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Firsthand Technology Value Fund (Firsthand Technology Value Fund) Net-Net Working Capital : $-0.66 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Firsthand Technology Value Fund 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.

Firsthand Technology Value Fund's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $-0.66.

The industry rank for Firsthand Technology Value Fund's Net-Net Working Capital or its related term are showing as below:

SVVC's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Asset Management industry.
Industry Median: 6.45
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Firsthand Technology Value Fund Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Firsthand Technology Value Fund'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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Firsthand Technology Value Fund Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Firsthand Technology Value Fund Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.53 -0.82 -1.15 -1.39 -1.09

Firsthand Technology Value Fund Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.41 -1.43 -1.08 -1.09 -0.66

Competitive Comparison of Firsthand Technology Value Fund's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Asset Management subindustry, Firsthand Technology Value Fund'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.


Firsthand Technology Value Fund's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Firsthand Technology Value Fund's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Firsthand Technology Value Fund's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital falls into.



Firsthand Technology Value Fund Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Firsthand Technology Value Fund'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 )
=(Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents+Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(0.003+0+0.75 * 0+0.5 * 0-7.548
-0-0)/6.89306
=-1.09

Firsthand Technology Value Fund'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 )
=(Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents+Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(0.003+0+0.75 * 0+0.5 * 0-4.579
-0-0)/6.89306
=-0.66

* 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.


Firsthand Technology Value Fund  (NAS:SVVC) 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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Firsthand Technology Value Fund (Firsthand Technology Value Fund) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
150 Almaden Boulevard, Suite 1250, San Jose, CA, USA, 95113
Firsthand Technology Value Fund Inc is an externally managed, non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund's investment objective is to seek long-term growth of capital, principally by seeking capital gains on its equity and equity-related investments.
Executives
Star Equity Fund, Lp 10 percent owner 53 FOREST AVENUE, SUITE 101, OLD GREENWICH CT 06870
Star Equity Fund Gp, Llc 10 percent owner 53 FOREST AVENUE, SUITE 101, OLD GREENWICH CT 06870
Star Investment Management Llc 10 percent owner 53 FOREST AVENUE, SUITE 101, OLD GREENWICH CT 06870
Jeffrey E. Eberwein 10 percent owner 53 FOREST AVENUE, SUITE 101, OLD GREENWICH CT 06870
Star Equity Holdings, Inc. 10 percent owner 53 FOREST AVE, SUITE 101, OLD GREENWICH CT 06870
Star Value, Llc 10 percent owner 53 FOREST AVENUE, SUITE 101, OLD GREENWICH CT 06870
Kevin M Landis director, officer: President 150 ALMADEN BLVD., SUITE 1250, SAN JOSE CA 95113
Greg Burglin director 150 ALMADEN BLVD., SUITE 1250, SAN JOSE CA 95113
Mark F Fitzgerald director PO BOX 1168, GENOA NV 89411-1168
Kimun Lee director 150 ALMADEN BLVD., SUITE 1250, SAN JOSE CA 95113
Investors, Llp Bulldog 10 percent owner PARK 80 WEST - PLAZA TWO, 250 PEHLE AVE. SUITE 708, SADDLE BROOK NJ 07663
Omar Billawala officer: CFO 150 ALMADEN BLVD., SUITE 1250, SAN JOSE CA 95113
Nicholas P Petredis director 150 ALMADEN BLVD., SUITE 1250, SAN JOSE CA 95113
Steady Gain Partners Lp 10 percent owner 2000 ROYAL COURT, UNIT 2315, NORTH HILLS NY 11040
Full Value Offshore Fund, Ltd. 10 percent owner C.O MAPLES CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED, P.O. BOX 309, UGLAND HOUSE, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-1104