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Alector (Alector) Net-Net Working Capital : $1.09 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Alector 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.

Alector's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $1.09.

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

ALEC's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is ranked worse than
55.39% of 928 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 4.255 vs ALEC: 4.82

Alector Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alector'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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Alector Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Alector Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 1.82 2.43 2.70 1.68 0.72

Alector Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.25 1.40 0.94 0.72 1.09

Competitive Comparison of Alector's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Alector'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.


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

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

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



Alector Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Alector'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)
=(548.861+0.75 * 0+0.5 * 0-487.669
-0-0)/84.8797
=0.72

Alector'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)
=(562.083+0.75 * 0+0.5 * 0-456.587
-0-0)/96.3846
=1.09

* 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.


Alector  (NAS:ALEC) 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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Alector (Alector) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
131 Oyster Point Boulevard, Suite 600, South San Francisco, CA, USA, 94080
Alector Inc is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. It is engaged in developing a novel therapeutic approach for the treatment of neurodegeneration. The firm is involved in developing therapies that are designed to simultaneously counteract pathologies by restoring healthy immune function to the brain. Its pipeline products include AL001, AL002, AL003, and AL101.
Executives
Sara Kenkare-mitra officer: President and Head of R&D C/O ALECTOR, INC, 131 OYSTER POINT BLVD, SUITE 600, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Gary Romano officer: Chief Medical Officer TWO COMMERCE SQUARE, 2001 MARKET STREET, 28TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Arnon Rosenthal director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O ALECTOR, INC., 151 OYSTER POINT BLVD., #300, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Marc Grasso officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O KURA ONCOLOGY, INC., 3033 SCIENCE PARK ROAD, SUITE 220, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Terrance Mcguire director, 10 percent owner C/O POLARIS VENTURE PARTNERS LP, 1000 WINTER STREET, SUITE 3350, WALTHAM MA 02154
Polaris Venture Management Co. Vi, L.l.c. 10 percent owner ONE MARINA PARK DRIVE, 8TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02210
Richard H Scheller director C/O GENENTECH INC, 1 DNA WAY MS 49, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080-4990
Paula Hammond director C/O ALECTOR, INC., 131 OYSTER POINT BLVD. SUITE 600, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Kristine Yaffe director C/O ALECTOR, INC., 131 OYSTER POINT BLVD., SUITE 600, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Tillman U. Gerngross director C/O ARSANIS, INC., 890 WINTER STREET, SUITE 230, WALTHAM MA 02451
Lavigne Louis J Jr director C/O ALLERGAN, INC., 2525 DUPONT DRIVE, IRVINE CA 92612
Elizabeth A. Garofalo director C/O ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC., 12830 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 400, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
David M. Wehner director C/O FACEBOOK, INC., 1601 WILLOW ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Robert King officer: Chief Development Officer 950 TOWER LANE, SUITE 900, FOSTER CITY CA 94404
Shehnaaz Suliman officer: President and COO 901 GATEWAY BLVD, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080