GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Consumer Defensive » Education » Grand Canyon Education Inc (NAS:LOPE) » Definitions » Net-Net Working Capital

Grand Canyon Education (Grand Canyon Education) Net-Net Working Capital

: $3.04 (As of Dec. 2023)
View and export this data going back to 2008. Start your Free Trial

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.

Grand Canyon Education's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.04.

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

LOPE's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is ranked worse than
83.53% of 85 companies
in the Education industry
Industry Median: 6.7 vs LOPE: 43.12

Grand Canyon Education Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Grand Canyon Education'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.

Grand Canyon Education 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 -1.38 0.71 12.61 1.44 3.04

Grand Canyon Education 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 1.44 1.84 1.68 0.67 3.04

Competitive Comparison

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Grand Canyon Education'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.


Grand Canyon Education Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Grand Canyon Education's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



Grand Canyon Education Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Grand Canyon Education'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)
=(244.506+0.75 * 78.811+0.5 * 0-212.449
-0-0)/29.953
=3.04

Grand Canyon Education'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)
=(244.506+0.75 * 78.811+0.5 * 0-212.449
-0-0)/29.953
=3.04

* 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.


Grand Canyon Education  (NAS:LOPE) 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.


Grand Canyon Education Net-Net Working Capital Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Grand Canyon Education's Net-Net Working Capital provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Grand Canyon Education (Grand Canyon Education) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2600 West Camelback Road, Phoenix, AZ, USA, 85017
Grand Canyon Education, Inc is a publicly traded education services company dedicated to serving colleges and universities. GCE's most significant university partner is Grand Canyon University, an Arizona non-profit corporation that operates a comprehensive regionally accredited university that offers graduate and undergraduate degree programs, emphases and certificates across nine colleges both online, on ground at its campus in Phoenix, Arizona and at four off-site classroom and laboratory sites. The Company generates all of its revenue through services agreements with its university partners.
Executives
Jack A Henry director C/O SIERRA BLANCA VENTURES, 1211 E. MISSOURI AVENUE, SUITE 222, PHOENIX AZ 85014
Lisa Graham Keegan director 2600 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017
Lori Browning officer: Chief Accounting Officer 2600 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017
Kathy J. Claypatch officer: Chief Information Officer 2600 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017
Sara R. Dial director 3300 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85017
David Adame director 2600 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017
Brian E Mueller officer: Chief Executive Officer 3300 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017
William Stan Meyer officer: Executive Vice President 3300 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017
Joseph N Mildenhall officer: Chief Information Officer 3300 W. CAMELBACK AVENUE, PHOENIX AZ 85017
Daniel E Bachus officer: Chief Financial Officer 3300 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017
Dilek Marsh officer: Chief Data Officer 2600 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017
Daniel J. Briggs officer: Orbis Education, CEO 2600 WEST CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017
Chevy Humphrey director 2600 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017
Brian M Roberts officer: General Counsel 18835 N. THOMPSON PEAK PARKWAY, SUITE 300 & 380, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85255
Brent D. Richardson director, 10 percent owner, officer: Executive Chairman 3300 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017