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Ambassadors Group (Ambassadors Group) Net-Net Working Capital : $1.93 (As of Jun. 2015)


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What is Ambassadors 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.

Ambassadors Group's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 was $1.93.

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

EPAX's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Education industry.
Industry Median: 6.85
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Ambassadors Group Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ambassadors 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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Ambassadors Group Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Ambassadors Group Annual Data
Trend Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.10 1.28 0.36 0.85 2.01

Ambassadors Group Quarterly Data
Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15
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 0.49 1.82 2.01 1.33 1.93

Competitive Comparison of Ambassadors Group's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Ambassadors 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.


Ambassadors Group's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Ambassadors Group's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



Ambassadors Group Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Ambassadors Group's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Dec. 2014 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(61.504+0.75 * 0.666+0.5 * 0-27.325
-0-0)/17.2864
=2.01

Ambassadors Group's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Jun. 2015 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(70.891+0.75 * 0.405+0.5 * 0-38.273
-0-0)/17.0679
=1.93

* 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.


Ambassadors Group  (OTCPK:EPAX) 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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Ambassadors Group (Ambassadors Group) Business Description

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Ambassadors Group Inc was founded in 1967 and reincorporated in Delaware in 1995. The Company along with its subsidiaries is a provider of educational travel experiences and online education research materials. Its operations are organized in two reporting segments: Ambassador Programs and Other, which provide educational travel services through multiple destinations within several travel program types and corporate overhead; and BookRags, which provides online research capabilities through book summaries, critical essays, online study guides, lesson plans, biographies, and references to encyclopedia articles. Its educational travel programs offer both domestic U.S. destinations as well as international travel destinations, including, but not limited to Europe, Australia, China, Japan, South Africa, India, Costa Rica, and Antarctica. This direct to consumer travel business consists of specialized private-label educational travel programs that seek to educate, inspire intellectual exchange, and develop the cultural and global intelligence of its participants. In 2013, 18,251 delegates, including students from 46 different countries, traveled on its programs to 37 countries on all seven continents. Founded in 1999, BookRags originally began as a source for online book summaries and notes that has grown to include a variety of additional content including critical essays, study guides, lesson plans, teacher resources, film summaries, biographies, literary criticisms, and references to encyclopedia articles. It competes with other companies that provide similar educational travel programs, professional travel and adult continuing education programs, activity camps and summer camps, as well as independent programs organized and sponsored by local teachers with the assistance of local travel agents.
Executives
Philip B Livingston director, officer: CEO 1241 EAST MAIN ST, STAMFORD CT 06902
Miller Lloyd I Iii 10 percent owner
Peter H Kamin director 2720 DONALD ROSS ROAD, #311, PALM BEACH GARDENS FL 33410
Jefferson Gramm director C/O BANDERA PARTNERS LLC, 50 BROAD STREET, SUITE 1820, NEW YORK NY 10004
James M Kalustian director 901 MARQUETTE AVENUE, SUITE 3200, SAN DIEGO CA 55402
Anthony F Dombrowik officer: Interim CEO 201 W NOAN RIVER DR SPOKANE WA 99201
Bandera Partners Llc 10 percent owner 50 BROAD STREET, SUITE 1820, NEW YORK NY 10004
Gregory Bylinsky 10 percent owner C/O BANDERA PARTNERS LLC, 50 BROAD STREET, SUITE 1820, NEW YORK NY 10004
Andrew Shpiz 10 percent owner C/O BANDERA PARTNERS LLC, 50 BROAD STREET, SUITE 1820, NEW YORK NY 10004
Dale F Frey director 8 WRIGHT ST, WESTPORT CT 06880
Peter V Ueberroth 10 percent owner CONTRARIAN GROUP INC, 1071 CAMELBACK ST, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Kenneth G Langone other: (1)(2) 375 PARK AVENUE, STE 2205, NEW YORK NY 10152
Invemed Catalyst Fund Lp 10 percent owner 375 PARK AVE, STE 2205, NEW YORK NY 10152
Gladwyne Catalyst Genpar Llc other: (1)(2) 600 THE TIMES BLDG, ARDMORE PA 19003
Invemed Securities Inc other: (1)(2) 375 PARK AVE, STE 2205, NEW YORK NY 10152

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