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Cerner (Cerner) Net-Net Working Capital : $-5.74 (As of Mar. 2022)


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What is Cerner 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.

Cerner's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 was $-5.74.

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

CERN's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry.
Industry Median: 7.57
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Cerner Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cerner'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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Cerner Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Cerner Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.29 -0.35 -3.76 -3.57 -6.92

Cerner Quarterly Data
Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22
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 -4.06 -6.25 -6.73 -6.92 -5.74

Competitive Comparison of Cerner's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Health Information Services subindustry, Cerner'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.


Cerner's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Cerner's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



Cerner Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Cerner's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Dec. 2021 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(842.469+0.75 * 1161.361+0.5 * 28.159-3753.696
-0-0)/292.85
=-6.92

Cerner's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Mar. 2022 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(880.712+0.75 * 1178.037+0.5 * 27.704-3465.712
-0-0)/293.975
=-5.74

* 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.


Cerner  (NAS:CERN) 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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Cerner (Cerner) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
2800 Rock creek Parkway, North Kansas City, MO, USA, 64117
Cerner is a leading supplier of healthcare information technology solutions and tech-enabled services. The company is a long-standing market leader in the electronic health record industry, and along with rival Epic Systems corners a majority of the market for acute care EHR within health systems. The company is guided by the mission of the founding partners to provide seamless medical records across all healthcare providers to improve outcomes. Beyond medical records, the company offers a wide range of technology that supports the clinical, financial, and operational needs of healthcare facilities.
Executives
Michael R. Battaglioli officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer 2800 ROCKCREEK PARKWAY NORTH KANSAS CITY MO 64117
Tracy L Platt officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 2800 ROCKCREEK PARKWAY NORTH KANSAS CITY MO 64117
Nasim Afsarmanesh officer: EVP & Chief Health Officer 2800 ROCK CREEK PARKWAY NORTH KANSAS CITY MO 64117
David T Feinberg director, officer: President and CEO 1299 OCEAN AVENUE, SUITE 1000, SANTA MONICA CA 90401
Daniel Devers officer: EVP & Chief Legal Officer 2800 ROCKCREEK PARKWAY NORTH KANSAS CITY MO 64117
Mark J Erceg officer: Exec. VP & CFO 248 E. SKYLINE DRIVE, WASHINGTON UT 84780
William D Zollars director 10777 BARKLEY, PO BOX 7563, OVERLAND PARK KS 66207-0563
Travis Dalton officer: EVP & Chief Client & Serv. Off 2800 ROCKCREEK PARKWAY NORTH KANSAS CITY MO 64117
John Peterzalek other: President, Cerner South East
Elder Granger director 5176 S. LEWISTON WAY, CENTENNIAL CO 80015
George Andrew Riedel director C/O NORTEL NETWORKS CORPORATION, 8200 DIXIE ROAD, SUITE 100, BRAMPTON A6 L6T 5P6
Bisbee Gerald E Jr director C/O CERNER CORP 2800 ROCKCREEK PARKWAY KANSAS CITY MO 64117-2551
Linda M Dillman director 5221 PRESTWICK NORTH CIRCLE FAYETTEVILLE AR 72704
David Brent Shafer director 2800 ROCKCREEK PARKWAY, NORTH KANSAS CITY MO 64117
Donald Trigg officer: SVP 2800 ROCKCREEK PARKWAY NORTH KANSAS CITY MO 64117

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