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Headwaters (Headwaters) Net-Net Working Capital : $-9.59 (As of Mar. 2017)


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What is Headwaters 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.

Headwaters's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 was $-9.59.

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

HW's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Building Materials industry.
Industry Median: 9.325
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Headwaters Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

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

Headwaters Annual Data
Trend Sep07 Sep08 Sep09 Sep10 Sep11 Sep12 Sep13 Sep14 Sep15 Sep16
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -8.80 -6.34 -7.17 -6.37 -9.93

Headwaters Quarterly Data
Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17
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 -7.38 -6.99 -9.93 -9.60 -9.59

Competitive Comparison of Headwaters's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Building Materials subindustry, Headwaters'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.


Headwaters's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Headwaters's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



Headwaters Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

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

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Sep. 2016 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(65.298+0.75 * 152.084+0.5 * 72.668-948.456
-0-0)/73.813
=-9.93

Headwaters's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Mar. 2017 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(58.128+0.75 * 133.725+0.5 * 89.997-921.633
-0-0)/74.875
=-9.59

* 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.


Headwaters  (NYSE:HW) 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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Headwaters (Headwaters) Business Description

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Headwaters is a manufacturer of building products for the residential construction, residential remodelling, commercial, and industrial construction industries. The range of products includes architectural stone, resin-based exterior-siding accessories, roofing, trim board, decking, railing, concrete block and brick, windows, and other building products. Headwaters sells its products to wholesale distributors in the United States or big-box stores, as well as through an in-house direct salesforce.
Executives
Donald P Newman officer: Chief Financial Officer 224 S 108TH AVENUE, OMAHA NE 68154
Sylvia Summers director 200 FLYNN ROAD, CAMARILLO CA 93012
Malyn K Malquist director 10653 S. RIVER FRONT PARKWAY, SUITE 300, SOUTH JORDAN UT 84095
Ej Jake Garn director 10653 SOUTH RIVER FRONT PARKWAY, SUITE 300, SOUTH JORDAN UT 84095
Scott K Sorensen officer: Chief Financial Officer 10653 S. RIVER FRONT PARKWAY, SUITE 300, SOUTH JORDAN UT 84095

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