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LHC Group (LHC Group) Net-Net Working Capital : $-34.28 (As of Dec. 2022)


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What is LHC 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.

LHC Group's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 was $-34.28.

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

LHCG's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry.
Industry Median: 7.59
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

LHC Group Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

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

LHC Group Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -12.16 -15.54 -14.20 -34.53 -34.28

LHC Group Quarterly Data
Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22
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 -34.53 -35.70 -35.22 -34.48 -34.28

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

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, LHC 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.


LHC Group's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, LHC Group's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



LHC Group Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

LHC Group's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Dec. 2022 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(17.911+0.75 * 313.163+0.5 * 0-1191.523
-0-110.041)/30.5954
=-34.28

LHC Group's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2022 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(17.911+0.75 * 313.163+0.5 * 0-1191.523
-0-110.041)/30.5954
=-34.28

* 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.


LHC Group  (NAS:LHCG) 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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LHC Group (LHC Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
901 Hugh Wallis Road South, Lafayette, LA, USA, 70508
LHC Group Inc provides post-acute health care services to patients through its home nursing agencies, community-based services agencies, hospice agencies, and long-term acute care hospitals. The company's home health service locations offer a wide range of services, including skilled nursing, medically-oriented social services and physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Its hospices provide end-of-life care to patients with terminal illnesses through interdisciplinary teams of physicians, nurses, home health aides, counselors, and volunteers. Its other service segments are Home and community based, Facility-based, Hospice and Healthcare Innovations. The company derives most of its revenues from the Home health services.
Executives
Nicholas Iii Gachassin officer: EVP, General Counsel 901 HUGH WALLIS ROAD SOUTH, LAFAYETTE LA 70508
Dale Mackel other: CFO 901 HUGH WALLIS ROAD S, LAFAYETTE LA 70508-2511
Reed W Earl Iii director 9510 OMSBY SLATION ROAD, STE 300, LOIISVILLE KY 40223
Kimberly S Seymour other: SVP, Chief Accounting Officer 901 HUGH WALLIS ROAD S, LAFAYETTE LA 70508
Tricia Nguyen other: EVP, Chief Medical Officer 1801 KIRA COURT, ARLINGTON TX 76006
Mcquiddy Collin other: SVP, Chief Accounting Officer 901 HUGH WALLIS ROAD S, LAFAYETTE LA 70508
Donald Dwayne Stelly officer: Senior Vice President 420 WEST PINHOOK ROAD, SUITE A, LAFAYETTE LA 70503
John L Indest director, officer: COO of Home, Senior V.P. 420 WEST PINHOOK ROAD, SUITE A, LAFAYETTE LA 70503
Ronald T Nixon director 1375 ENCLAVE PKWY, HOUSTON TX 77077
Keith G Myers director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO and President 901 HUGH WALLIS RD S, LAFAYETTE LA 70508
Joshua L. Proffitt officer: Executive Vice President 901 HUGH WALLIS ROAD SOUTH, LAFAYETTE LA 70508
Teri G. Fontenot director 18933 EAST PINNACLE CIRCLE, BATON ROUGE LA 70634
Tyree G Wilburn director
Jeff Reibel officer: See Remarks 9510 ORMSBY STATION ROAD, SUITE 300, LOUISVILLE KY 40223
Bruce D Greenstein officer: Chief Innovation Officer 901 HUGH WALLIS ROAD SOUTH, LAFAYETTE LA 70508