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AXT (AXTI) Net-Net Working Capital : $-1.40 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is AXT 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.

AXT's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $-1.40.

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

AXTI's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Semiconductors industry.
Industry Median: 8.24
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

AXT Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

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

AXT Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.89 0.17 -0.54 -0.94 -1.37

AXT 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 -1.05 -1.02 -1.18 -1.37 -1.40

Competitive Comparison of AXT's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, AXT'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.


AXT's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, AXT's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



AXT Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

AXT'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)
=(39.892+0.75 * 19.256+0.5 * 86.503-89.555
-3.532-65.157)/44.239
=-1.37

AXT'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)
=(27.46+0.75 * 25.058+0.5 * 85.943-83.873
-3.532-64.007)/44.399
=-1.40

* 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.

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.


AXT  (NAS:AXTI) 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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AXT (AXTI) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
4281 Technology Drive, Fremont, CA, USA, 94538
AXT Inc is a developer and producer of compound and single-element semiconductor substrates, also known as wafers. The dominant substrates used in producing semiconductor chips and other electronic circuits are made from silicon. It is engaged in the design, development, manufacture, and distribution of high-performance compound semiconductor substrates and the sale of materials. The company provides alternative or specialty materials in the form of substrates or wafers, including compound and single-element substrates. Its compound substrates combine indium with phosphorous or gallium with arsenic. Geographically firm has its business presence across the region of Europe, Japan, Taiwan, China, North America, and the Asia Pacific from which China derives its maximum revenue to the company.
Executives
Russell Christine director 17165 PINE STREET, LOS GATOS CA 95032
Gary L Fischer officer: Vice President, CFO & Corp Sec 4281 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, FREMONT CA 94538
Morris S Young director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 4281 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, FREMONT CA 94538
Jesse Chen director 18975 MONTE VISTA DR, SARATOGA CA 95070
David C Chang director C/O TIME WARNER CABLE INC., 60 COLUMBUS CIRCLE, 16TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10023
Ni-pixel director 4699 OLD IRONSIDE DRIVE, SUITE 300, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Robert G Ochrym officer: VP Business Development 4281 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, FREMONT CA 94538
Wilson Weicheng Lin officer: Chief Operating Officer 4281 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, FREMONT CA 94538
Leonard J Leblanc director
Davis Zhang officer: President, JV Operations AXT, INC 4281, TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, FREMONT CA 94538
Hong Q Hou officer: Chief Operating Officer
Nai-yu Pai director 2065 ACADIA CT, CUPERTINO CA 94014
Raymond Anthony Low officer: Chief Financial Officer 25 SHADOW TREE CT, DANVILLE CA 94506
John J Cerilli officer: VP Global Sales & Marketing 4281 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, FREMONT CA 94538
Yin Philip C S officer: Chief Executive Officer 4281 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, FREMONT CA 94538