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Ascent Industries Co (Ascent Industries Co) Net-Net Working Capital : $-0.79 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Ascent Industries 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.

Ascent Industries Co's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.79.

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

ACNT's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Steel industry.
Industry Median: 4.87
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Ascent Industries Co Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ascent Industries 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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Ascent Industries Co Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Ascent Industries 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 -8.26 -6.84 -6.21 -7.34 -0.79

Ascent Industries 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 -7.34 -3.99 -5.31 -5.13 -0.79

Competitive Comparison of Ascent Industries Co's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Steel subindustry, Ascent Industries 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.


Ascent Industries Co's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Steel Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Ascent Industries Co's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital falls into.



Ascent Industries Co Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Ascent Industries 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)
=(1.851+0.75 * 26.604+0.5 * 52.306-55.885
-0-0)/10.0948
=-0.79

Ascent Industries 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)
=(1.851+0.75 * 26.604+0.5 * 52.306-55.885
-0-0)/10.0948
=-0.79

* 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.


Ascent Industries Co  (NAS:ACNT) 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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Ascent Industries Co (Ascent Industries Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1400 16th Street, Suite 270, Oak Brook, IL, USA, 60523
Ascent Industries Co is engaged in the chemical and metal industry. The group operates into two reportable segments namely the Ascent Tubular Products and the Specialty Chemicals Segment. The Tubular Products segment serves markets through pipe and tube and customers in the appliance, architectural, automotive and commercial transportation, brewery, chemical, petrochemical and other industries. The Specialty Chemicals segment produces specialty products for the pulp and paper, coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers (CASE), textile, automotive, household and other industries. It manufactures welded pipe and tube, majorly from stainless steel, duplex, and nickel alloys. The company also produces specialty chemicals and dyes used in various end markets.
Executives
Zuppo John Robert Iii other: Exec VP - Synalloy Chemicals 6095 OLD BRICK STORE RD, GREENSBORO NC 27455
William Steckel officer: Chief Financial Officer 2972 STENDER WAY, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Benjamin L Rosenzweig director 50 OLD IVY ROAD SUITE 230, ATLANTA GA 30342
Mazzaferro Aldo John Jr director 15 MIDWOOD ROAD, STONY BROOK NY 11790
Christopher Gerald Hutter director 1400 16TH STREET, SUITE 250, OAK BROOK IL 60523
Privet Fund Lp 10 percent owner, other: See Explanation of Responses 3280 PEACHTREE ROAD NE, SUITE 2670, Atlanta GA 30305
Henry L Guy director 89 SUMMIT AVENUE, SECOND FLOOR, SUMMIT NJ 07901
Aaron M Tam officer: Chief Financial Officer 4510 COX ROAD, SUITE 201, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060
John Schauerman director 26000 COMMERCENTRE DR., LAKE FOREST CA 92630
Tackett Glenn Douglas Jr officer: Chief Legal Officer 4510 COX ROAD, SUITE 201, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060
David James Kuzy other: EVP - Synalloy Chemicals 639 S. MAIN STREET, NAPERVILLE IL 60540
Timothy J Lynch other: Exec VP - Synalloy Metals 13601 PERDIDO KEY DRIVE, UNIT 12 C, PENSACOLA FL 32507
Sarah M Cunningham officer: VP Corporate Adinistration 14519 AUGUSTA LANE, ASHLAND X1 23005
Maria Haughton Roberson other: President, ASTI 129 HONEYCUTT ROAD, TROUTMAN NC 28166
Anthony A Callander director PO BOX 5627, SPARTANBURG SC 29304