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GameStop (GameStop) Net-Net Working Capital

: $0.70 (As of Jan. 2024)
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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.

GameStop's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $0.70.

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

GME's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is ranked worse than
75.63% of 316 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 6.375 vs GME: 14.72

GameStop Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for GameStop'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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GameStop Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Net-Net Working Capital
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -4.87 -4.39 -0.20 0.19 0.70

GameStop Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Net-Net Working Capital 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.19 -0.06 0.17 -0.32 0.70

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, GameStop'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.


GameStop Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, GameStop's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



GameStop Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

GameStop's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Jan. 2024 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(1199.3+0.75 * 91+0.5 * 632.5-1370.4
-0-0)/305.7
=0.70

GameStop's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Jan. 2024 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(1199.3+0.75 * 91+0.5 * 632.5-1370.4
-0-0)/305.7
=0.70

* 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.


GameStop  (NYSE:GME) 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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GameStop (GameStop) Business Description

Address
625 Westport Parkway, Grapevine, TX, USA, 76051
GameStop Corp is a U.S. multichannel video game, consumer electronics, and services retailer. The company operates across Europe, Canada, Australia, and the United States. GameStop sells new and second-hand video game hardware, physical and digital video game software, and video game accessories, mainly through GameStop, EB Games, and Micromania stores and international e-commerce sites, including www.gamestop.com, www.ebgames.com.au, and www.micromania.fr. The company has two main business segments: Video game brands and Technology brands. The technology brands segment sells wireless products and services and operates Spring Mobile managed AT&T and Cricket Wireless branded stores, along with the Simply Mac business.
Executives
Mark Haymond Robinson officer: General Manager 625 WESTPORT PARKWAY, GRAPEVINE TX 76051
Daniel William Moore officer: PAO and Interim PFO C/O GAMESTOP CORP., 625 WESTPORT PARKWAY, GRAPEVINE TX 76051
Lawrence Cheng director C/O GAMESTOP CORP., 625 WESTPORT PARKWAY, GRAPEVINE TX 76051
Alain Attal director C/O GAMESTOP CORP., 625 WESTPORT PARKWAY, GRAPEVINE TX 76051
Nir Vinay Patel officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O GAMESTOP CORP., 625 WESTPORT PARKWAY, GRAPEVINE TX 76051
Diana Saadeh-jajeh officer: SVP, Interim CFO C/O GAMESTOP CORP., 625 WESTPORT PARKWAY, GRAPEVINE TX 76051
Ryan Cohen director, 10 percent owner C/O OLSHAN FROME WOLOSKY LLP, 1325 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10019
Rc Ventures Llc 10 percent owner PO BOX 25250, PMB 30427, MIAMI FL 33102
Michael Recupero officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O GAMESTOP CORP., 625 WESTPORT PARKWAY, GRAPEVINE TX 76051
James Grube director C/O GAMESTOP CORP., 625 WESTPORT PARKWAY, GRAPEVINE TX 76051
Matthew Furlong director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O GAMESTOP CORP., 625 WESTPORT PARKWAY, GRAPVINE TX 76051
Yang Xu director C/O GAMESTOP CORP., 625 WESTPORT PARKWAY, GRAPEVINE TX 76051
Jenna Owens officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O GAMESTOP CORP., 625 WESTPORT PARKWAY, GRAPEVINE TX 76051
Raul J Fernandez director 11600 SUNRISE VALLEY DR, RESTON VA 20191
Kathy P Vrabeck director 625 WESTPORT PARKWAY, GRAPEVINE TX 76051