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First American Financial (First American Financial) Net-Net Working Capital

: $-76.58 (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.

First American Financial's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-76.58.

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

FAF's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Insurance industry.
Industry Median: 5.27
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

First American Financial Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for First American Financial'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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First American Financial Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Net-Net Working Capital
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -47.26 -56.78 -82.56 -84.49 -76.58

First American Financial 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 -84.49 -80.49 -81.08 -79.61 -76.58

Competitive Comparison

For the Insurance - Specialty subindustry, First American Financial'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.


First American Financial Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution

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

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



First American Financial Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

First American Financial'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 )
=(Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents+Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(3661.1+0+0.75 * 531.2+0.5 * 0-11940
-0-14.7)/103.1
=-76.58

First American Financial'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 )
=(Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents+Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(3661.1+0+0.75 * 531.2+0.5 * 0-11940
-0-14.7)/103.1
=-76.58

* 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.


First American Financial  (NYSE:FAF) 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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First American Financial (First American Financial) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
1 First American Way, Santa Ana, CA, USA, 92707-5913
First American Financial Corp is a financial services business providing insurance through two segments: title insurance and related services and specialty insurance. Title insurance and related services include real estate insurance, property closing services, third-party handling of real estate funds (escrow), risk mitigation, real estate data products, and related real estate transaction services. The title insurance sector serves residential and commercial deals. Specialty insurance includes property insurance policies, casualty insurance policies, and home warranties. Nearly all the company's revenue comes from the title insurance and related services segment in the United States.
Executives
Steven A Adams officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer 2260 E IMPERIAL HIGHWAY, EL SEGUNDO X1 90245
Christopher Michael Leavell officer: COO of Subsidiary 1 FIRST AMERICAN WAY, SANTA ANA CA 92707
Marsha A Spence director 1 FIRST AMERICAN WAY, SANTA ANA CA 92707
Kenneth D Degiorgio director, officer: Executive Vice President
Lisa W Cornehl officer: SVP, Chief Legal Officer 1 FIRST AMERICAN WAY, SANTA ANA CA 92886
Jean C Latorre director 1 FIRST AMERICAN WAY, SANTA ANA CA 92707
Mark C Oman director ONE HOME CAMPUS X2401-06X, DES MOINES IA 50328
Mark Edward Seaton officer: Senior Vice President 1 FIRST AMERICAN WAY, SANTA ANA CA 92707
Matthew F. Wajner officer: Chief Accounting Officer 1 FIRST AMERICAN WAY, SANTA ANA CA 92707
Martha B Wyrsch director
Dennis J Gilmore officer: Chief Executive Officer 1 FIRST AMERICAN WAY, SANTA ANA CA 92707
Reginald Harold Gilyard director 1 FIRST AMERICAN WAY, SANTA ANA CA 92707
Parker S Kennedy director, officer: Executive Chairman 114 EAST FIFTH STREET, SANTA ANA CA 92701
James L Doti director
Margaret M Mccarthy director AETNA INC., 151 FARMINGTON AVENUE, HARTFORD CT 06156

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