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NeuStar (NeuStar) Net-Net Working Capital : $-15.90 (As of Mar. 2017)


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What is NeuStar 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.

NeuStar's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 was $-15.90.

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

NSR's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 6.16
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

NeuStar Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for NeuStar'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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NeuStar Net-Net Working Capital Chart

NeuStar Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -6.61 -9.47 -12.00 -22.95 -17.78

NeuStar Quarterly Data
Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17
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 -22.40 -20.76 -19.45 -17.78 -15.90

Competitive Comparison of NeuStar's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, NeuStar'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.


NeuStar's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, NeuStar's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



NeuStar Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

NeuStar's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Dec. 2016 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(45.773+0.75 * 207.595+0.5 * 0-1177.411
-0-0)/54.8985
=-17.78

NeuStar's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Mar. 2017 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(47.048+0.75 * 188.93+0.5 * 0-1075.546
-0-0)/55.7715
=-15.90

* 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.


NeuStar  (NYSE:NSR) 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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NeuStar (NeuStar) Business Description

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NeuStar provides clearinghouse services to the telecom industry, making interoperability possible for competing communication service providers. It operates the authoritative directories containing all the phone area codes and numbers in North America, facilitates the routing of calls among competing providers, manages top-level Internet domain name services (.biz and . us), and administers U.S. common short codes (shorter phone numbers used for value-added services).
Executives
Hellene S Runtagh director 9 WETHERFIELD COURT, POTOMAC MD 20854
Paul Ballew director 21575 RIDGETOP CIRCLE, STERLING VA 20166
Mark N Greene director 901 MARQUETTE AVENUE, SUITE 3200, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402
Michael J Rowny director 5329 WOODLAWN AVENUE, CHEVY CHASE MD 20815
Paul S Lalljie officer: Senior Vice President and CFO 7900 HARKINS ROAD, LANHAM MD 20706
Henry Skorny officer: SVP, IOT 2601 ELLIOTT AVENUE, SUITE 1000, SEATTLE WA 98121
Ross K Ireland director 175 E HOUSTON ST ROOM 216, SAN ANTONIO TX 78205
Paul A Lacouture director 46000 CENTER OAK PLAZA, STERLING VA 20166
Deborah Rieman director ONE RIVERFRONT PLAZA, CORNING NY 14831
Joel P Friedman director C/O ACCENTURE LEGAL & COMMERICAL GROUP, 23RD FL 161 N CLARK STREET, CHICAGO IL 60601
Lisa Hook director, officer: President and CEO NEUSTAR, INC. - C/O DENIS CURRAN, 46000 CENTER OAK PLAZA, STERLING VA 20166
James Cullen director 5301 STEVENS CREEK BLVD, MS 1A-LC, SANTA CLARA CA 95051
Brian Foster officer: SVP, Information Services 21575 RIDGETOP CIRCLE STERLING VA 20166
Chang Gareth C C director C/O MALLINCKRODT GROUP INC, 7733 FORSYTH BLVD, ST LOUIS MO 63105
Matthew Levin officer: SVP, Business Affairs NEUSTAR, INC., 4600 CENTER OAK PLAZA, STERLING VA 20166

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