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Union Pacific (Union Pacific) Net-Net Working Capital : $-80.94 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Union Pacific 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.

Union Pacific's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-80.94.

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

UNP's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Transportation industry.
Industry Median: 5.37
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Union Pacific Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Union Pacific'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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Union Pacific Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Union Pacific 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 -59.36 -62.76 -73.19 -82.43 -80.94

Union Pacific 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 -82.43 -82.97 -82.49 -81.92 -80.94

Competitive Comparison of Union Pacific's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Railroads subindustry, Union Pacific'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.


Union Pacific's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Transportation Industry

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

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



Union Pacific Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Union Pacific'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)
=(1071+0.75 * 2073+0.5 * 743-52344
-0-0)/609.704
=-80.94

Union Pacific'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)
=(1071+0.75 * 2073+0.5 * 743-52344
-0-0)/609.704
=-80.94

* 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.


Union Pacific  (NYSE:UNP) 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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Union Pacific (Union Pacific) Business Description

Address
1400 Douglas Street, Omaha, NE, USA, 68179
Omaha, Nebraska-based Union Pacific is the largest public railroad in North America. Operating on more than 30,000 miles of track in the western two thirds of the U.S., UP generated $25 billion of revenue in 2022 by hauling coal, industrial products, intermodal containers, agriculture goods, chemicals, and automotive goods. UP owns about one fourth of Mexican railroad Ferromex and derives roughly 10% of its revenue hauling freight to and from Mexico.
Executives
Jennifer L Hamann officer: EVP & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 1400 DOUGLAS STREET, OMAHA NE 68130
Eric J Gehringer officer: EVP Operations 1400 DOUGLAS STREET, OMAHA NE 68179
Kenyatta G Rocker officer: EVP Marketing & Sales 1400 DOUGLAS STREET, OMAHA NE 68179
John Wiehoff director
Doyle Simons director 220 OCCIDENTAL AVENUE SOUTH, SEATTLE WA 98104
Rahul Jalali officer: EVP & CIO 1400 DOUGLAS STREET, OMAHA NE 68179
Elizabeth F Whited officer: EVP & CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER 1400 DOUGLAS ST, OMAHA NE 68179
Teresa M. Finley director 927 STOVALL BOULEVARD NE, ATLANTA GA 30319
Sheri H. Edison director 1069 STATE ROUTE 46 EAST, BATESVILLE IN 47006
Todd M. Rynaski officer: VP CONTROLLER & CAO UPC 1400 DOUGLAS STREET, STOP 1780, OMAHA NE 68179
Craig V Richardson officer: EVP CLO & Corp Sec 1400 DOUGLAS STREET, OMAHA NE 68179
Delaney William J Iii director 1390 ENCLAVE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77077
Vincenzo J Vena officer: CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 1400 DOUGLAS STREET, OMAHA NE 68179
Christopher J Williams director 650 FIFTH AVE, 10TH FL, NEW YORK NY 10019
Knight Robert M Jr officer: Senior Vice President Finance UNION PACIFIC CORP, 1416 DODGE ST, OMAHA NE 68179