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Carvana Co (Carvana Co) Net-Net Working Capital : $-45.15 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Carvana Co 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.

Carvana Co's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-45.15.

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

CVNA's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Vehicles & Parts industry.
Industry Median: 7.84
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Carvana Co Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Carvana Co'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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Carvana Co Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Carvana Co 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 -29.15 -23.12 -50.90 -69.16 -45.15

Carvana Co 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 -69.16 -73.73 -66.71 -47.04 -45.15

Competitive Comparison of Carvana Co's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, Carvana Co'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.


Carvana Co's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Carvana Co's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



Carvana Co Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Carvana Co'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)
=(896+0.75 * 266+0.5 * 1150-7455
-0--627)/114.239
=-45.15

Carvana Co'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)
=(896+0.75 * 266+0.5 * 1150-7455
-0--627)/114.239
=-45.15

* 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.


Carvana Co  (NYSE:CVNA) 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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Carvana Co (Carvana Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
300 E. Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe, AZ, USA, 85281
Carvana Co is an e-commerce platform for buying and selling used cars. The company derives revenue from used vehicle sales, wholesale vehicle sales and other sales and revenues. The other sales and revenues include sales of loans originated and sold in securitization transactions or to financing partners, commissions received on VSCs and sales of GAP waiver coverage. The foundation of the business is retail vehicle unit sales. This drives the majority of the revenue and allows the company to capture additional revenue streams associated with financing, VSCs, auto insurance and GAP waiver coverage, as well as trade-in vehicles.
Executives
Paul W. Breaux officer: See Remarks 300 E RIO SALADO PKWY, TEMPE AZ 85281
Ecg Ii Spe, Llc 10 percent owner 1720 W. RIO SALADO PARKWAY, SUITE A, TEMPE AZ 85281
Thomas Taira officer: President, Special Projects 300 E RIO SALADO PKWY, TEMPE AZ 85281
Daniel J. Gill officer: Chief Product Officer 300 E RIO SALADO PKWY, TEMPE AZ 85281
Gregory B Sullivan director 1930 W. RIO SALADO PARKWAY, TEMPE AZ 85281
Ira J. Platt director 65 STURGES HWY, WESTPORT CT 06880
Michael E Maroone director 909 POINCIANA DRIVE, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33301
Garcia Ernest C Ii 10 percent owner 100 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75201
Ryan S. Keeton officer: Chief Brand Officer 300 E RIO SALADO PKWY, TEMPE AZ 85281
J Danforth Quayle director 1930 W. RIO SALADO PARKWAY, TEMPE AZ 85281
Garcia Ernest C. Iii director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 300 E RIO SALADO PKWY, TEMPE AZ 85281
Benjamin E. Huston officer: Chief Operating Officer 300 E RIO SALADO PKWY, TEMPE AZ 85281
Mark W. Jenkins officer: Chief Financial Officer 300 E RIO SALADO PKWY, TEMPE AZ 85281
Stephen R Palmer officer: Vice President of Accounting 1930 W RIO SALADO PKWY, TEMPE AZ 85281
Neha Parikh director 1930 W. RIO SALADO PARKWAY, TEMPE AZ 85281