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Lime Energy Co (Lime Energy Co) Net-Net Working Capital : $-3.66 (As of Sep. 2016)


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What is Lime Energy 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.

Lime Energy Co's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was $-3.66.

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

LIME's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 6.67
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Lime Energy Co Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lime Energy 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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Lime Energy Co Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Lime Energy Co Annual Data
Trend Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -6.58 -7.45 -3.60 -2.27 -4.05

Lime Energy Co Quarterly Data
Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16
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 -2.98 -4.05 -3.29 -3.58 -3.66

Competitive Comparison of Lime Energy Co's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Lime Energy 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.


Lime Energy Co's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Lime Energy Co's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



Lime Energy Co Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Lime Energy Co's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Dec. 2015 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(5.389+0.75 * 23.641+0.5 * 2.502-52.468
-10.703-0)/9.5704
=-4.05

Lime Energy Co's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Sep. 2016 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(0.879+0.75 * 23.262+0.5 * 1.791-54.656
-0-0)/9.68047
=-3.66

* 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.


Lime Energy Co  (OTCPK:LIME) 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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Lime Energy Co (Lime Energy Co) Business Description

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Lime Energy Co is a U.S based company which offers the utilities energy efficiency program delivery services targeted to their small and medium-sized business customers. Its programs help these businesses use less energy through the upgrade of existing equipment with new, more energy efficient equipment. These programs include energy efficient lighting upgrades, mechanical upgrades, water conservation measures, building controls, refrigeration, pool pumps, building shell improvements and appliance recycling.
Executives
Gregory T Barnum director
Adam C Procell officer: CEO and Presirent C/O WILLDAN, 12401 EAST KATELLA AVENUE, SUITE 300, ANAHEIM CA 92806
Carey William Russell Jr director 2202 NORTH WEST SHORE BLVD, 5TH FLOOR, TAMPA FL 33607
Robert J Manning director 1201 THIRD AVE, STE 4900, SEATTLE WA 98101
Robert D Wagner director COMFORT SYSTEMS USA, INC., 675 BERING DRIVE, SUITE 400, HOUSTON TX 77057
Cit Group Inc 10 percent owner 1 CIT DRIVE, LIVINGSTON NJ 07039
Frederic F Brace director 707 W. SMUGGLER ST, ASPEN CO 81611
Stanley Morgan 10 percent owner 1585 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10036

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