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Century Aluminum Co (Century Aluminum Co) Net-Net Working Capital : $-12.12 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Century Aluminum Co 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.

Century Aluminum Co's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-12.12.

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

CENX's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Metals & Mining industry.
Industry Median: 5.53
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Century Aluminum Co Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Century Aluminum Co'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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Century Aluminum Co Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Century Aluminum Co 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 -6.42 -6.53 -9.28 -8.33 -12.12

Century Aluminum Co 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 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 -8.33 -8.16 -11.17 -11.64 -12.12

Competitive Comparison of Century Aluminum Co's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Aluminum subindustry, Century Aluminum Co'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.


Century Aluminum Co's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Century Aluminum Co's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



Century Aluminum Co Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Century Aluminum Co'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)
=(88.8+0.75 * 53.7+0.5 * 477-1502.4
-0--11.5)/92.6899
=-12.12

Century Aluminum Co'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)
=(88.8+0.75 * 53.7+0.5 * 477-1502.4
-0--11.5)/92.6899
=-12.12

* 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.


Century Aluminum Co  (NAS:CENX) 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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Century Aluminum Co (Century Aluminum Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
One South Wacker Drive, Suite 1000, Chicago, IL, USA, 60606
Century Aluminum Co produces primary aluminum standard grade and value-added products. The firm operates smelter facilities in the United States and Iceland. The majority of revenue is generated from Glencore, which agreed to purchase nearly all of Century Aluminum's North American production. Century purchases nearly all of its alumina from Glencore. The company produces high purity aluminum, standard grade aluminum sow and tee bars, and value-added billet and foundry products. Century also owns a carbon anode production facility in the Netherlands.
Executives
Peter A Trpkovski officer: SVP, Finance and Treasurer CENTURY ALUMINUM COMPANY, 1 S. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 1000, CHICAGO IL 60606
Jesse E Gary director, officer: President and CEO 2511 GARDEN ROAD, BUILDING A, SUITE 200, MONTEREY CA 93940
Robert F Hoffman officer: See Remarks 1 S. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 1000, CHICAGO IL 60606
Tamla A Olivier director CENTURY ALUMINUM COMPANY, 1 S. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 1000, CHICAGO IL 60606
Matt Aboud officer: SVP, Strategy & Business Dev't CENTURY ALUMINUM COMPANY, 1 S. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 1000, CHICAGO IL 60606
Ocorian Ltd 10 percent owner 26 NEW STREET, ST HELIER Y9 JE2 3RA
Ryfold Ltd 10 percent owner 26 NEW STREET, ST HELIER Y9 JE2 3RA
Givolon Ltd 10 percent owner 26 NEW STREET, ST HELIER Y9 JE2 3RA
Ryfold Trust 10 percent owner ESPLANADE 13-14, ST HELIER Y9 JE1 1EE
Gerald C Bialek officer: Chief Financial Officer 701 LIMA AVENUE, FINDLAY OH 45840
Andrew G Michelmore director LEVEL 23/28 FRESHWATER PLACE, P.O. BOX 19421, SOUTHBANK VICTORIA C3 3006
Jarl Berntzen director CENTURY ALUMINUM COMPANY, 2511 GARDEN ROAD, BLDG A, SUITE 200, MONTEREY CA 93940
Errol Glasser director 505 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Jennifer Mary Bush director CENTURY ALUMINUM COMPANY, 1 S. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 1000, CHICAGO IL 60606
John Dezee officer: EVP and General Counsel 1 S WACKER DR, SUITE 1000, CHICAGO IL 60606