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Donnelley Financial Solutions (Donnelley Financial Solutions) Net-Net Working Capital : $-9.15 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Donnelley Financial Solutions 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.

Donnelley Financial Solutions's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $-9.15.

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

DFIN's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Capital Markets industry.
Industry Median: 6.51
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Donnelley Financial Solutions Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Donnelley Financial Solutions'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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Donnelley Financial Solutions Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Donnelley Financial Solutions 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 -13.87 -12.36 -9.08 -11.70 -9.20

Donnelley Financial Solutions 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 -12.20 -11.04 -10.31 -9.20 -9.15

Competitive Comparison of Donnelley Financial Solutions's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Donnelley Financial Solutions'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.


Donnelley Financial Solutions's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Donnelley Financial Solutions's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



Donnelley Financial Solutions Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Donnelley Financial Solutions'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 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(23.1+0.75 * 151.8+0.5 * 0-404.7
-0-0)/29.1
=-9.20

Donnelley Financial Solutions'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 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(43.7+0.75 * 194.2+0.5 * 0-458.9
-0-0)/29.4455
=-9.15

* 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.


Donnelley Financial Solutions  (NYSE:DFIN) 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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Donnelley Financial Solutions (Donnelley Financial Solutions) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
35 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, USA, 60601
Donnelley Financial Solutions Inc is a global risk and compliance solutions company. The company provides regulatory filing and deal solutions via its software-as-a-service, technology-enabled services, and print and distribution solutions to public and private companies, mutual funds, and other regulated investment firms. The company operates in four segments: Capital Markets - Software Solutions, Capital Markets - Compliance and Communications Management, Investment Companies - Software Solutions and Investment Companies - Compliance and Communications Management. Its geographical segments are the United States( US), Europe, Asia, Canada, and others, of which the US accounts for the vast majority of its total revenue.
Executives
Jeffrey Jacobowitz director, 10 percent owner C/O ROBOTTI & COMPANY, 52 VANDERBILT AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Kami Turner officer: See Remarks C/O DONNELLEY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, 35 W. WACKER DR, CHICAGO IL 60601
Eric J Johnson officer: President, GIC C/O DONNELLEY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, 35 WEST WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60601
Daniel Leib director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O RR DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY, 111 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60606
Simcoe Capital Management, Llc 10 percent owner 540 MADISON AVENUE, 27TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Craig Clay officer: President, GCM C/O DONNELLEY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, 35 WEST WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60601
Leah Marie Trzcinski officer: General Counsel C/O DONNELLEY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, 35 W WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60601
Robert Kirk Williams officer: Chief People & Admin Officer C/O DONNELLEY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, 35 W WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60601
Jennifer B Reiners officer: General Counsel C/O DONNELLEY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, 35 W. WACKER DR, CHICAGO IL 60601
Juliet S Ellis director C/O DONNELLEY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, 35 WEST WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60601
Chandar Pattabhiram director C/O DONNELLEY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, 35 W. WACKER DR., CHICAGO IL 60601
David A Gardella officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O DONNELLEY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, 35 W. WACKER DR, CHICAGO IL 60601
Gary G Greenfield director AVID, 75 NETWORK DRIVE, BURLINGTON MA 01803
Richard L Crandall director 800 DELAWARE AVE, COMPUTER TASK GROUP INC, BUFFALO NY 14209
Lois M Martin director PO BOX 1101, ADC TELCOMMUNICATIONS INC, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55440-1104