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Cohen (COHN) Net-Net Working Capital : $-448.62 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Cohen 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.

Cohen's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $-448.62.

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

COHN's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Capital Markets industry.
Industry Median: 6.835
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Cohen Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

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

Cohen 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 -6,347.69 -4,359.52 -1,924.71 -341.37 -306.04

Cohen 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 -230.71 -290.84 -260.34 -306.04 -448.62

Competitive Comparison of Cohen's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Cohen'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.


Cohen's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Cohen's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



Cohen Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Cohen'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)
=(98.659+0.75 * 70.506+0.5 * 0-680.964
-0.027-50.115)/1.89375
=-306.04

Cohen'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)
=(98.101+0.75 * 73.447+0.5 * 0-948.002
-0.027-69.57)/1.92684
=-448.62

* 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.


Cohen  (AMEX:COHN) 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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Cohen (COHN) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
2929 Arch Street, Cira Centre, Suite 1703, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 19104-2870
Cohen & Co Inc is a United states company that delivers financial services in fixed income markets. It is focused on small-cap banking institutions and has grown to provide an expanding range of capital markets and asset management services. It has three business segments. The Capital Markets segment, which is the key revenue driver, consists of fixed income sales, trading, matched book repo financing, new issue placements in corporate and securitized products, and advisory services. The Asset Management segment manages assets within collateralized debt obligations, managed accounts, joint ventures, and investment funds. The Principal Investing segment is comprised of investments to earn return rather than to support trading, matched book repo, or other Capital Markets segment activities.
Executives
G Steven Dawson director CIRA CENTRE, 2929 ARCH STREET, 17TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19104-2870
Douglas Listman officer: Chief Accounting Officer 2929 ARCH STREET, 17TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19104-2870
Daniel G Cohen director, 10 percent owner, officer: Vice Chairman and CE Europe 712 FIFTH AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Lester Raymond Brafman officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL MARKETS, INC, 2929 ARCH STREET, 17TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19104
Pooler Joseph W. Jr. officer: EVP, CFO and Treasurer 2929 ARCH STREET, 17TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19104-2870
Christopher Ricciardi director, other: Former10% Owner 51 SHELLBARK LANE, BRIARCLIFF MANOR NY 10510
Stephanie Ricciardi other: Former 10% Owner C/O MR. RICCIARDI COHEN & COMPANY INC., 135 EAST 57TH STREET, 21ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Neil S Subin director 2336 S.E. OCEAN BOULEVARD, #400, STUART FL 34996
Thomas Costello director CIRA CENTRE, 2929 ARCH STREET, 17TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19104-2870
James Mcentee director CIRA CENTRE, 2929 ARCH STREET, 17TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19104-2870
Diana Louise Liberto director C/O INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL MARKETS, INC, CIRA CENTER, 2929 ARCH STREET, 17TH FL., PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Jack Dimaio director C/O DIMAIO AHMAD CAPITAL LLC, 245 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10167
Mead Park Capital Partners Llc 10 percent owner 126 EAST 56TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10022
Edward E Cohen 10 percent owner RESOURCE AMERICA INC, 1845 WALNUT ST, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Ebc 2013 Family Trust 10 percent owner 2929 ARCH STREET, 17TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19104