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Safeguard Scientifics (Safeguard Scientifics) Net Cash per Share

: $0.40 (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). Safeguard Scientifics's Net Cash per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.40.

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

SFES' s Price-to-Net-Cash Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.96   Med: 5.34   Max: 120.92
Current: 2

During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Net-Cash Ratio of Safeguard Scientifics was 120.92. The lowest was 1.96. And the median was 5.34.

SFES's Price-to-Net-Cash is ranked better than
76% of 500 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 6.72 vs SFES: 2.00

Safeguard Scientifics Net Cash per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Safeguard Scientifics'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.

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Safeguard Scientifics 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 0.93 0.45 1.56 1.06 0.40

Safeguard Scientifics 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 1.06 1.01 0.77 0.80 0.40

Competitive Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, Safeguard Scientifics'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.


Safeguard Scientifics Price-to-Net-Cash Distribution

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Safeguard Scientifics's Price-to-Net-Cash distribution charts can be found below:

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



Safeguard Scientifics 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.

Safeguard Scientifics'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)
=(9.498-2.856-0)/16.626
=0.40

Safeguard Scientifics'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)
=(9.498-2.856-0)/16.626
=0.40

* 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.


Safeguard Scientifics  (OTCPK:SFES) 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.

You can find companies that are traded below their Net Current Asset Value (NCAV) with our Net-Net screener.


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Safeguard Scientifics (Safeguard Scientifics) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
150 N. Radnor Chester Road, Suite F-200, Radnor, PA, USA, 19087
Safeguard Scientifics Inc is engaged in the development of early- and growth-stage businesses by providing capital and relevant expertise to fuel the growth of an attractive portfolio of technology-enabled healthcare, digital media, and other companies. Safeguard generally promotes the growth and development of these companies through Board representation and minority equity ownership. In addition to supporting the companies, Safeguard's strategy focuses on pursuing monetization opportunities in order to return value to shareholders.
Executives
Satterfield Thomas A Jr 10 percent owner 2609 CALDWELL MILL LN, BIRMINGHAM AL 35243
Beth Michelson director C/O CARTESIAN GROWTH CORPORATION II, 505 FIFTH AVENUE, 15TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Ross D Demont director 51 PICKWICK ROAD, NEWTON MA 02465
Manko Joseph M. Jr. director 1717 ARCH STREET, 37TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Bob Rosenthal director 20 NEWBURY ST, BOSTON MA 02116
Mark Herndon officer: SVP & Chief Financial Officer C/O SAFEGUARD SCIENTIFICS, INC., 170 N. RADNOR-CHESTER ROAD, SUITE 200, RADNOR PA 19087
Eric Salzman officer: Chief Restructuring Officer C/O 8X8 INC., 675 CREEKSIDE WAY, CAMPCALL CA 95008
Ira M Lubert director C/O PENN. REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, 200 S. BROAD ST., THE BELLEVUE, PHILADEPHIA PA 19102
John Joseph Roberts director 1007 CANTERBURY LANE, VILLANOVA PA 19085
Brian J Sisko officer: Senior V.P. & General Counsel 435 DEVON PARK DRIVE, BUILDING 800, WAYNE PA 19087
Russell D Glass director 170 N. RADNOR-CHESTER ROAD, SUITE 200, RADNOR PA 19087
David A Kille officer: Senior VP & CFO C/O SAFEGUARD SCIENTIFICS, INC., 170 N. RADNOR-CHESTER ROAD, SUITE 200, RADNOR PA 19087
Maureen F Morrison director C/O ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, 2905 PREMIERE PKWY, STE 300, DULUTH GA 30097
Stephen T Zarrilli officer: Acting Sr VP & Acting CFO FIBERLINK COMMUNICATIONS CORP., 794 PENLLYN PIKE, BLUE BELL PA 19422
Andrew E Lietz director P O BOX 738, RYE NH 03870

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