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Catalyst Pharmaceuticals (Catalyst Pharmaceuticals) Net-Net Working Capital : $0.96 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Catalyst Pharmaceuticals 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.

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.96.

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

CPRX's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is ranked worse than
86.19% of 927 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 4 vs CPRX: 15.51

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Catalyst Pharmaceuticals'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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Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals 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 0.76 1.20 1.64 2.23 0.96

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals 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 2.23 0.99 1.39 0.91 0.96

Competitive Comparison of Catalyst Pharmaceuticals's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Catalyst Pharmaceuticals'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.


Catalyst Pharmaceuticals's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Catalyst Pharmaceuticals's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals'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)
=(137.636+0.75 * 53.514+0.5 * 15.644-82.233
-0-0)/107.122
=0.96

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals'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)
=(137.636+0.75 * 53.514+0.5 * 15.644-82.233
-0-0)/107.122
=0.96

* 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.


Catalyst Pharmaceuticals  (NAS:CPRX) 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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Catalyst Pharmaceuticals (Catalyst Pharmaceuticals) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
355 Alhambra Circle, Suite 801, Coral Gables, FL, USA, 33134
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc is a biopharmaceutical company. It focuses on developing and commercializing innovative therapies for people with rare, debilitating, chronic neuromuscular and neurological diseases. It offers Firdapse, a proprietary form of amifampridine phosphate for the treatment of patients with Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome.
Executives
Molly Harper director 355 ALHAMBRA CIRCLE, SUITE 801, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
David S Tierney director C/O ABLE LABORATORIES, INC., 6 HOLLYWOOD COURT, CN 1013, SOUTH PLAINFIELD NJ 07080
Alicia Grande officer: Chief Accounting Officer 220 MIRACLE MILE, SUITE 234, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Gary Ingenito officer: Chief Medical Officer 355 ALHAMBRA CIRCLE, SUITE 1500, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Steve Miller officer: VP Development & Management 220 MIRACLE MILE, SUITE 234, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Tamar Thompson director C/O AVIDITY BIOSCIENCES, INC., 10975 N. TORREY PINES RD., SUITE 150, LA JOLLA CA 92037
Patrick J Mcenany director, 10 percent owner, officer: President and Chief Executive C/O THERMOGENESIS CORP, 2711 CITRUS ROAD, RANCHO CORDOVA CA 95742
Carmen Jeffrey Del officer: Chief Commercial Officer 355 ALHAMBRA CIRCLE, SUITE 801, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Brian Elsbernd officer: Chief Compliance/Legal Officer 355 ALHAMBRA CIRCLE, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Philip H Coelho director C/O THERMOGENESIS CORP, 2711 CITRUS ROAD, RANCHO CORDOVA CA 95742
Charles B O'keeffe director 220 MIRACLE MILE, SUITE 234, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Donald A Denkhaus director 355 ALHAMBRA CIRCLE, SUITE 1500, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Preethi Sundaram officer: Chief Product Devel. Officer 355 ALHAMBRA CIRCLE, SUITE 801, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Daniel Brennan officer: Chief Commercial Officer C/O INSYS THERAPEUTICS, INC, 1333 SOUTH SPECTRUM BLVD, SUITE 100, CHANDLER AZ 85286
M Douglas Winship officer: V.P. of Regulatory Operations 220 MIRACLE MILE, SUITE 234, CORAL GABLES FL 33134

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