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Gigamon (Gigamon) Net-Net Working Capital : $5.09 (As of Sep. 2017)


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What is Gigamon 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.

Gigamon's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 was $5.09.

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

GIMO's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 6.41
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Gigamon Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

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

Gigamon Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -1.54 2.74 2.81 3.60 5.02

Gigamon Quarterly Data
Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17
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 4.76 5.02 5.17 5.07 5.09

Competitive Comparison of Gigamon's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Gigamon'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.


Gigamon's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Gigamon's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



Gigamon Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Gigamon's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Dec. 2016 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(258.164+0.75 * 75.522+0.5 * 11.347-138.339
-0-0)/36.303
=5.02

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

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Sep. 2017 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(264.562+0.75 * 71.741+0.5 * 15.472-136.054
-0-0)/37.309
=5.09

* 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.


Gigamon  (NYSE:GIMO) 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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Gigamon (Gigamon) Business Description

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Gigamon Inc develops designs and sells solutions and products that deliver visibility of traffic across networks. It serves global enterprises, service providers and governments.
Executives
John H Kispert director
Dario Zamarian director 3300 OLCOTT STREET, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Paul Hooper director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 3585 MONROE STREET, SANTA CLARA CA 95051
Paul J Milbury director
Coviello Arthur W Jr director EMC CORPORATION, 176 SOUTH STREET, HOPKINTON MA 01748
Rex S Jackson officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O SYMYX TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 3100 CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, SANTA CLARA CA 95051
Robert E Switz director 13625 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55344
Helmut Wilke officer: Sr. VP Worldwide Sales 3585 MONROE STREET, SANTA CLARA CA 95051
Kenneth A Goldman director C/O YAHOO! INC., 701 FIRST AVENUE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
Highland Capital Partners Vii-b L P 10 percent owner 92 HAYDEN AVE, LEXINGTON MA 02421
Highland Capital Partners Vii-c Lp 10 percent owner 92 HAYDEN AVE, LEXINGTON MA 02421
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