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AZZ (AZZ) Net-Net Working Capital

: $-44.27 (As of Nov. 2023)
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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.

AZZ's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was $-44.27.

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

AZZ's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 6.37
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

AZZ Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for AZZ'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.

* Premium members only.

AZZ Annual Data
Trend Feb14 Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23
Net-Net Working Capital
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -11.10 -9.50 -8.67 -14.11 -46.40

AZZ Quarterly Data
Feb19 May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23
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 -45.96 -46.40 -45.20 -44.20 -44.27

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, AZZ'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.


AZZ Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, AZZ's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



AZZ Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

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

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Feb. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(2.82+0.75 * 183.412+0.5 * 143.92-1368.019
-0.24-0)/24.912
=-46.40

AZZ's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Nov. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(7.509+0.75 * 142.463+0.5 * 126.737-1287.606
-0.24-0)/25.077
=-44.27

* 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.


AZZ  (NYSE:AZZ) 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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AZZ (AZZ) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
3100 West 7th Street, Suite 500, One Museum Place, Fort Worth, TX, USA, 76107
AZZ Inc is a provider of galvanizing and a variety of metal coating solutions and coil coating solutions to a broad range of end markets in North America. In its Metal Coatings segment, the company offers metal finishing services to protect against corrosion, such as hot dip galvanizing, spin galvanizing, powder coating, anodizing, and plating. The Precoat Metals Segment offers aesthetic and corrosion-resistant coatings for steel and aluminum coils.
Executives
Tiffany Moseley officer: Chief Accounting Officer ONE MUSEUM PLACE, 3100 WEST 7TH STREET, SUITE 500, FORT WORTH TX 76107
Ken Lavelle officer: President & GM - Electrical ONE MUSEUM PLACE, 3100 W. 7TH STREET, SUITE 500, FORT WORTH TX 76107
Kurt L. Russell officer: COO - Precoat Metals ONE MUSEUM PLACE, 3100 WEST 7TH STREET, SUITE 500, FORT WORTH TX 76107
Philip A Schlom officer: VP, Chief Accounting Officer C/O PARKER DRILLING COMPANY, 5 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77046
Thomas E Ferguson director, officer: President and CEO ONE MUSEUM PLACE, SUITE 500, 3100 WEST 7TH STREET, FORT WORTH TX 76107
David Kaden director C/O BLACKSTONE INC., 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154
Tara D Mackey officer: VP Chief Legal Officer ONE MUSEUM PLACE, SUITE 500, 3100 WEST 7TH STREET, FORT WORTH TX 76116
Bryan Lee Stovall officer: SVP - Metal Coatings ONE MUSEUM PLACE, SUITE 500, 3100 WEST 7TH STREET, FORT WORTH TX 76107
Clive A Grannum director OLIN CORPORATION, 190 CARONDELET PLAZA, SUITE 1530, CLAYTON MO 63105
Carol R Jackson director 777 E. WISCONSIN AVENUE, MILWAUKEE WI 53202
Gary L. Hill officer: President & GM-Industrial ONE MUSEUM PLACE, 3100 W. 7TH STREET, SUITE 500, FORT WORTH TX 76107
Michael Doucet officer: SVP - Alternative Coatings ONE MUSEUM PLACE, 3100 W. 7TH STREET, SUITE 500, FORT WORTH TX 76107
Kevern R Joyce director ONE MUSEUM PLACE, SUITE 500, 3100 WEST 7TH STREET, FORT WORTH TX 76107
Paul Wesley Fehlman other: Finance ONE MUSEUM PLACE, SUITE 500, 3100 WEST 7TH STREET, FORT WORTH TX 76107
Matthew Varley Emery officer: VP CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER ONE MUSEUM PLACE, SUITE 500, 3100 WEST 7TH STREET, FORT WORTH TX 76107