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Whole Foods Market (Whole Foods Market) Net Current Asset Value : $-3.00 (As of Jun. 2017)


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What is Whole Foods Market Net Current Asset Value?

In calculating the Net Current Asset Value (NCAV), Benjamin Graham means a company's current assets (such as cash, marketable securities, and inventories) minus its total liabilities (including preferred stock, minority interest, and long-term debt).

Whole Foods Market's net current asset value per share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 was $-3.00.

The historical rank and industry rank for Whole Foods Market's Net Current Asset Value or its related term are showing as below:

WFM's Price-to-Net-Current-Asset-Value is not ranked *
in the Retail - Defensive industry.
Industry Median: 4.33
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Current-Asset-Value only.

Whole Foods Market Net Current Asset Value Historical Data

The historical data trend for Whole Foods Market's Net Current Asset Value 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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Whole Foods Market Net Current Asset Value Chart

Whole Foods Market Annual Data
Trend Sep07 Sep08 Sep09 Sep10 Sep11 Sep12 Sep13 Sep14 Sep15 Sep16
Net Current Asset Value
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.65 0.86 -0.49 -1.23 -3.59

Whole Foods Market Quarterly Data
Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17
Net Current Asset Value 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 -3.65 -3.59 -3.46 -3.28 -3.00

Competitive Comparison of Whole Foods Market's Net Current Asset Value

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Whole Foods Market's Price-to-Net-Current-Asset-Value, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Net-Current-Asset-Value 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.


Whole Foods Market's Price-to-Net-Current-Asset-Value Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Whole Foods Market's Price-to-Net-Current-Asset-Value distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Whole Foods Market's Price-to-Net-Current-Asset-Value falls into.



Whole Foods Market Net Current Asset Value Calculation

Whole Foods Market's Net Current Asset Value (NCAV) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2016 is calculated as

Net Current Asset Value Per Share(A: Sep. 2016 )
=(Total Current Assets-Total Liabilities-Minority Interest-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(1975-3117-0-0)/318.3
=-3.59

Whole Foods Market's Net Current Asset Value (NCAV) per share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 is calculated as

Net Current Asset Value Per Share(Q: Jun. 2017 )
=(Total Current Assets-Total Liabilities-Minority Interest-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(2191-3152-0-0)/320.1
=-3.00

* 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.


Whole Foods Market  (NAS:WFM) Net Current Asset Value Explanation

Benjamin Graham first discussed net current asset value (NCAV) in the 1934 edition of "Security Analysis", which he coauthored with David Dodd. In the book, (net) current asset value is defined as:" current assets alone, minus all liabilities and claims ahead of the issue."

The common definition of NCAV is: NCAV = current assets – [total liabilities + minority interest + preferred stock]

Net current assets exclude not only the intangible assets but also the fixed and miscellaneous assets. 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.

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 Working Capital. They are collected under our Net-Net screener.


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Whole Foods Market (Whole Foods Market) Business Description

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Whole Foods Market is the world's leading retailer of natural and organic foods by units and is the first certified organic grocer in the United States. Whole Foods' only operating segment consists of natural and organic foods supermarkets. As of fiscal 2016, the company had 456 stores in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The average store size is about 39,000 square feet. About 15% of the company's sales were derived from the sale of private-label products. The company announced a pending acquisition by Amazon in June 2017.
Executives
Scott F Powers director STATE STREET CORPORATION, ONE LINCOLN STREET, BOSTON MA 02111
Sharon Mccollam director C/O OFFICEMAX INCORPORATED, 263 SHUMAN BLVD., NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Ken C Hicks director 150 N. ORANGE GROVE BLVD, PASADENA CA 91103
Mary Ellen Coe director 2000 GALLOPING HILL ROAD, KENILWORTH NJ 07033
Gabrielle Sulzberger director 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE, FLOOR 13, NEW YORK NY 10017
Glenda J Flanagan officer: Executive Vice President 550 BOWIE STREET, AUSTIN TX 78703
Joseph D Mansueto director C/O MORNINGSTAR, INC., 225 WEST WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60606
Robb Walter E Iv director 550 BOWIE STREET, AUSTIN TX 78703
Ralph Z Sorenson director WHOLE FOODS MARKET, INC. 550 BOWIE STREET AUSTIN TX 78703
William A Tindell director 500 FREEPORT PARKWAY, COPPELL TX 75019
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Lgp Management Inc other: See General Remarks. 11111 SANTA MONICA BLVD, STE 2000, LOS ANGELES CA 90025

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