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VeriSign (VeriSign) Net-Net Working Capital

: $-23.68 (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.

VeriSign's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-23.68.

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

VRSN's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 7.105
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

VeriSign Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for VeriSign'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.

VeriSign 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 -18.21 -17.51 -18.41 -21.94 -23.68

VeriSign 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 -21.94 -22.40 -22.78 -23.27 -23.68

Competitive Comparison

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, VeriSign'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.


VeriSign Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution

For the Software industry and Technology sector, VeriSign's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



VeriSign Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

VeriSign'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)
=(926.4+0.75 * 6.3+0.5 * 0-3330
-0-0)/101.3
=-23.68

VeriSign'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)
=(926.4+0.75 * 6.3+0.5 * 0-3330
-0-0)/101.3
=-23.68

* 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.


VeriSign  (NAS:VRSN) 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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VeriSign (VeriSign) Business Description

Industry
Address
12061 Bluemont Way, Reston, VA, USA, 20190
Verisign is the sole authorized registry for several generic top-level domains, including the widely utilized .com and .net top-level domains. The company operates critical internet infrastructure to support the domain name system, including operating two of the world's 13 root servers that are used to route internet traffic. In 2018, the firm sold off its Security Services business, signalling a renewed focus on the core registry business.
Executives
D James Bidzos director 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, ATTN: GENERAL COUNSEL, RESTON VA 20190
Danny R Mcpherson officer: EVP- Engineering, Ops. & CSO 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, RESTON VA 20190
Thomas C Indelicarto officer: SVP, Gen Counsel & Secretary 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, ATTN: GENERAL COUNSEL, RESTON VA 20190
Timothy Tomlinson director 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, ATTN: GENERAL COUNSEL, RESTON VA 20190
Todd B Strubbe officer: EVP and COO VERISIGN, 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, RESTON VA 20190
Kathleen A Cote director 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, RESTON VA 20190
Yehuda Ari Buchalter director 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, RESTON VA 20190
Kilguss George E Iii officer: EVP and CFO C/O VERISIGN, INC., 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, RESTON VA 20190
Frist Thomas F Iii director 3100 WEST END AVENUE SUITE 1225, NASHVILLE TN 37203
Armstrong Courtney D director 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, RESTON VA 20190
Berkshire Hathaway Inc 10 percent owner 3555 FARNAM STREET, OMAHA NE 68131
Jamie S Gorelick director 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, RESTON VA 20190
Richard H Goshorn officer: SVP, GC and Secretary 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, ATTN: GENERAL COUNSEL, RESTON VA 20190
John D Roach director PMI GROUP INC, 601 MONTGOMERY ST, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Warren E Buffett 10 percent owner 3555 FARNAM ST, STE 1440, OMAHA NE 68131

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