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SofTech (SofTech) Net-Net Working Capital : $-0.87 (As of Nov. 2016)


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What is SofTech 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.

SofTech's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2016 was $-0.87.

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

SOFT's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 7.445
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

SofTech Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for SofTech'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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SofTech Net-Net Working Capital Chart

SofTech Annual Data
Trend May06 May07 May08 May09 May11 May12 May13 May14 May15 May16
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.98 -4.16 -2.61 -2.13 -2.72

SofTech Quarterly Data
Feb12 May12 Aug12 Nov12 Feb13 May13 Aug13 Nov13 Feb14 May14 Aug14 Nov14 Feb15 May15 Aug15 Nov15 Feb16 May16 Aug16 Nov16
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 -3.74 -4.22 -2.72 -4.45 -0.87

Competitive Comparison of SofTech's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Software - Application subindustry, SofTech'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.


SofTech's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, SofTech's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



SofTech Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

SofTech's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2016 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: May. 2016 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(0.175+0.75 * 0.477+0.5 * 0-2.995
-0-0)/0.90372
=-2.72

SofTech's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2016 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Nov. 2016 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(0.345+0.75 * 0.368+0.5 * 0-1.274
-0-0)/0.75372
=-0.87

* 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.


SofTech  (OTCPK:SOFT) 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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SofTech (SofTech) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
650 Suffolk Street, Suite 415, Lowell, MA, USA, 01854
SofTech Inc is engaged in the development, marketing, distribution and support of computer software solutions that enable companies to manage the lifecycle of their products from conception through design and manufacture, to service and disposal. The company's service offerings include consulting, training and discrete engineering services. These solutions include software technology offerings for computer-aided design, and product data management and collaboration technologies. In addition, the company offers a technology platform that allows data exchange between various third-party technology offerings known as the company's connector offering.
Executives
Joseph Patrick Daly 10 percent owner 497 CIRCLE FREEWAY, CINCINNATI OH 45246
J Phillip Cooper director

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