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Swisher Hygiene (Swisher Hygiene) Net-Net Working Capital : $1.16 (As of Mar. 2016)


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What is Swisher Hygiene 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.

Swisher Hygiene's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2016 was $1.16.

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

SWSH's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry.
Industry Median: 7.49
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Swisher Hygiene Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Swisher Hygiene'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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Swisher Hygiene Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Swisher Hygiene Annual Data
Trend Aug06 Aug07 Aug08 Aug09 Aug10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.95 1.97 0.55 -0.16 1.23

Swisher Hygiene Quarterly Data
Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16
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 -0.49 -0.50 -0.70 1.23 1.16

Competitive Comparison of Swisher Hygiene's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Swisher Hygiene'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.


Swisher Hygiene's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Swisher Hygiene's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



Swisher Hygiene Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Swisher Hygiene'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)
=(25.228+0.75 * 2.158+0.5 * 0-5.047
-0-0)/17.6752
=1.23

Swisher Hygiene's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2016 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Mar. 2016 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(25.299+0.75 * 0.158+0.5 * 0-4.836
-0-0)/17.6752
=1.16

* 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.


Swisher Hygiene  (OTCPK:SWSH) 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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Swisher Hygiene (Swisher Hygiene) Business Description

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Swisher Hygiene Inc is engaged in providing hygiene and sanitizing solutions that include cleaning and sanitizing chemicals, restroom hygiene programs and related products and services.
Executives
Albert J Detz other: SVP and CFO C/O THEGLOBE.COM, INC., 110 E. BROWARD BOULEVARD, #1400, FT LAUDERDALE FL 33301
William D Pruitt director C/O KOS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 2200 N. COMMERCE PKWY., SUITE 300, WESTON FL 33326-3258
Harris W Hudson director 200 EAST LAS BLVD, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33301
Michael Serruya director C/O RESPONSE GENETICS, INC., 1640 MARENGO ST., 6TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90033
H Wayne Huizenga director, 10 percent owner 2215 YORK RD, SUITE 600, OAKBROOK IL 60521
John Ellis Bush director 1200 ANASTASIA, SUITE 500, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Ramon A Rodriguez other: Former Director 110 S E 6TH STREET 28 TH FLOOR, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33301
George A Villasana officer: Executive VP & General Counsel 2905 PREMIERE PARKWAY, SUITE 300, DULUTH GA 30097
Steven R Berrard director, 10 percent owner, officer: See Remarks BIRMINGHAM STEEL, PO BOX 1208, BIRMINHAM AL 35201
James E Oconnor director 110 S E 6TH STREET, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33301

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