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Chegg (CHGG) Net-Net Working Capital : $-4.17 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Chegg 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.

Chegg's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-4.17.

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

CHGG's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Education industry.
Industry Median: 6.63
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Chegg Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

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

Chegg 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 -1.75 -3.76 -1.85 -2.16 -4.17

Chegg 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 -2.16 -6.51 -4.63 -4.21 -4.17

Competitive Comparison of Chegg's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Chegg'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.


Chegg's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Chegg's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



Chegg Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Chegg'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)
=(330.014+0.75 * 31.404+0.5 * 0-782.617
-0-0)/102.824
=-4.17

Chegg'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)
=(330.014+0.75 * 31.404+0.5 * 0-782.617
-0-0)/102.824
=-4.17

* 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.


Chegg  (NYSE:CHGG) 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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Chegg (CHGG) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
3990 Freedom Circle, Santa Clara, CA, USA, 95054
Chegg Inc is an American educational services company. The Chegg platform provides products and services to support learners with their academic course materials, as well as their career and personal skills development. The company's service and product offerings fall into two categories: Subscription Services, which encompasses Chegg Study Pack, Chegg Study, Chegg Writing, Chegg Math, and Busuu offerings that can be accessed internationally through the company's websites and on mobile devices, and Skills and Other, which encompasses skills, advertising services, print textbooks and eTextbooks offerings.
Executives
Nathan J. Schultz officer: Chief Content Officer C/O CHEGG, INC., 3990 FREEDOM CIRCLE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Andrew J Brown officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O PALMONE, INC., 400 N. MCCARTHY BLVD., MILPITAS CA 95035
Esther Lem officer: Chief Marketing Officer C/O CHEGG, INC., 3990 FREEDOM CIRCLE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Paul Leblanc director 3990 FREEDOM CIRCLE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Marcela Martin director C/O SQUARESPACE, INC., 225 VARICK STREET, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10014
David Longo officer: Chief Accounting Officer 3990 FREEDOM DR, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Ted Schlein director, 10 percent owner 2750 DANS HILL ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Daniel Rosensweig director, officer: President, CEO & Chairman C/O YAHOO INC, 701 FIRST AVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
John Paul Fillmore officer: CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER 3990 FREEDOM CIRCLE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Sarah Bond director C/O ZUORA, INC., 101 REDWOOD SHORES PARKWAY, REDWOOD CITY CA 94065
Robin Tomasello officer: VP, CORPORATE CONTROLLER C/O SENTINELONE, INC., 444 CASTRO ST., SUITE 400, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94041
John E. York director C/O CHEGG, INC., 3990 FREEDOM CIRCLE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Richard Sarnoff director C/O AUDIBLE INC, 65 WILLOWBROOK BLVD, WAYNE NJ 07470
Marne L. Levine director C/O CHEGG, INC., 3990 FREEDOM CIRCLE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Michael A. Osier officer: Chief Information Officer C/O CHEGG, INC., 3990 FREEDOM CIRCLE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054

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