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AstroNova (AstroNova) Net-Net Working Capital : $0.27 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is AstroNova 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.

AstroNova's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $0.27.

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

ALOT's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is ranked worse than
95.5% of 1221 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 6.52 vs ALOT: 66.14

AstroNova Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

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

AstroNova Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.31 -0.18 0.20 -1.23 0.27

AstroNova Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 -1.23 -0.98 -0.75 -0.33 0.27

Competitive Comparison of AstroNova's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Computer Hardware subindustry, AstroNova'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.


AstroNova's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



AstroNova Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

AstroNova's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Jan. 2024 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(4.527+0.75 * 23.056+0.5 * 46.371-42.969
-0-0)/7.44337
=0.27

AstroNova's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Jan. 2024 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(4.527+0.75 * 23.056+0.5 * 46.371-42.969
-0-0)/7.44337
=0.27

* 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.


AstroNova  (NAS:ALOT) 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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AstroNova (AstroNova) Business Description

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Address
600 East Greenwich Avenue, West Warwick, RI, USA, 02893
AstroNova Inc designs develops, manufactures and distributes a broad range of specialty printers and data acquisition and analysis systems, including both hardware and software, which incorporate advanced technologies to acquire, store, analyze, and present data in multiple formats. Target markets for its hardware and software products include aerospace, apparel, automotive, avionics, chemicals, computer peripherals, communications, distribution, food and beverage, general manufacturing, packaging and transportation. Its business consists of two segments, Product Identification and Test & Measurement. It derives revenue from The PI segment that includes specialty printing systems and related supplies sold under the QuickLabel, TrojanLabel and GetLabels brand names.
Executives
Alexis P Michas director 940 WINTER STREET, C/O PERKINELMER, WALTHAM MA 02451
Yvonne Schlaeppi director 600 EAST GREENWICH AVENUE, WEST WARWICK X1 02893
Richard S Warzala director 495 COMMERCE DRIVE, AMHERST NY 14228
Thomas Wayne Carll officer: Vice President 264 CASTLE ROCKS ROAD, WARWICK RI 02864
David S Smith officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O STANDARD MICROSYSTEMS CORPORATION, 80 ARKAY DRIVE, HAUPPAUGE NY 11788
Mitchell I Quain director 53 FOREST AVENUE, SUITE 101, OLD GREENWICH CT 06870
Jean A Bua director
Harold Schofield director 9 ATLANTIC AVENUE, NARRAGANSETT RI 02882
Michael J Natalizia officer: Vice President and CTO 50 EDGEWATER ROAD, NARRAGANSETT RI 02882
Michael Morawetz officer: VP - International Branches 36396 STEINAU, SUDENTENSTRASSE 2M 12
Everett V Pizzuti director ADAMS J GWALTNEY, 1500 FLEET CENTER, PROVIDENCE RI 029302393
Albert W. Ondis Declaration Of Trust 10 percent owner 515 BEACH ROAD, FAIRFIELD CT 02903
Eric E Pizzuti officer: Vice President 72 FOOTE STREET, BARRINGTON RI 02806
John P Jordan officer: Chief Financial Officer 600 EAST GREENWICH AVENUE, WEST WARWICK RI 02893
April Ondis director C/O ASTRO-MED, INC., 600 EAST GREENWICH AVENUE, PROVIDENCE RI 02893