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Balfour Beatty (Balfour Beatty) Net-Net Working Capital : $-5.59 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Balfour Beatty 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.

Balfour Beatty's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-5.59.

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

BAFBF's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Construction industry.
Industry Median: 5.47
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Balfour Beatty Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Balfour Beatty'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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Balfour Beatty Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Balfour Beatty 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 -4.13 -3.87 -3.87 -4.18 -5.59

Balfour Beatty Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 -3.87 -3.84 -4.18 -5.16 -5.59

Competitive Comparison of Balfour Beatty's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Balfour Beatty'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.


Balfour Beatty's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Balfour Beatty's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



Balfour Beatty Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Balfour Beatty'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)
=(1402.532+0.75 * 889.873+0.5 * 156.962-5135.443
-0-12.658)/536.648
=-5.59

Balfour Beatty'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)
=(1402.532+0.75 * 889.873+0.5 * 156.962-5135.443
-0-12.658)/536.648
=-5.59

* 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.


Balfour Beatty  (OTCPK:BAFBF) 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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Balfour Beatty (Balfour Beatty) Business Description

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Address
5 Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London, GBR, E14 5HU
Balfour Beatty PLC finances, builds, and maintains infrastructure projects. It develops projects in energy, water, communications, transportation, and other industrial markets. In addition, the company manages construction businesses and provides maintenance and management services in power transmission, utilities infrastructure, road, and rail. Some projects are granted through concessions by government authorities. Balfour Beatty operates three business segments: Construction services (majority of total revenue), Support services, and Infrastructure investments. It will invest directly in infrastructure assets when there are opportunities to manage the projects upon completion and create recurring revenue. The majority of sales are derived from the United Kingdom and the United States.

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