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Preformed Line Products Co (Preformed Line Products Co) Net-Net Working Capital : $4.32 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Preformed Line Products Co 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.

Preformed Line Products Co's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $4.32.

The industry rank for Preformed Line Products Co's Net-Net Working Capital or its related term are showing as below:

PLPC's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is ranked worse than
85.07% of 1360 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 6.94 vs PLPC: 28.87

Preformed Line Products Co Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Preformed Line Products Co'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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Preformed Line Products Co Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Preformed Line Products Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.13 -1.13 -1.14 -1.00 4.32

Preformed Line Products Co 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 -1.00 -1.82 0.48 1.28 4.32

Competitive Comparison of Preformed Line Products Co's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Preformed Line Products Co'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.


Preformed Line Products Co's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Preformed Line Products Co's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Preformed Line Products Co's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital falls into.



Preformed Line Products Co Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Preformed Line Products Co'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)
=(53.607+0.75 * 106.892+0.5 * 148.814-186.995
-0--0.008)/4.90841
=4.32

Preformed Line Products Co'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)
=(53.607+0.75 * 106.892+0.5 * 148.814-186.995
-0--0.008)/4.90841
=4.32

* 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.


Preformed Line Products Co  (NAS:PLPC) 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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Preformed Line Products Co (Preformed Line Products Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
660 Beta Drive, Mayfield Village, Cleveland, OH, USA, 44143
Preformed Line Products Co is a designer and manufacturer of products and systems for constructing and maintaining overhead and underground networks for energy, telecommunication, cable operators, data communication, and other industries. In addition, it provides solar hardware systems and mounting hardware for a variety of solar power applications. Its products consist of Energy Products, Communications Products, and Special Industries Products. The company's majority of the revenue is derived from the sale of products in the United States with operations also in The Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and Asia-Pacific. The revenue gets driven by Energy products which comprise protecting transmission conductors, spacers, spacer-dampers, and Stockbridge dampers.
Executives
Michael E Gibbons director 15885 SPRAGUE RD, STRONGSVILLE OH 44136-1799
Katherine E. Wensink 10 percent owner 600 SUPERIOR AVENUE, EAST, SUITE 2100, CLEVELAND OH 44114
Barbara P Ruhlman Irrevocable Trust Dated 7/29/08 10 percent owner P.O. BOX 91129, CLEVELAND OH 44101
Barbara P Ruhlman Revocable Trust Dated 9/21/16 10 percent owner 660 BETA DRIVE, MAYFIELD VILLAGE OH 44143
Randall M Ruhlman 10 percent owner C/O PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS, PO BOX 91129, CLEVELAND OH 44101
Robert G Ruhlman director, 10 percent owner C/O BAKER HOSTETLER LLP, 1900 EAST NINTH ST, CLEVELAND OH 44114
Third Restatement Of Barbara P. Ruhlman Trust Agreement, Dated November 20, 2008 10 percent owner C/O MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC, 600 SUPERIOR AVENUE, EAST SUITE 2100, CLEVELAND OH 44114
Bernard L. Karr 10 percent owner 600 SUPERIOR AVENUE, EAST, SUITE 2100, CLEVELAND OH 44114
Andrew S Klaus officer: CFO 660 BETA DRIVE, MAYFIELD VILLAGE OH 44143
John J Olenik officer: VP-Research & Engineering 660 BETA DRIVE, MAYFIELD VILLAGE OH 44143
Timothy O'shaughnessy officer: V.P. Human Resources 660 BETA DR, MAYFIELD VILLAGE OH 44143
Curlee J Cecil Jr officer: V.P. - Human Resources C/O PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS, PO BOX 91129, CLEVELAND OH 44101
C Sunkle David officer: VP-Research & Engineering P.O. BOX 91129, CLEVELAND OH 44101
Michael A Weisbarth officer: VP-Finance & Treasurer 660 BETA DRIVE, MAYFIELD VILLAGE OH 44143
Barbara P Ruhlman 10 percent owner C/O BAKER HOSTETLER LLP, 1900 EAST NINTH ST, CLEVELAND OH 44114