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Hess (HES) Net-Net Working Capital

: $-39.67 (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.

Hess's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-39.67.

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

HES's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 5.09
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Hess Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hess'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.

* Premium members only.

Hess 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 -34.42 -35.45 -33.84 -33.88 -39.67

Hess 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 -33.88 -34.80 -35.27 -36.76 -39.67

Competitive Comparison

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Hess'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.


Hess Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Hess's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



Hess Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Hess'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)
=(1688+0.75 * 1330+0.5 * 304-14405
-0-616)/307.158
=-39.67

Hess'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)
=(1688+0.75 * 1330+0.5 * 304-14405
-0-616)/307.158
=-39.67

* 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.


Hess  (NYSE:HES) 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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Hess (HES) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1185 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY, USA, 10036
Hess is an independent oil and gas producer with key assets in the Bakken Shale, Guyana, the Gulf of Mexico, and Southeast Asia. At the end of 2022, the company reported net proved reserves of 1.3 billion barrels of oil equivalent. Net production averaged 344 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2022, at a ratio of 72% oil and natural gas liquids and 28% natural gas.
Executives
Barbara J Lowery-yilmaz officer: Senior Vice President HESS CORPORATION, 1185 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Andrew P Slentz officer: Senior Vice President 1185 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Gregory P. Hill officer: Executive Vice President HESS CORPORATION, 1185 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
John P Rielly officer: Senior Vice President 1185 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Richard D. Lynch officer: Senior Vice President HESS CORPORATION, 1185 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Timothy B. Goodell director, officer: Executive Vice President HESS CORPORATION, 1185 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Geurt G Schoonman officer: Senior Vice President HESS CORPORATION, 1185 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
John B Hess director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman of the Board and CEO C/O HESS CORPORATION, 1185 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Lisa Glatch director EVOQUA WATER TECHNOLOGIES CORP., 210 SIXTH AVENUE, PITTSBURGH PA 15222
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Marc S Lipschultz director C/O BLUE OWL CAPITAL INC., 399 PARK AVENUE, 37TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Karyn F. Ovelmen director STATIONSPLEIN 45, ROTTERDAM P7 3013AK
Michael R Turner officer: Senior Vice President HESS CORPORATION, 1185 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Terrence J. Checki director HESS CORPORATION, 1185 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
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