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Dynegy (Dynegy) Net-Net Working Capital : $-61.63 (As of Dec. 2017)


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What is Dynegy 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.

Dynegy's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 was $-61.63.

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

DYN's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry.
Industry Median: 7.445
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Dynegy Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

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

Dynegy Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -18.04 -51.07 -67.00 -77.77 -61.63

Dynegy Quarterly Data
Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17
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 -77.77 -76.42 -76.27 -70.27 -61.63

Competitive Comparison of Dynegy's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers subindustry, Dynegy'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.


Dynegy's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Dynegy's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



Dynegy Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Dynegy's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Dec. 2017 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(365+0.75 * 513+0.5 * 445-9878
-0--8)/144.384
=-61.63

Dynegy's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2017 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(365+0.75 * 513+0.5 * 445-9878
-0--8)/144.384
=-61.63

* 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.


Dynegy  (NYSE:DYN) 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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Dynegy (Dynegy) Business Description

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Dynegy is a wholesale power provider operating in the Midwest, the Northeast, and the West. The company operates a mix of natural gas and coal capacity. Dynegy's capacity consists of baseload, intermediate, and peak power plants. Dynegy also operates a retail energy supply business.
Executives
Martin W. Daley officer: EVP and COO 601 TRAVIS STREET, SUITE 1400, HOUSTON TX 77002
Carolyn Jeanne Burke officer: EVP, Strategy C/O EXCELERATE ENERGY, INC., 2445 TECHNOLOGY FOREST BLVD., LEVEL 6, THE WOODLANDS TX 77381
Robert C Flexon director, officer: President and CEO 1313 N MARKET ST, WILMINGTON DE 19894
Henry D. Jones officer: EVP and Chief Commercial Off. 601 TRAVIS, 14TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77002
Clint Freeland officer: EVP and CFO C/O THE MOSAIC COMPANY, 101 EAST KENNEDY BLVD., SUITE 2500, TAMPA FL 33602
Catherine C. James officer: EVP and General Counsel 1001 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 1000, HOUSTON TX 77002
John R Sult director 1001 LOUISIANA STREET, HOUSTON TX 77002
Sheree M. Petrone officer: EVP, Retail 601 TRAVIS STREET, SUITE 1400, HOUSTON TX 77002
Julius Cox officer: EVP 77 BEALE STREET, POB 770000, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94177
Dean Ellis officer: EVP 601 TRAVIS STREET, STE 1400, HOUSTON TX 77002
John Clinton Walden officer: Chief Accounting Officer 1000 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 5800, HOUSTON TX 77002
Patrick Iii Wood director QUANTA SERVICES, INC., 1360 POST OAK BLVD., SUITE 2100, HOUSTON TX 77056-3023
Richard Lee Kuersteiner director 1808 BLACK MOUNTAIN ROAD, HILLSBOROUGH CA 94010
Hilary E. Ackermann director 601 TRAVIS, SUITE 1400, HOUSTON TX 77002
Jeffrey Scott Stein director 601 TRAVIS, SUITE 1400, HOUSTON TX 77002