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AeroVironment (AeroVironment) Net-Net Working Capital

: $2.17 (As of Jan. 2024)
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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.

AeroVironment's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $2.17.

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

AVAV's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is ranked worse than
93.9% of 82 companies
in the Aerospace & Defense industry
Industry Median: 7.545 vs AVAV: 68.94

AeroVironment Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for AeroVironment'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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AeroVironment Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
Net-Net Working Capital
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 13.67 12.70 -2.14 -4.56 -0.21

AeroVironment 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -4.70 -0.21 0.06 1.22 2.17

Competitive Comparison

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, AeroVironment'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.


AeroVironment Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, AeroVironment's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



AeroVironment Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

AeroVironment's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Apr. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(132.859+0.75 * 87.633+0.5 * 138.814-273.607
-0-0)/26.2169
=-0.21

AeroVironment'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)
=(107.694+0.75 * 53.236+0.5 * 161.384-167.314
-0-0)/28.1367
=2.17

* 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.


AeroVironment  (NAS:AVAV) 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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AeroVironment (AeroVironment) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
241 18th Street South, Suite 415, Arlington, VA, USA, 22202
AeroVironment Inc operates under a single business segment in which it supplies unmanned aircraft systems, tactical missile systems, high-altitude pseudo-satellites, and other related services to government agencies within the United States Department of Defense as well as the United States allied international governments. The systems can help with security, surveillance, or sensing, and provide "eyes in the sky" without needing an actual person, or driver, in the sky.
Executives
Mary Beth Long director 309 FRANKLIN STREET, ALEXANDRIA VA 22314
Brian Charles Shackley officer: Chief Accounting Officer 900 INNOVATORS WAY, SIMI VALLEY CA 93065
Cindy Kay Lewis director 900 INNOVATORS WAY, SIMI VALLEY CA 93065
Trace E Stevenson officer: Sr. VP 900 INNOVATORS WAY, SIMI VALLEY CA 93065
Brett P Hush officer: Sr. VP 900 INNOVATORS WAY, SIMI VALLEY CA 93065
Jeff E Rodrian officer: Sr. VP 900 INNOVATORS WAY, SIMI VALLEY CA 93063
Phillip S Davidson director 825 TOWN & COUNTRY LANE, SUITE 1500, HOUSTON TX 77024
Kevin Patrick Mcdonnell officer: Chief Financial Officer 900 INNOVATORS WAY, SIMI VALLEY CA 93065
Stephen F Page director C/O AEROVIRONMENT, INC., 900 INNOVATORS WAY, SIMI VALLEY CA 93065
Edward R Muller director C/O AEROVIRONMENT, INC., 900 INNOVATORS WAY, SIMI VALLEY CA 93065
Charles Thomas Burbage director C/O AEROVIRONMENT, INC., 900 INNOVATORS WAY, SIMI VALLEY CA 93065
Charles R Holland director C/O AEROVIRONMENT, INC., 900 INNOVATORS WAY, SIMI VALLEY CA 93065
Melissa Ann Brown officer: VP, Gen. Counsel, Corp. Sec. 800 ROYAL OAKS DRIVE, SUITE 210, MONROVIA CA 91016
Alison Marie Roelke officer: VP People & Culture 900 INNOVATORS WAY, SIMI VALLEY CA 93065
Timothy E Conver director, 10 percent owner, officer: President and CEO 900 INNOVATORS WAY, SIMI VALLEY CA 93065