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NoFire Technologies (NoFire Technologies) Net-Net Working Capital : $-0.16 (As of May. 2010)


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What is NoFire Technologies 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.

NoFire Technologies's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in May. 2010 was $-0.16.

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

NFTI's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Chemicals industry.
Industry Median: 7.41
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

NoFire Technologies Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for NoFire Technologies'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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NoFire Technologies Net-Net Working Capital Chart

NoFire Technologies Annual Data
Trend Aug00 Aug01 Aug02 Aug03 Aug04 Aug05 Aug06 Aug07 Aug08 Aug09
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.11 -0.13 -0.12 -0.14 -0.14

NoFire Technologies Quarterly Data
Aug05 Nov05 Feb06 May06 Aug06 Nov06 Feb07 May07 Aug07 Nov07 Feb08 May08 Aug08 Nov08 Feb09 May09 Aug09 Nov09 Feb10 May10
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 -0.14 -0.14 -0.17 -0.14 -0.16

Competitive Comparison of NoFire Technologies's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, NoFire Technologies'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.


NoFire Technologies's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

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



NoFire Technologies Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

NoFire Technologies's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2009 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Aug. 2009 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(0.002+0.75 * 0.083+0.5 * 0.203-5.704
-0-0)/40.6357
=-0.14

NoFire Technologies's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in May. 2010 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: May. 2010 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(0.003+0.75 * 0.117+0.5 * 0.105-7.361
-0-0)/45.318
=-0.16

* 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.


NoFire Technologies  (OTCPK:NFTI) 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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NoFire Technologies (NoFire Technologies) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
5 James Street, South Hackensack, NJ, USA, 07606
NoFire Technologies Inc is engaged in the development of non-toxic and fire-retardant coatings and textile wrap systems. It serves residential, commercial, industrial, maritime, and military applications.
Executives
Andrew H Tisch 10 percent owner 667 MADISON AVE, NEW YORK NY 10021-8087

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