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POSCO Holdings (POSCO Holdings) Net-Net Working Capital

: $-34.14 (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.

POSCO Holdings's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-34.14.

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

PKX's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Steel industry.
Industry Median: 4.93
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

POSCO Holdings Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for POSCO Holdings'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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POSCO Holdings 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 -28.08 -25.88 -24.47 -33.68 -34.14

POSCO Holdings 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 -33.68 -32.79 -32.11 -31.10 -34.14

Competitive Comparison

For the Steel subindustry, POSCO Holdings'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.


POSCO Holdings Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, POSCO Holdings's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



POSCO Holdings Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

POSCO Holdings'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)
=(13856.272+0.75 * 8444.763+0.5 * 10599.181-31648.015
-0-4203.52)/303.505
=-34.14

POSCO Holdings'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)
=(13856.272+0.75 * 8444.763+0.5 * 10599.181-31648.015
-0-4203.52)/303.505
=-34.14

* 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.


POSCO Holdings  (NYSE:PKX) 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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POSCO Holdings (POSCO Holdings) Business Description

Address
POSCO Center, 440 Teheran-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, KOR, 06194
POSCO Holdings Inc is a holding company and operates through its subsidiaries. The company's operating segments are 1) Steel Segment includes the production and sale of steel products. 2) Green Infrastructure Business includes the provision of infrastructure and related services. The segment is divided into three operations, Trading Segment consists trading and natural resources development activities. Construction Segment consists planning, designing and construction of industrial plants, civil engineering projects and buildings. The energy and Other Segment consists power generation and information technology and operational technology services. 3) Green Materials and Energy Segment include manufacturing and sale of energy-related and other industrial materials, 4) Others Segment.