson officer: Chief Financial Officer 909 ROSE AVENUE, SUITE 800, NORTH BETHESDA MD 20852
Christopher M Hix director 2160 SATELLITE BLVD., SUITE 200, DULUTH GA 30097
Patrick W Allender director DANAHER CORP, 2099 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW 12TH FL, WASHINGTON DC 20006
Rajiv Vinnakota director 8730 STONY POINT PARKWAY, SUITE 150, RICHMOND VA 23235
John P Dion officer: SVP, ESAB Business Excellence 909 ROSE AVE., 8TH FLOOR, NORTH BETHESDA MD 20852
Eleanor Lukens officer: President, Americas 909 ROSE AVE., 8TH FLOOR, NORTH BETHESDA MD 20852
Mitchell P Rales director 11790 GLEN ROAD, POTOMAC MD 20854
Curtis E Jewell officer: SVP, General Counsel 909 ROSE AVENUE, SUITE 800, NORTH BETHESDA MD 20852
Melissa Cummings director 909 ROSE AVENUE, SUITE 800, NORTH BETHESDA MD 20852
Stephanie M Phillipps director C/O THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, 340 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10173
Didier P Teirlinck director INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY, 155 CHESTNUT RIDGE ROAD, MONTVALE NJ 07645

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