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South Pacific Metals (TSXV:SPMC) Net-Net Working Capital : C$-0.04 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is South Pacific Metals 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.

South Pacific Metals's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was C$-0.04.

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

TSXV:SPMC's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Metals & Mining industry.
Industry Median: 5.5
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

South Pacific Metals Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for South Pacific Metals'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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South Pacific Metals Net-Net Working Capital Chart

South Pacific Metals Annual Data
Trend Nov20 Dec22 Dec23
Net-Net Working Capital
-0.25 -0.07 -0.13

South Pacific Metals Quarterly Data
Feb20 Jun20 Nov20 Feb21 Jun21 Sep21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -0.09 -0.13 -0.29 -0.13 -0.04

Competitive Comparison of South Pacific Metals's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Gold subindustry, South Pacific Metals'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.


South Pacific Metals's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, South Pacific Metals's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



South Pacific Metals Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

South Pacific Metals'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)
=(1.804+0.75 * 0.099+0.5 * 0-4.257
-0-0)/18.9803
=-0.13

South Pacific Metals's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Mar. 2024 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(0.616+0.75 * 0.077+0.5 * 0-1.834
-0-0)/27.4789
=-0.04

* 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.


South Pacific Metals  (TSXV:SPMC) 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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South Pacific Metals (TSXV:SPMC) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
550 Burrard Street, Suite 2900, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6C 0A3
Kainantu Resources Ltd is an Asia-Pacific-focused gold mining company engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of exploration and evaluation assets in PNG. Its projects are KRL North and South and May River project. It has one operating segment which is the acquisition, exploration and development of exploration and evaluation assets in PNG.

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