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Akero Therapeutics (Akero Therapeutics) Net-Net Working Capital : $9.06 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Akero 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.

Akero Therapeutics's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $9.06.

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

AKRO's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is ranked better than
70.94% of 929 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 4.02 vs AKRO: 2.13

Akero Therapeutics Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Akero 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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Akero Therapeutics Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Akero Therapeutics Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 4.45 7.30 4.64 6.86 9.06

Akero Therapeutics Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 6.86 6.40 10.66 9.03 9.06

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

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Akero 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.


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

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

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



Akero Therapeutics Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Akero Therapeutics'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)
=(550.01+0.75 * 0+0.5 * 0-44.965
-0-0)/55.7544
=9.06

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

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(550.01+0.75 * 0+0.5 * 0-44.965
-0-0)/55.7544
=9.06

* 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.


Akero Therapeutics  (NAS:AKRO) 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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Akero Therapeutics (Akero Therapeutics) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
601 Gateway Boulevard, Suite 350, South San Francisco, CA, USA, 94080
Akero Therapeutics Inc is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing and commercializing transformative treatments for serious metabolic diseases with high unmet medical needs. Its focus is nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, or NASH, a disease without any approved therapies. The company's product candidate efruxifermin is an FGF21 analog with properties that has the potential to address the core processes underlying NASH pathogenesis.
Executives
Jonathan Young officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O AKERO THERAPEUTICS, INC., 170 HARBOR WAY 3RD FL, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Andrew Cheng director, officer: President & CEO 170 HARBOR WAY, 3RD FLOOR, C/O AKERO THERAPEUTICS, INC., SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Catriona Yale officer: Chief Development Officer C/O AKERO THERAPEUTICS INC., 170 HARBOR WAY 3RD FLOOR, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
William Richard White officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O AKERO THERAPEUTICS, INC., 170 HARBOR WAY 2ND FLOOR, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Timothy Rolph officer: Chief Scientific Officer C/O AKERO THERAPEUTICS, INC., 170 HARBOR WAY, 3RD FLOOR, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
G. Walmsley Graham director ONE SANSOME STREET, SUITE 1650, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Tomas J. Heyman director C/O AKERO THERAPEUTICS, INC., 170 HARBOR WAY 3RD FLOOR, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Jane Henderson director C/O ELEVEN BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC., 215 FIRST STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Patrick Lamy officer: See Remarks AKERO THERAPEUTICS, INC., 601 GATEWAY BOULEVARD, SUITE 350, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Skorpios Trust other: Former 10% owner 195 ARCH. MAKARIOS III AVE., NEOCLEOUS HOUSE, LIMASSOL G4 3030
Montrago Trustees Ltd other: Former 10% owner 195 ARCH. MAKARIOS III AVE., NEOCLEOUS HOUSE, LIMASSOL G4 3030
Blue Horizon Enterprise Ltd other: Former 10% owner 3076, SIR FRANCIS DRAKES HIGHWAY, ROAD TOWN, TORTOLA D8 VG1110
Ezbon International Ltd other: Former 10% owner 3076, SIR FRANCIS DRAKES HIGHWAY, ROAD TOWN, TORTOLA D8 VG1110
Seth Loring Harrison director 230 PARK AVENUE, SUITE 2800, NEW YORK NY 10169
Chou Judy director C/O AKERO THERAPEUTICS, INC., 601 GATEWAY BLVD, SUITE 350, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 64080