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Compass Group (Compass Group) Net-Net Working Capital : $-6.53 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Compass Group 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.

Compass Group's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $-6.53.

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

CMPGY's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Restaurants industry.
Industry Median: 13.385
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Compass Group Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Compass Group'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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Compass Group Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Compass Group Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -6.02 -5.15 -5.02 -5.42 -6.53

Compass Group Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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 -5.02 -4.41 -5.42 -5.21 -6.53

Competitive Comparison of Compass Group's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Restaurants subindustry, Compass Group'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.


Compass Group's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Compass Group's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



Compass Group Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Compass Group's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Sep. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(1043.317+0.75 * 3785.891+0.5 * 701.733-15394.802
-0-30.941)/1715.23
=-6.53

Compass Group's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Sep. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(1043.317+0.75 * 3785.891+0.5 * 701.733-15394.802
-0-30.941)/1715.23
=-6.53

* 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.


Compass Group  (OTCPK:CMPGY) 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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Compass Group (Compass Group) Business Description

Address
Guildford Street, Compass House, Chertsey, Surrey, GBR, KT16 9BQ
Compass Group is the largest food-service company globally, operating in more than 50 countries with annual sales of more than GBP 25 billion. Compass Group's model stems from operating on-premises catering facilities, rather than centralised industrial kitchens. Food service is Compass' core focus and contributes more than 80% of revenue. In addition, the company provides support services to clients through activities including cleaning services, office services (for example, concierge services), grounds maintenance, and so on.

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