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Olympic Steel (Olympic Steel) Net-Net Working Capital : $-7.14 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Olympic Steel 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.

Olympic Steel's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-7.14.

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

ZEUS's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Steel industry.
Industry Median: 4.77
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Olympic Steel Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Olympic Steel'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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Olympic Steel Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Olympic Steel 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 -8.96 -9.06 -11.99 0.88 -7.14

Olympic Steel 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 0.88 -9.18 -7.76 -6.05 -7.14

Competitive Comparison of Olympic Steel's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Steel subindustry, Olympic Steel'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.


Olympic Steel's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Steel Industry

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

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



Olympic Steel Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Olympic Steel'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)
=(13.224+0.75 * 191.149+0.5 * 386.535-429.357
-0-0)/11.1325
=-7.14

Olympic Steel'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)
=(13.224+0.75 * 191.149+0.5 * 386.535-429.357
-0-0)/11.1325
=-7.14

* 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.


Olympic Steel  (NAS:ZEUS) 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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Olympic Steel (Olympic Steel) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
22901 Millcreek Boulevard, Suite 650, Highland Hills, OH, USA, 44122
Olympic Steel Inc provides metals processing and distribution services in the United States. The company operates in three reportable segments; specialty metals flat products, carbon flat products, and tubular and pipe products. It specializes in the processing and distribution of large volumes of carbon, aluminum, and stainless steel flat-rolled sheet, coils, plates, bars, and fabricated parts. The group serves various industries such as industrial machinery and equipment manufacturers, automobile manufacturers and suppliers, and transportation equipment manufacturers. The company generates majority of the revenue from carbon flat products.
Executives
Dirk A Kempthorne director 1735 MARKET STREET, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Michael D Siegal director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman of the Board and CEO 5080 RICHMOND ROAD, CLEVELAND OH 44146-1392
David A Wolfort director, officer: President and COO
Richard T Marabito officer: Chief Financial Officer 5096 RICHMOND ROAD, BEDFORD HEIGHTS OH 44146
Andrew S Greiff officer: EVP and COO 22901 MILLCREEK BLVD., SUITE 650, HIGHLAND HILLS OH 44122
Richard P Stovsky director 350 CAMINO DE LA REINA, SUITE 100, SAN DIEGO CA 92108
Arthur F Anton director 29500 SOLON ROAD, SOLON OH 44139
Richard A Manson officer: Vice President and Treasurer 5096 RICHMOND ROAD, BEDFORD HEIGHTS OH 44146
Lisa K Christen officer: See Remarks C/O/ OLYMPIC STEEL, INC., 22901 MILLCREED BLVD., SUITE 650, HIGHLAND HILLS OH 44122
Vanessa Whiting director C/O OLYMPIC STEEL, INC., 22901 MILLCREEK BLVD., SUITE 650, HIGHLAND HILLS OH 44122
Della Ratta Ralph M Jr director 1690 CHAGRIN RIVER ROAD, GATES MILLS OH 44040
Idalene Fay Kesner director 101 OAKLEY STREET, EVANSVILLE IN 47710
Michael G Rippey director C/O OLYMPIC STEEL, INC., 22901 MILLCREEK BLVD., HIGHLAND HILLS OH 44122
Howard Goldstein director 5096 RICHMOND RD, BEDFORD HEIGHTS OH 44146
Mcneeley Donald R. Jr. director, officer: Subsidiary Officer 5096 RICHMOND ROAD, BEDFORD HEIGHTS OH 44146