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Agent Information Software (Agent Information Software) Net-Net Working Capital : $-0.28 (As of Dec. 2003)


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What is Agent Information Software 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.

Agent Information Software's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2003 was $-0.28.

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

AIFS's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 7.235
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Agent Information Software Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Agent Information Software'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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Agent Information Software Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Agent Information Software Annual Data
Trend Dec99 Dec00 Dec01 Dec02 Dec03
Net-Net Working Capital
-0.35 -0.51 -0.61 -0.49 -0.28

Agent Information Software Quarterly Data
Dec99 Mar00 Jun00 Sep00 Dec00 Mar01 Jun01 Sep01 Dec01 Mar02 Jun02 Sep02 Dec02 Mar03 Jun03 Sep03 Dec03
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 -0.49 -0.44 -0.34 -0.29 -0.28

Competitive Comparison of Agent Information Software's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Software - Application subindustry, Agent Information Software'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.


Agent Information Software's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Agent Information Software Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Agent Information Software's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2003 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Dec. 2003 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(0.011+0.75 * 0.389+0.5 * 0-1.827
-0-0)/5.52559
=-0.28

Agent Information Software's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2003 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2003 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(0.011+0.75 * 0.389+0.5 * 0-1.827
-0-0)/5.52559
=-0.28

* 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.


Agent Information Software  (OTCPK:AIFS) 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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Agent Information Software (Agent Information Software) Business Description

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Address
760 East Francis Street, Units C & D, Ontario, CA, USA, 91761
Agent Information Software Inc provides software products and services that create, manage, publish, and access information content through the Internet or the web. The company offers data automation solutions to customers across multiple industries. Additionally, it also renders software as a service (SaaS), database subscriptions, software maintenance, and support contract services. The Company derives its revenues from various software subscriptions, maintenance and support services, licensing and other non-recurring services.

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