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Credit Acceptance (Credit Acceptance) Net-Net Working Capital : $-526.68 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Credit Acceptance 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.

Credit Acceptance's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $-526.68.

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

CACC's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Credit Services industry.
Industry Median: 7.915
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Credit Acceptance Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Credit Acceptance'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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Credit Acceptance Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Credit Acceptance 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 -265.93 -302.50 -367.84 -413.34 -466.63

Credit Acceptance 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 -422.49 -425.47 -453.05 -466.63 -526.68

Competitive Comparison of Credit Acceptance's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Credit Services subindustry, Credit Acceptance'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.


Credit Acceptance's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

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

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



Credit Acceptance Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Credit Acceptance'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)
=(13.2+0.75 * 0+0.5 * 0-5856.5
-0-0)/12.5224
=-466.63

Credit Acceptance'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)
=(8.4+0.75 * 0+0.5 * 0-6444.8
-0-0)/12.2206
=-526.68

* 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.


Credit Acceptance  (NAS:CACC) 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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Credit Acceptance (Credit Acceptance) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
25505 W. Twelve Mile Road, Southfield, MI, USA, 48034-8339
Credit Acceptance Corp is a consumer finance company that specializes in automobile loans. These loans are offered through a U.S. nationwide network of automobile dealers that benefit from sales of vehicles to consumers who could otherwise not obtain financing. The company also benefits from repeat and referral sales, and from sales to customers responding to advertisements for financing, but qualify for traditional financing. The company derives its revenue from finance charges, premiums earned on the reinsurance of vehicle service contracts, and other fees. Of these, financing charges, including servicing fees, are by far the largest source of revenue.
Executives
Wendy A Rummler officer: Senior VP, Human Resources 25505 WEST TWELVE MILE ROAD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Douglas W Busk officer: Sr. Vice President & Treasurer 25505 WEST TWELVE MILE ROAD, SOUTH FIELD MI 48034
Nicholas J Elliott officer: Chief Alignment Officer 25505 WEST TWELVE MILE RD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Arthur L Smith officer: Chief Analytics Officer 25505 W 12 MILE ROAD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Sean Edward Quinn director C/O CIMPRESS PLC, 275 WYMAN STREET, WALTHAM MA 02451
Thomas W Smith 10 percent owner, other: Member of Section 13(d) Group 2200 BUTTS ROAD, SUITE 320, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Scott J Vassalluzzo director, 10 percent owner, other: Member of Section 13(d) Group 2200 BUTTS ROAD, SUITE 320, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Donald A. Foss Irrevocable Trust Dated August 14, 2022 10 percent owner 39395 W. TWELVE MILE ROAD, SUITE 200, FARMINGTON HILLS MI 48331
Daniel A. Ulatowski officer: Chief Sales Officer 25505 W 12 MILE ROAD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Andrew K Rostami officer: Chief Mktg and Product Officer 25505 WEST TWELVE MILE ROAD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Prescott General Partners Llc 10 percent owner, other: Member of Section 13(d) Group 2200 BUTTS ROAD, SUITE 320, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Ravi Mohan Valiyaveettil officer: Chief Technology Officer 25505 WEST TWELVE MILE RD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Thomas N Tryforos director 323 RAILROAD AVE, GREENWICH CT 06830
Kenneth Booth officer: Chief Financial Officer 25505 WEST TWELVE MILE ROAD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Donald A Foss director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman 29777 TELEGRAPH ROAD, SUITE 2611, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034

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