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Safe Bulkers (Safe Bulkers) Net-Net Working Capital : $-3.98 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Safe Bulkers 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.

Safe Bulkers's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-3.98.

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

SB's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Transportation industry.
Industry Median: 5.13
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Safe Bulkers Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Safe Bulkers'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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Safe Bulkers Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Safe Bulkers 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 -4.98 -5.38 -2.49 -2.92 -3.98

Safe Bulkers 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 -2.92 -3.19 -3.68 -3.66 -3.98

Competitive Comparison of Safe Bulkers's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Safe Bulkers'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.


Safe Bulkers's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Safe Bulkers's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



Safe Bulkers Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Safe Bulkers'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)
=(87.922+0.75 * 8.786+0.5 * 16.652-547.305
-0.04-0)/111.608
=-3.98

Safe Bulkers'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)
=(87.922+0.75 * 8.786+0.5 * 16.652-547.305
-0.04-0)/111.608
=-3.98

* 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.


Safe Bulkers  (NYSE:SB) 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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Safe Bulkers (Safe Bulkers) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
6, Avenue des Citronniers, Apt. D11, Les Acanthes, Monaco City, MCO, MC98000
Safe Bulkers Inc is an international provider of marine drybulk transportation services, transporting bulk cargoes, particularly coal, grain and iron ore, along international shipping routes for consumers of marine drybulk transportation services. The company employs its vessels on both period time charters and spot time charters, according to the assessment of market conditions, with consumers of marine drybulk transportation services.