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US Energy (US Energy) Net-Net Working Capital

: $-1.13 (As of Dec. 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.

US Energy's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.13.

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

USEG's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 5.05
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

US Energy Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for US Energy'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.

* Premium members only.

US Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Net-Net Working Capital
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.40 -0.11 0.23 -1.32 -1.13

US Energy 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.32 -1.34 -1.40 -1.46 -1.13

Competitive Comparison

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, US Energy'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.


US Energy Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, US Energy's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



US Energy Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

US Energy'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)
=(3.515+0.75 * 2.336+0.5 * 0-33.922
-0-0)/25.3339
=-1.13

US Energy'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)
=(3.515+0.75 * 2.336+0.5 * 0-33.922
-0-0)/25.3339
=-1.13

* 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.


US Energy  (NAS:USEG) 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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US Energy (US Energy) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1616 S. Voss Rd., Suite 725, Houston, TX, USA, 77057
US Energy Corp is an independent energy company. It is focused on the acquisition and development of oil and natural gas-producing properties in the continental United States. It has business activities in South Texas and the Williston Basin in North Dakota. The company generates revenue from its interest in the sales of oil and natural gas production.
Executives
Randall D Keys director 3 HICKORY SHADOWS DR, HOUSTON TX 77055
Mark L. Zajac officer: Chief Financial Officer 70 SILVERMONT DR, THE WOODLANDS TX 77382
Wallis T Marsh other: Member of 10% owner group 210 HERITAGE OAKS, HOUSTON TX 77024
King Oil & Gas Company, Inc. other: Members of 10% owner group 9821 KATY FREEWAY, SUITE 805, HOUSTON TX 77024
Wdm Family Partnership, Lp 10 percent owner 210 HERITAGE OAKS LN, HOUSTON TX 77024
Katla Energy Holdings Llc 10 percent owner 1616 S VOSS RD, #530, HOUSTON TX 77057
Synergy Offshore Llc 10 percent owner, other: Member of 10% owner group 9821 KATY FREEWAY, SUITE 805, HOUSTON TX 77024
Benjamin Andrew Stamets 10 percent owner, other: Member of 10% owner group 2121 SAGE ROAD, SUITE 325, HOUSTON TX 77056
Lubbock Energy Partners Llc 10 percent owner, other: Member of 10% owner group 1616 S. VOSS RD.,, STE 530, HOUSTON TX 77057
Lee Hightower 10 percent owner, other: Member of 10% owner group 9821 KATY FREEWAY, SUITE 805, HOUSTON TX 77024
Duane H King director, 10 percent owner, other: Member of 10% owner group 9821 KATY FREEWAY, SUITE 805, HOUSTON TX 77024
Llano Energy Llc other: Member of 10% owner group 2121 SAGE ROAD, SUITE 325, HOUSTON TX 77056
Banner Oil & Gas, Llc 10 percent owner, other: Member of 10% owner group 2121 SAGE ROAD, SUITE 325, HOUSTON TX 77056
Joshua Lane Batchelor director, 10 percent owner, other: Member of 10% owner group 2121 SAGE ROAD, SUITE 325, HOUSTON TX 77056
John A Weinzierl director, 10 percent owner, other: Member of 10% owner group MEMORIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, LLC, 1301 MCKINNEY STREET, SUITE 2100, HOUSTON TX 77010