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Fortitude Group (Fortitude Group) Net-Net Working Capital : $-0.07 (As of Sep. 2010)


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What is Fortitude 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.

Fortitude Group's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2010 was $-0.07.

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

FRTD's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Asset Management industry.
Industry Median: 6.635
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Fortitude Group Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

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

Fortitude Group Annual Data
Trend Dec00 Dec01 Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1,811.59 -698.17 -707.37 -201.49 -26.28

Fortitude Group Quarterly Data
Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07 Jun07 Sep07 Dec07 Mar08 Jun08 Sep08 Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10
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 -24.22 -26.28 -26.04 -17.24 -0.07

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

For the Asset Management subindustry, Fortitude 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.


Fortitude Group's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Fortitude Group's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



Fortitude Group Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Fortitude Group's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2009 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Dec. 2009 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(0.003+0.75 * 0+0.5 * 0-0.822
-0-0)/0.03116
=-26.28

Fortitude Group's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2010 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Sep. 2010 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(0+0.75 * 0+0.5 * 0-0.827
-0-0)/12.2564
=-0.07

* 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.


Fortitude Group  (OTCPK:FRTD) 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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Fortitude Group (Fortitude Group) Business Description

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Address
1001 State Street, Erie, PA, USA, 16501
Fortitude Group Inc is a diversified investment company. It invests in multiple sectors of the economy targeting joint ventures, wholly owned subsidiaries and or majority/minority positions that cross various market segments with the goal of creating a quality company that builds intrinsic value for its shareholders.

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