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African Discovery Group (African Discovery Group) Net-Net Working Capital : $0.00 (As of Aug. 2023)


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What is African Discovery Group 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.

African Discovery Group's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 was $0.00.

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

AFDG's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Conglomerates industry.
Industry Median: 6.02
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

African Discovery Group Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for African Discovery Group'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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African Discovery Group Net-Net Working Capital Chart

African Discovery Group Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Feb12 Feb13 Feb15 Feb16 Feb17
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African Discovery Group Semi-Annual Data
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Competitive Comparison of African Discovery Group's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Conglomerates subindustry, African Discovery Group'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.


African Discovery Group's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, African Discovery Group's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



African Discovery Group Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

African Discovery Group's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2017 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Feb. 2017 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(0.285+0.75 * 0.188+0.5 * 0-3.953
-0-0)/112.25
=-0.03

African Discovery Group's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Aug. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(0.001+0.75 * 0.456+0.5 * 0-0.359
-0-0)/705.285
=-0.00

* 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.

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.


African Discovery Group  (OTCPK:AFDG) 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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African Discovery Group (African Discovery Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
445 Park Avenue, Ninth Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10022
African Discovery Group Inc primary business from which it currently generates revenue includes power, agriculture/sustainability, media, strategic minerals, and finance sectors on the African continent.

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