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R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co (R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co) Net-Net Working Capital : $-27.34 (As of Dec. 2021)


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What is R.R.Donnelley & Sons 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.

R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2021 was $-27.34.

The industry rank for R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co's Net-Net Working Capital or its related term are showing as below:

RRD's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 6.26
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for R.R.Donnelley & Sons 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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R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co Net-Net Working Capital Chart

R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -36.76 -33.97 -36.53 -30.70 -27.34

R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co Quarterly Data
Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21
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 -30.70 -29.65 -29.56 -29.26 -27.34

Competitive Comparison of R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, R.R.Donnelley & Sons 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.


R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital falls into.



R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Dec. 2021 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(280.2+0.75 * 1063.4+0.5 * 352.7-3296.3
-0-13.8)/75.2122
=-27.34

R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2021 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(280.2+0.75 * 1063.4+0.5 * 352.7-3296.3
-0-13.8)/75.2122
=-27.34

* 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.


R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co  (NYSE:RRD) 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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R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co (R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
35 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, USA, 60601
R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co provides integrated communication strategies by helping organizations communicate more effectively by working to create, manage and produce the content on behalf of its customers. It assists its customers in developing and executing multichannel communication strategies. The company carries its operations in the United States, Europe, Asia and other countries. The maximum earnings come from the U.S.A.
Executives
Chatham Asset Management, Llc 10 percent owner 26 MAIN STREET, SUITE 204, CHATHAM NJ 07928
David Miles Houck officer: EVP, Chief Information Officer 35 WEST WACKER DR. CHICAGO IL 60606
Dupont Albert officer: EVP, Chief Commercial Officer 35 WEST WACKER DR. CHICAGO IL 60606
Ray James R Jr director COMMERCIAL VEHICLE GROUP, INC., 7800 WALTON PARKWAY, NEW ALBANY OH 43054
Kenneth E O'brien officer: EVP and CIO C/O RR DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY 35 W. WACKER DRIVE CHICAGO IL 60601
Sheila M Rutt officer: EVP and CHRO 5995 MAYFAIR ROAD, NORTH CANTON OH 44720
Terry D Peterson officer: See Remarks 3680 VICTORIA STREET N., SHOREVIEW MN 55128
Douglas D Ryan officer: President-Marketing Solutions C/O RR DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY 35 W. WACKER DRIVE CHICAGO IL 60601
J. Glynn Perry officer: EVP, Operations C/O RR DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY 35 W. WACKER DRIVE CHICAGO IL 60601
Timothy R Mclevish director 2440 BEAR HOLLOW DRIVE, PARK CITY UT 84098
Irene M Esteves director C/O TIME WARNER CABLE INC., 60 COLUMBUS CIRCLE, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10023
Michael J Sharp officer: SVP - Chief Accounting Officer 1100 N WOOD DALE ROAD, WOOD DALE IL 60191
Daniel L. Knotts director, officer: CEO and President C/O RR DONNELLEY 111 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE CHICAGO IL 60606
John P Pecaric officer: See Remarks C/O RR DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY 35 W. WACKER DRIVE CHICAGO IL 60601
Jamie Moldafsky director C/O WELLS FARGO 420 MONTGOMERY ST., 12TH FLOOR SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104