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Mesa Laboratories (Mesa Laboratories) Net-Net Working Capital : $-49.24 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Mesa Laboratories 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.

Mesa Laboratories's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-49.24.

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

MLAB's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 6.5
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Mesa Laboratories Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mesa Laboratories'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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Mesa Laboratories Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Mesa Laboratories Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -5.78 -19.32 17.91 -41.97 -34.68

Mesa Laboratories 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 -37.63 -34.68 -33.07 -31.55 -49.24

Competitive Comparison of Mesa Laboratories's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Mesa Laboratories'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.


Mesa Laboratories's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Mesa Laboratories's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



Mesa Laboratories Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Mesa Laboratories's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Mar. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(32.91+0.75 * 42.551+0.5 * 34.642-268.352
-0-0)/5.36947
=-34.68

Mesa Laboratories'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)
=(28.224+0.75 * 36.023+0.5 * 35.973-338.808
-0-0)/5.39404
=-49.24

* 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.


Mesa Laboratories  (NAS:MLAB) 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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Mesa Laboratories (Mesa Laboratories) Business Description

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Address
12100 West Sixth Avenue, Lakewood, CO, USA, 80228
Mesa Laboratories Inc manufactures life sciences tools and critical quality control products. It operates in 4 divisions: Sterilization and Disinfection Control, which manufactures and sells biological, cleaning, and chemical indicators. It also provides testing and laboratory services, mainly to the dental industry; Biopharmaceutical Development segment develops, manufactures, and sells automated systems for protein analysis (immunoassays) and peptide synthesis solutions; Calibration Solutions division develops, manufactures, and sells quality control and calibration products used to measure or calibrate temperature, pressure, pH, humidity, and other such parameters for health and safety purposes; and Clinical Genomics. Its geographical segments include United States and Foreign.
Executives
Brian David Archbold officer: SVP of Continuous Improvement 12100 W. 6TH AVENUE, LAKEWOOD CO 80228
John Bradley Schmieder director C/O MESA LABORATORIES, INC., 12100 W. 6TH AVENUE, LAKEWOOD CO 80228
Gary M Owens officer: COO 12100 W. 6TH AVENUE, LAKEWOOD CO 80228
John V Sakys officer: VP Finance, CFO MESA LABORATORIES, INC., 12100 W. 6TH AVENUE, LAKEWOOD CO 80228
Shannon Hall director 1000 ALFRED NOBEL DRIVE, HERCULES CA 94547
Evan Guillemin director 380 LAFAYETTE STREET, SIXTH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10003
R Tony Tripeny director ONE RIVERFRONT PLAZA, CORNING NY 14831
Gregory Dinoia officer: SVP Commercial Operations 12100 W. 6TH AVENUE, LAKEWOOD CO 80228
Mesa Laboratories Inc /co/ director 12100 W 6TH AVE, LAKEWOOD CO 80228
John James Sullivan officer: VP Sales & Marketing 12100 W. 6TH AVENUE, LAKEWOOD CO 80228
David M Kelly director
Shiraz Shabanali Ladiwala director C/O THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC., 168 THIRD AVENUE, WALTHAM MA 02451
Robert V Dwyer director 12100 W 6TH AVE, LAKEWOOD CO 80228
Jennifer Sadie Alltoft director 12100 W. 6TH AVENUE, LAKEWOOD CO 80228
David Brian Perez director 12100 6TH AVENUE, LAKEWOOD CO 80228

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