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Albemarle (Albemarle) Net Cash per Share

: $-67.90 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Net Cash per Share is calculated as Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities minus Total Liabilities minus Minority Interest and then divided by Shares Outstanding (EOP). Albemarle's Net Cash per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-67.90.

The historical rank and industry rank for Albemarle's Net Cash per Share or its related term are showing as below:

ALB's Price-to-Net-Cash is not ranked *
in the Chemicals industry.
Industry Median: 8.41
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Cash only.

Albemarle Net Cash per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Albemarle's Net Cash per Share 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.

* Premium members only.

Albemarle Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Net Cash per Share
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -50.13 -50.88 -41.96 -50.99 -67.90

Albemarle Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Net Cash per Share 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -50.99 -57.67 -65.58 -62.92 -67.90

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Albemarle's Price-to-Net-Cash, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Net-Cash 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.


Albemarle Price-to-Net-Cash Distribution

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Albemarle's Price-to-Net-Cash distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Albemarle's Price-to-Net-Cash falls into.



Albemarle Net Cash per Share Calculation

In the calculation of a company's Net Cash per Share, assets other than cash and short term investments are considered to be worth nothing. But the company has to pay its debt and other liabilities in full. This is an extremely conservative way of valuation. Most companies have negative Net Cash per Share. But sometimes a company's price may be lower than its net-cash.

Albemarle's Net Cash per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Net Cash per Share (A: Dec. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities-Total Liabilities-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(889.9-8605.553-252.919)/117.356
=-67.90

Albemarle's Net Cash per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Net Cash per Share (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities-Total Liabilities-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(889.9-8605.553-252.919)/117.356
=-67.90

* 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.


Albemarle  (NYSE:ALB) Net Cash per Share Explanation

Ben Graham invested in situations where the company's stock price was lower than its net-cash. He assigned some value to the company's other current asset. The value is called Net Current Asset Value (NCAV). 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.

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Albemarle (Albemarle) Business Description

Address
4250 Congress Street, Suite 900, Charlotte, NC, USA, 28209
Albemarle is one of the world's largest lithium producers. In the lithium industry, the majority of demand comes from batteries, where lithium is used as the energy storage material, particularly in electric vehicles. Albemarle is a fully integrated lithium producer. Its upstream resources include salt brine deposits in Chile and the U.S. and two hard rock mines in Australia, both of which are joint ventures. The company operates lithium refining plants in Chile, the U.S., Australia, and China. Albemarle is a global leader in the production of bromine, used in flame retardants. It is also a major producer of oil refining catalysts.
Executives
Kristin M Coleman officer: EVP, General Counsel 140 HAZEL AVE., GLENCOE IL 60022
Neal Ravi Sheorey officer: Chief Financial Officer 4250 CONGRESS STREET, SUITE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Michael James Simmons officer: President - Ketjen 301 COMMERCE STREET, SUITE 3200, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Eric Norris officer: President, Lithium 1519 AUDUBON ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
J Kent Masters director ALBEMARLE CORP., 451 FLORIDA ST, BATON ROUGE LA 70801
Sean B. O'hollaren officer: Chief External Affairs Officer 4250 CONGRESS STREET, SUITE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Jacobus G. Fourie officer: Chief Capital Projects Officer 4250 CONGRESS STREET, SUITE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Scott Tozier officer: EVP & CFO ALBEMARLE CORP, 4250 CONGRESS ST STE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Karen G Narwold officer: EVP, Chief Admin Officer ALBEMARLE CORPORATION, 4250 CONGRESS ST, SUITE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Raphael Goszcz Crawford officer: President, Catalysts 4311 GREENBRIAR HILLS PLANTATION RD, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Ralf Hans Cramer director MIERENDORSFSTRASSE 26, BENSHEIM 2M 64625
Netha N. Johnson officer: President, Bromine Specialties 3489 CRESTMOOR DRIVE, WOODBURY MN 55125
Barichivich John Clarence Iii officer: VP, Controller & CAO 4250 CONGRESS ST., SUITE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Kissam Luther C Iv director, officer: Chairman, President & CEO 3801 BERESFORD ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
Melissa H. Anderson officer: SVP, Chief HR Officer ALBEMARLE CORPORATION, 4250 CONGRESS ST. SUITE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209

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