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Acer Therapeutics (Acer Therapeutics) Net-Net Working Capital : $-1.80 (As of Jun. 2023)


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What is Acer Therapeutics 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.

Acer Therapeutics's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was $-1.80.

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

ACER's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Biotechnology industry.
Industry Median: 4.02
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Acer Therapeutics Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Acer Therapeutics'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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Acer Therapeutics Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Acer Therapeutics Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.58 0.89 -0.05 -1.50 -1.33

Acer Therapeutics Quarterly Data
Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23
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 -1.12 -1.29 -1.33 -1.50 -1.80

Competitive Comparison of Acer Therapeutics's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Acer Therapeutics'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.


Acer Therapeutics's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Acer Therapeutics's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



Acer Therapeutics Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Acer Therapeutics's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Dec. 2022 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(2.329+0.75 * 0+0.5 * 0-28.385
-0-0)/19.6243
=-1.33

Acer Therapeutics's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Jun. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(1.553+0.75 * 0+0.5 * 4.601-47.894
-0-0)/24.4637
=-1.80

* 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.


Acer Therapeutics  (OTCPK:ACER) 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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Acer Therapeutics (Acer Therapeutics) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
300 Washington Street, One Gateway Center, Suite 351, Newton, MA, USA, 02458
Acer Therapeutics Inc operates as a pharmaceutical company. Principally, it is focused on the acquisition, development, and commercialization of therapies for patients with serious rare and ultra-rare diseases with a critical unmet medical need. The company's clinical pipeline includes three categories of severe genetic disorders namely EDSIVO for vEDS, and ACER-001 for urea cycle disorders and maple syrup urine disease.
Executives
Chris Schelling director, officer: President and Chief Executive C/O ACER THERAPEUTICS INC., 222 THIRD STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Steve Aselage director 6300 DUMBARTON CIRCLE, FREMONT CA 94555
Tanya Hayden officer: Chief Operating Officer 300 WASHINGTON STREET, ONE GATEWAY CENTER, SUITE 351, NEWTON MA 02458
Adrian W Quartel officer: Chief Medical Officer 300 WASHINGTON STREET, ONE GATEWAY CENTER, SUITE 351, NEWTON MA 02458
Bernard H Paul officer: Chief People Officer 300 WASHINGTON STREET, ONE GATEWAY CENTER, SUITE 351, NEWTON MA 02458
Jefferson E Davis officer: Chief Business Officer 300 WASHINGTON STREET, ONE GATEWAY CENTER, SUITE 351, NEWTON MA 02458
John Michael Dunn director C/O VITAL THERAPIES, INC., 15010 AVENUE OF SCIENCE, SUITE 200, SAN DIEGO CA 92128
Donald Joseph officer: Chief Legal Officer and Secy C/O KALOBIOS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 260 EAST GRAND AVENUE, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
John Michael Klopp officer: Chief Technology Officer ONE GATEWAY CENTER, SUITE 351, 300 WASHINGTON STREET, NEWTON MA 02458
Matthew Seibt officer: Chief Commercial Officer ONE GATEWAY CENTER, SUITE 351, 300 WASHINGTON STREET, NEWTON MA 02458
Michelle Renee Griffin director 19723 NE 65TH LANE, KIRKLAND WA 98033
Harry S Palmin officer: Chief Opp. and Financial Offr C/O NOVELOS THERAPUETICS, INC., ONE GATEWAY CENTER,SUITE 504, NEWTON MA 02458
William T. Andrews officer: Chief Medical Officer ONE MAIN STREET, SUITE 800, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Jason Amello director 500 KENDALL STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 01824
Salma Jutt-eghbali officer: Chief Commercial Officer ONE GATEWAY CENTER, SUITE 351, 300 WASHINGTON STREET, NEWTON MA 02458

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