Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory (Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory) Net-Net Working Capital

: $-0.41 (As of Nov. 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.

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was $-0.41.

The industry rank for Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory's Net-Net Working Capital or its related term are showing as below:

RMCF's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked ^*
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry.
Industry Median: 7.43
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory's Net-Net Working Capital can be seen below:

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Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Annual Data

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Feb23

Net-Net Working Capital

0.79

0.21

0.52

0.60

0.07

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Quarterly Data
	Feb19	May19	Aug19	Nov19	Feb20	May20	Aug20	Nov20	Feb21	May21	Aug21	Nov21	Feb22	May22	Aug22	Nov22	Feb23	May23	Aug23	Nov23
Net-Net Working Capital																-0.03	0.07	0.13	-0.09	-0.41

Competitive Comparison

For the Confectioners subindustry, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory'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.

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital falls into.

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2023 is calculated as

	Net-Net Working Capital		(A: Feb. 2023 )
=	(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	+	0.75 * Accounts Receivable	+	0.5 * Total Inventories	-	Total Liabilities
-	Preferred Stock	-	Minority Interest)	/	Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=	(4.717	+	0.75 * 2.056	+	0.5 * 3.64	-	7.617
-	0	-	0)	/	6.25714
=	0.07

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as

	Net-Net Working Capital		(Q: Nov. 2023 )
=	(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	+	0.75 * Accounts Receivable	+	0.5 * Total Inventories	-	Total Liabilities
-	Preferred Stock	-	Minority Interest)	/	Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=	(2.082	+	0.75 * 3.355	+	0.5 * 3.67	-	8.999
-	0	-	0)	/	6.30377
=	-0.41

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.

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory (NAS:RMCF) 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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Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory (Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory) Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

RMFA:Germany

Address

265 Turner Drive, Durango, CO, USA, 81303

Website

https://www.rmcf.com

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Inc operates as a manufacturer of chocolate candies and confectionery products. The business activity of the firm functions through Franchising, Manufacturing, Retail Stores, U-Swirl Operations, and Other segments. Its products include varieties of Clusters, Caramels, Creams, Toffees, Mints, and Truffles. Geographically, the company and its subsidiaries have stores in Canada, South Korea, Panama, the Philippines, Qatar, and other countries.

Executives

Robert J Sarlls	director, officer: Chief Executive Officer	1703 N. RANDALL ROAD, ELGIN IL 60123-7820
Global Value Investment Corp.	10 percent owner	1433 N WATER STREET, SUITE 549, MILWAUKEE WI 53202
Geygan Jeffrey Richart Geygan	director	1433 N WATER STREET, SUITE 549, MILWAUKEE WI 53202
Brett P Seabert	director	265 TURNER DRIVE, DURANGO CO 81303
A Allen Arroyo	officer: CFO	C/O ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHOCOLATE FACTORY, 265 TURNER DRIVE, DURANGO CO 81303
Gvp 2021-a, Llc	other: GVIC-Controlled Entity	1433 N WATER STREET, SUITE 400, MILWAUKEE WI 53202
Gvp 2021-a, L.p.	other: GVIC-Controlled Entity	1433 N WATER STREET, SUITE 400, MILWAUKEE WI 53202
Kathleen Geygan	other: Director of GVIC	1433 N WATER STREET, SUITE 549, MILWAUKEE WI 53202
Stacy Wilke	other: Officer of GVIC	1433 N WATER STREET, SUITE 549, MILWAUKEE WI 53202
James Geygan	other: Officer of GVIC	1433 N WATER STREET, SUITE 549, MILWAUKEE WI 53202
Mark O Riegel	director	265 TURNER DRIVE, DURANGO CO 81303
Andrew Berger	other: See Explanation of Responses	84 ELM STREET, WESTFIELD NJ 07090
Richard Degnan	other: See footnote 1	2101 FREDRICK DOUGLAS BLVD, NEW YORK NY 10026
Suchit Majmudar	other: See footnote 1	1200 SOUTH GARFIELD STREET, DENVER CO 80210
Mary Bradley	other: See footnote 1	103 ST ANDREWS PLACE, NEWTOWN PA 18940