The GEO Group (The GEO Group) Net-Net Working Capital

: $-16.01 (As of Dec. 2023)

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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.

The GEO Group's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-16.01.

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

GEO's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked ^*
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 6.345
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

The GEO Group Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for The GEO 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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The GEO Group Annual Data

Trend

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Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Net-Net Working Capital

-24.46

-24.66

-22.70

-17.63

-16.01

The GEO Group 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																-17.63	-16.90	-16.86	-16.31	-16.01

Competitive Comparison

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, The GEO 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.

The GEO Group Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, The GEO Group's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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

The GEO Group Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

The GEO Group'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)
=	(93.971	+	0.75 * 390.023	+	0.5 * 0	-	2406.092
-	0	-	-1.454)	/	126.087
=	-16.01

The GEO Group'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)
=	(93.971	+	0.75 * 390.023	+	0.5 * 0	-	2406.092
-	0	-	-1.454)	/	126.087
=	-16.01

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.

The GEO Group (NYSE:GEO) 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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The GEO Group (The GEO Group) Business Description

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Address

4955 Technology Way, Boca Raton, FL, USA, 33431

Website

https://www.geogroup.com

The GEO Group Inc specializes in detention facilities and community-reentry centers. It operates in four segments: U.S. Secure Services, which primarily encompasses U.S.-based secure services business; Electronic Monitoring and Supervision Services, which conducts its services in the United States, represents services provided to adults for monitoring services and evidence-based supervision and treatment programs for community-based parolees, probationers, and pretrial defendants; Reentry Services conducts its services in the United States represents services provided to adults for residential and non-residential treatment, educational and community-based programs, pre-release and half-way house programs; and International Services.

Executives

Shayn P. March	officer: VP of Finance and Treasurer	C/O THE GEO GROUP, INC., 4955 TECHNOLOGY WAY, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Scott Michael Kernan	director	C/O THE GEO GROUP, INC., 4955 TECHNOLOGY WAY, BOCA RATON FL 33431
James H. Black	officer: SVP & Pres, Secure Services	4955 TECHNOLOGY WAY, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Christopher D. Ryan	officer: Senior VP, Human Resources	4955 TECHNOLOGY WAY, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Lindsay L. Koren	director	4955 TECHNOLOGY WAY, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Matthew Albence	officer: Senior VP, Client Relations	4955 TECHNOLOGY WAY, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Andrew N Shapiro	director	4955 TECHNOLOGY WAY, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Thomas C. Bartzokis	director	4955 TECHNOLOGY WAY, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Terry P. Mayotte	director	C/O TREAN INSURANCE GROUP, INC., 150 LAKE STREET WEST, WAYZATA MN 55391
Jack Brewer	director	6200 EXCELSIOR BLVD., SUITE 104, ST. LOUIS PARK MN 55416
George C Zoley	director, officer: Chairman & CEO	C/O THE GEO GROUP, INC., 4955 TECHNOLOGY WAY, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Anne N Foreman	director	C/O THE GEO GROUP, INC., 4955 TECHNOLOGY WAY, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Richard H Glanton	director	C/O THE GEO GROUP, INC., 4955 TECHNOLOGY WAY, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Duane Helkowski	director	4955 TECHNOLOGY WAY, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Blake Davis	officer: Pres. GEO Secure Services	4955 TECHNOLOGY WAY, BOCA RATON FL 33431