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ASA Gold And Precious Metals (ASA Gold And Precious Metals) Net-Net Working Capital : $0.21 (As of Nov. 2023)


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What is ASA Gold And Precious Metals 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.

ASA Gold And Precious Metals's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was $0.21.

The industry rank for ASA Gold And Precious Metals's Net-Net Working Capital or its related term are showing as below:

ASA's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is ranked worse than
91.08% of 527 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 6.53 vs ASA: 84.14

ASA Gold And Precious Metals Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for ASA Gold And Precious Metals'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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ASA Gold And Precious Metals Net-Net Working Capital Chart

ASA Gold And Precious Metals Annual Data
Trend Nov16 Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.20 0.03 -0.04 0.01 0.21

ASA Gold And Precious Metals Semi-Annual Data
Nov16 May17 Nov17 May18 Nov18 May19 Nov19 May20 Nov20 May21 Nov21 May22 Nov22 May23 Nov23
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 -0.04 -0.04 0.01 0.03 0.21

Competitive Comparison of ASA Gold And Precious Metals's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Asset Management subindustry, ASA Gold And Precious Metals'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.


ASA Gold And Precious Metals's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, ASA Gold And Precious Metals's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where ASA Gold And Precious Metals's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital falls into.



ASA Gold And Precious Metals Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

ASA Gold And Precious Metals's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Nov. 2023 )
=(Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents+Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(4.819+0+0.75 * 0+0.5 * 0-0.707
-0-0)/19.2899
=0.21

ASA Gold And Precious Metals's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Nov. 2023 )
=(Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents+Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(4.819+0+0.75 * 0+0.5 * 0-0.707
-0-0)/19.2899
=0.21

* 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.


ASA Gold And Precious Metals  (NYSE:ASA) 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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ASA Gold And Precious Metals (ASA Gold And Precious Metals) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Three Canal Plaza, Suite 600, Portland, ME, USA, 04101
ASA Gold And Precious Metals Ltd is a closed-end, non-diversified investment company. Its objective is to provide long-term capital appreciation primarily through investing in companies engaged in the exploration for, development of projects, or mining of precious metals and minerals.
Executives
Mary Joan Hoene director 400 S EL CAMINO REAL, STE 710, SAN MATEO CA 94402
Alexander Merk officer: COO 44 MONTGOMERY STREET, #3730, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Bruce D Hansen director 1700 LINCOLN STREET, 28TH FLOOR, DENVER CO 80203
Saba Capital Management, L.p. 10 percent owner 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 58TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10174
Boaz Weinstein 10 percent owner 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 58TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10174
Nancy J. Tyminski other: Deputy CCO 3 CANAL PLAZA, SUITE 600, PORTLAND ME 04101
William Donovan director 100 VISTA CIRCLE, APARTMENT 315, PITTSBURGH PA 15238
James E Holman other: Analyst, Merk Investments, LLC THREE CANAL PLAZA, SUITE 600, PORTLAND ME 04101
Peter Maletis officer: President 44 MONTGOMERY STREET, #3730, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Anthony J. Artabane director 4 LITTLE KINGS LANE, RYE BROOK NY 10573
Zachary R Tackett officer: Secretary 77 CONGRESS STREET, APT. #1, PORTLAND ME 04101
Gino E Malaspina officer: Secretary 3 CANAL PLAZA, SUITE 600, PORTLAND ME 04101
Karen Shaw officer: PFO 3 BUNKER HILL TERRACE, SCARBOROUGH ME 04074
David J Christensen officer: Vice President - Investments 400 S. EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 710, SAN MATEO CA 94402
Danielle Kulp officer: Secretary and Deputy CCO 1409 KUTZ DRIVE, POTTSTOWN PA 19465

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