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Cogeco Communications (Cogeco Communications) Net-Net Working Capital : $-114.14 (As of Feb. 2024)


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What is Cogeco Communications 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.

Cogeco Communications's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $-114.14.

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

CGEAF's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Telecommunication Services industry.
Industry Median: 7.96
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Cogeco Communications Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cogeco Communications'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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Cogeco Communications Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Cogeco Communications Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -63.19 -64.90 -73.43 -103.03 -106.45

Cogeco Communications Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 -105.42 -106.67 -106.45 -103.75 -114.14

Competitive Comparison of Cogeco Communications's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Cogeco Communications'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.


Cogeco Communications's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Cogeco Communications's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



Cogeco Communications Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Cogeco Communications's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Aug. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(269.269+0.75 * 64.899+0.5 * 0-4698.466
-0-354.638)/44.4845
=-106.45

Cogeco Communications's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Feb. 2024 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(60.141+0.75 * 89.213+0.5 * 0-4584.52
-0-361.847)/42.2219
=-114.14

* 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.


Cogeco Communications  (OTCPK:CGEAF) 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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Cogeco Communications (Cogeco Communications) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1 Place Ville Marie, Suite 3301, Montreal, QC, CAN, H3B 0B3
Cogeco Communications Inc is a communication corporation. The company is a cable operator in North America operating in Canada. It provides Internet, video and phone services to residential, business and other customers. The reportable segments of the company are Canadian telecommunications and American telecommunications. The company earns majority of its revenue from American telecommunications. The company operates in Canada and United States.

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