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Becton Dickinson (Becton Dickinson) Net-Net Working Capital

: $-77.56 (As of Dec. 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.

Becton Dickinson's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-77.56.

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

BDX's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry.
Industry Median: 6.54
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Becton Dickinson Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Becton Dickinson'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.

Becton Dickinson Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Net-Net Working Capital
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -100.10 -83.56 -87.09 -82.53 -75.84

Becton Dickinson Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -82.89 -81.26 -77.71 -75.84 -77.56

Competitive Comparison

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Becton Dickinson'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.


Becton Dickinson Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Becton Dickinson's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



Becton Dickinson Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

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

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Sep. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(1424+0.75 * 2534+0.5 * 3273-26983
-0-0)/290.392
=-75.84

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

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(1182+0.75 * 2267+0.5 * 3304-26941
-0-0)/288.902
=-77.56

* 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.


Becton Dickinson  (NYSE:BDX) 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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Becton Dickinson (Becton Dickinson) Business Description

Address
1 Becton Drive, Franklin Lakes, NJ, USA, 07417-1880
Becton, Dickinson is the world's largest manufacturer and distributor of medical surgical products, such as needles, syringes, and sharps-disposal units. The company also manufactures pre-filled devices, diagnostic instruments and reagents, as well as flow cytometry and cell-imaging systems. BD Medical is nearly half of the total business, while BD Life Sciences (26% of estimated 2023 revenue) and BD Interventional (25%) account for the remainder. International revenue accounts for 43% of the company's business.
Executives
Michael David Garrison officer: EVP and President Medical BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY, 1 BECTON DRIVE, FRANKLIN LAKES NJ 07417
Richard Byrd officer: EVP & President Interventional BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY, 1 BECTON DRIVE, FRANKLIN LAKES NJ 07417
Claire Fraser director C/O BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY, FRANKLIN LAKES NJ 07465
David Hickey officer: EVP & President, Life Sciences BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY, 1 BECTON DRIVE, FRANKLIN LAKES NJ 07417
Joanne Waldstreicher director C/O STRUCTURE THERAPEUTICS INC., 611 GATEWAY BLVD, SUITE 223, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Michelle Quinn officer: EVP and Acting General Counsel 1 BECTON DRIVE, FRANKLIN LAKES NJ 07417
David Shan officer: EVP, Integrated Supply Chain 1 BECTON DRIVE, FRANKLIN LAKES NJ 07417
Roland Goette officer: EVP and President, EMEA BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY, 1 BECTON DRIVE, FRANKLIN LAKES NJ 07417
Christopher Delorefice officer: EVP & CFO BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY, 1 BECTON DRIVE, FRANKLIN LAKES NJ 07417
Polen Thomas E Jr officer: Executive Vice President BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY, 1 BECTON DRIVE, FRANKLIN LAKES NJ 07417
Samrat S. Khichi officer: EVP and General Counsel C/O CATALENT, INC., 14 SCHOOLHOUSE ROAD, SOMERSET NJ 08873
Rishi Grover officer: EVP and Chief ISC Officer BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY, 1 BECTON DRIVE, FRANKLIN LAKES NJ 07417
Pavan Kumar Mocherla officer: EVP and President Greater Asia BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY, 1 BECTON DRIVE, FRANKLIN LAKES NJ 07417
James C Lim officer: Executive Vice President BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY, 1 BECTON DRIVE, FRANKLIN LAKES NJ 07417
Thomas J Spoerel officer: VP Controller & Chief Acct Off BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY, 1 BECTON DRIVE, FRANKLIN LAKES NJ 07417