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W R Grace (W R Grace) Net-Net Working Capital : $-50.21 (As of Jun. 2021)


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What is W R Grace 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.

W R Grace's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2021 was $-50.21.

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

GRA's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Chemicals industry.
Industry Median: 7.325
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

W R Grace Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for W R Grace'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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W R Grace Net-Net Working Capital Chart

W R Grace Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -31.23 -31.99 -40.08 -42.99 -43.88

W R Grace Quarterly Data
Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21
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 -43.28 -41.66 -43.88 -42.65 -50.21

Competitive Comparison of W R Grace's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, W R Grace'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.


W R Grace's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, W R Grace's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



W R Grace Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

W R Grace's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Dec. 2020 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(304.5+0.75 * 264.1+0.5 * 253.8-3531
-0-3.1)/66.1904
=-43.88

W R Grace's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2021 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Jun. 2021 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(312+0.75 * 297+0.5 * 358-4037.8
-0-3.4)/66.2693
=-50.21

* 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.


W R Grace  (NYSE:GRA) 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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W R Grace (W R Grace) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
7500 Grace Drive, Columbia, MD, USA, 21044-4098
W R Grace & Co, through its subsidiaries, makes and sells chemicals and silica-based materials used in refining, pharma, chemical manufacturing, coating, and various chemical process applications. The company has two reportable business segments: Grace catalysts technologies and Grace material technologies. Most of the company's revenue is generated by the Grace catalysts technologies segment from the sale of oil refining catalysts and catalysts used in petrochemical, refining, and other chemical manufacturing applications, and more than half of the revenue is earned in North America and Europe, Middle East, and Africa.
Executives
Mark E Tomkins director VULCAN MATERIALS CO, 1200 URBAN CENTER DR, BIRMINGHAM AL 35242
Diane H. Gulyas director C/O EXPEDITORS, 1015 THIRD AVENUE, SEATTLE WA 98104
Henry R Slack director 10070 DANIELS INTERSTATE COURT SUITE 100, FT MYERS FL 33935
Christopher J Steffen director 10188 TELESIS CT. SUITE 100 SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Julie Fasone Holder director 200 SOUTH WILCOX DRIVE, KINGSPORT TN 37662-0431
Cummings Robert F Jr director C/O MOORE CORP, ONE CANTARBURG GREET, STAMFORD CT 006901
Shlomo Yanai director ONE MEADOWLANDS PLAZA, EAST RUTHERFORD NJ 07073
Elizabeth C Brown officer: Sr. VP and CHRO C/O W. R. GRACE & CO., 7500 GRACE DRIVE, COLUMBIA MD 21044
William C. Dockman officer: Senior VP and CFO C/O W. R. GRACE & CO. 7500 GRACE DRIVE COLUMBIA MD 21044
La Force Andrew Hudson Iii director, officer: President and CEO C/O W. R. GRACE & CO., 7500 GRACE DRIVE, COLUMBIA MD 21044
Keith N Cole officer: Sr. VP, Govt. Rel. and EHS C/O W. R. GRACE & CO., 7500 GRACE DRIVE, COLUMBIA MD 21044
Mark A Shelnitz officer: Sr. VP, GC and Secretary C/O W. R. GRACE & CO., 7500 GRACE DRIVE, COLUMBIA MD 21044
Alfred E Festa director
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