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Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The) (LSE:BGFD) Net-Net Working Capital : £-1.50 (As of Feb. 2024)


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What is Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The) 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.

Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The)'s Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was £-1.50.

The industry rank for Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The)'s Net-Net Working Capital or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:BGFD's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Asset Management industry.
Industry Median: 6.53
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The) Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The)'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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Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The) Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The) Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.96 -0.37 -1.06 -1.51 -1.37

Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The) Semi-Annual Data
Aug14 Feb15 Aug15 Feb16 Aug16 Feb17 Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23 Feb24
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 -1.48 -1.51 -1.50 -1.37 -1.50

Competitive Comparison of Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The)'s Net-Net Working Capital

For the Asset Management subindustry, Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The)'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.


Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The)'s Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The)'s Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The)'s Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital falls into.



Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The) Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The)'s Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Aug. 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)
=(6.03+0+0.75 * 0+0.5 * 0-133.364
-0-0)/93.0476
=-1.37

Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The)'s Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Feb. 2024 )
=(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)
=(9.401+0+0.75 * 0+0.5 * 0-144.661
-0-0)/89.9126
=-1.50

* 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.


Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The)  (LSE:BGFD) 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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Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The) (LSE:BGFD) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Calton Square, 1 Greenside Row, Edinburgh, GBR, EH1 3AN
Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The) PLC is an investment company based in the United Kingdom. The company's aims to achieve long-term capital growth principally through investment in medium to smaller sized Japanese companies, which have above average prospects for growth. It invests in various sectors, such as commerce and services; manufacturing and machinery; electrical and electronics; retail; real estate and construction; information, communication and utilities, chemicals and other materials; financials, and pharmaceuticals and food.

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