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Lafarge (XPAR:LGNV) Net-Net Working Capital : €-55.62 (As of Jun. 2015)


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What is Lafarge 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.

Lafarge's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 was €-55.62.

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

XPAR:LGNV's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Building Materials industry.
Industry Median: 8.975
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Lafarge Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

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

Lafarge Annual Data
Trend Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -73.06 -67.69 -65.64 -54.18 -52.95

Lafarge Quarterly Data
Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15
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 -56.12 -56.28 -52.97 -55.30 -55.62

Competitive Comparison of Lafarge's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Building Materials subindustry, Lafarge'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.


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

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

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



Lafarge Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Lafarge's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Dec. 2014 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(2084+0.75 * 1597+0.5 * 1476-17515
-0-1836)/289.556
=-52.95

Lafarge's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Jun. 2015 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(1998+0.75 * 1827+0.5 * 1462-18442
-0-1756)/289.451
=-55.62

* 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.


Lafarge  (XPAR:LGNV) 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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Lafarge (XPAR:LGNV) Business Description

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Lafarge SA is a French limited liability company governed by French law and was founded in France in 1833 and was incorporated in 1884 under the name "J. et A. Pavin de Lafarge". The Company provides building materials. It is engaged in producing & selling cement, aggregates and ready-mix concrete, mostly under the "Lafarge" brand name. Its building products and solutions are used to construct and renovate homes, buildings and infrastructures. At year-end 2013, Company cement production operated, in 56 countries, 113 cement plants and 42 grinding plants, with an annual production capacity of 221 million tons. It also manages cement trading activities. The Company aggregates and concrete are used as raw materials for concrete, masonry, asphalt, and other industrial processes, and as base materials for roads, landfills, and building. As of December 31, 2013, Company had approximately 437 production facilities for aggregates in 23 countries. The Company's Ready-mix concrete had 1,026 concrete plants in 33 countries as of December 31, 2014. The Company also produces asphalt in North America and the United Kingdom, and sells either as a stand-alone product, or in conjunction with contracted paving. The Company operates in Western Europe, North America, Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa, and Asia.

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