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Gentex (Gentex) Net-Net Working Capital : $1.66 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Gentex 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.

Gentex's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.66.

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

GNTX's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is ranked worse than
76.03% of 363 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 7.82 vs GNTX: 20.87

Gentex Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

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

Gentex 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 2.02 2.23 1.78 1.65 1.66

Gentex 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 1.65 1.63 1.82 1.93 1.66

Competitive Comparison of Gentex's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Auto Parts subindustry, Gentex'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.


Gentex's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Gentex's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



Gentex Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Gentex'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)
=(240.791+0.75 * 321.81+0.5 * 402.473-298.92
-0-0)/231.455
=1.66

Gentex'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)
=(240.791+0.75 * 321.81+0.5 * 402.473-298.92
-0-0)/231.455
=1.66

* 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.


Gentex  (NAS:GNTX) 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.


Gentex Net-Net Working Capital Related Terms

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Gentex (Gentex) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
600 North Centennial Street, Zeeland, MI, USA, 49464
Gentex was founded in 1974 to produce smoke-detection equipment. The company sold its first glare-control interior mirror in 1982 and its first model using electrochromic technology in 1987. Automotive revenue is about 98% of total revenue. The company is constantly developing new applications for the technology to remain on top. Sales in 2022 totaled about $1.9 billion with 44.2 million mirrors shipped. The unit mix breaks out as 65% interior and 35% exterior, versus about 32% exterior in 2020. The company is based in Zeeland, Michigan.
Executives
Anderson Joseph B Jr director MERITOR, INC., 2135 WEST MAPLE ROAD, TROY MI 48084-7186
Kathleen Starkoff director 4304 SUNBURY ROAD, GALENA OH 43021-9318
Gary F Goode director 2801 EAST BELTLINE, N.E., GRAND RAPIDS MI 49525
James A Hollars director 23880 MESSINA COURT, BONITA SPRINGS FL 34134
Richard O Schaum director 388 WARREN COURT, BIRMINGHAM MI 48009
Neil Boehm officer: Chief Technology Officer 600 N. CENTENNIAL STREET, ZEELAND MI 49464
Scott P Ryan officer: General Counsel 7592 KIRKWOOD TRAIL SE, ALTO MI 49302
Steven R Downing officer: Chief Financial Officer 14814 CREEK EDGE DRIVE, HOLLAND MI 49424
James H Wallace director 2625 WYNDBEND BLVD, POWELL OH 43065
John A Mulder director 16680 LYONHURST CIRCLE, NORTHVILLE MI 48167
Ling Zang director 6291 SHENANDOAH PARK AVE, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84121
Matthew Chiodo officer: Vice President of Sales 600 N. CENTENNIAL STREET, ZEELAND MI 49464
Kevin C Nash officer: Chief Accounting Officer 2608 104TH AVENUE, ZEELAND MI 49464
Frederick A Sotok director
Brian C Walker director

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