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PGS ASA (PGS ASA) Net-Net Working Capital : $-2.42 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is PGS ASA 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.

PGS ASA's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-2.42.

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

PGSVY's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 5.22
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

PGS ASA Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for PGS ASA'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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PGS ASA Net-Net Working Capital Chart

PGS ASA Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -4.33 -3.76 -3.26 -2.42 -2.49

PGS ASA Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -2.35 -2.43 -2.52 -2.60 -2.42

Competitive Comparison of PGS ASA's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, PGS ASA'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.


PGS ASA's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, PGS ASA's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



PGS ASA Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

PGS ASA's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Dec. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(177.7+0.75 * 173.1+0.5 * 31.1-1288.9
-0-0)/387.205
=-2.49

PGS ASA's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(177.7+0.75 * 173.1+0.5 * 31.1-1288.9
-0-0)/399.583
=-2.42

* 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.


PGS ASA  (OTCPK:PGSVY) 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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PGS ASA (PGS ASA) Business Description

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Address
Lilleakerveien 4C, Oslo, NOR, 0283
PGS ASA provides images and 3D models of the subsurface beneath the ocean floor. Oil-market participants use PGS services to find oil and gas reserves. The company's complete line of products includes seismic, electromagnetic, and reservoir services, including acquisition, imaging, interpretation, and field evaluation. The majority of revenue is derived from the multiclient segment where it initiates and manages seismic surveys, which PGS acquires, processes, markets, and sells to multiple customers on a nonexclusive basis. Products and services are offered in offshore markets around the world. Geographically, the majority is derived from Norway.

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