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Thinkpath (Thinkpath) Net-Net Working Capital : $-0.63 (As of Sep. 2007)


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What is Thinkpath 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.

Thinkpath's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2007 was $-0.63.

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

THPHF's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Construction industry.
Industry Median: 5.505
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Thinkpath Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

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

Thinkpath Annual Data
Trend Dec97 Dec98 Dec99 Dec00 Dec01 Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -892.00 -23.20 -0.33 -0.44 -0.52

Thinkpath Quarterly Data
Dec02 Mar03 Jun03 Sep03 Dec03 Mar04 Jun04 Sep04 Dec04 Mar05 Jun05 Sep05 Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07 Jun07 Sep07
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 -0.46 -0.52 -0.55 -0.62 -0.63

Competitive Comparison of Thinkpath's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Thinkpath'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.


Thinkpath's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Thinkpath's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



Thinkpath Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Thinkpath's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2006 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Dec. 2006 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(0.114+0.75 * 2.15+0.5 * 0-6.788
-0-0)/9.65954
=-0.52

Thinkpath's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2007 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Sep. 2007 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(0.065+0.75 * 2.221+0.5 * 0-7.905
-0-0)/9.8398
=-0.63

* 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.


Thinkpath  (GREY:THPHF) 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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Thinkpath (Thinkpath) Business Description

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Address
365 Evans Avenue, Suite 602, Toronto, ON, CAN, M8Z 1K2
Thinkpath Inc provides customized engineering solutions with a wide range of support services guaranteeing timely, efficient and cost-effective completion of projects in numerous and varied industries. The company's customized solutions include Engineering & Design Services, Technical Publishing & Documentation and On-site Engineering Support.

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