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HP (HPQ) Net-Net Working Capital

: $-29.47 (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.

HP's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $-29.47.

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

HPQ's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 6.35
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

HP Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for HP'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.

* Premium members only.

HP Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Net-Net Working Capital
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -15.59 -18.98 -25.48 -31.79 -28.69

HP 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 -32.04 -30.64 -30.69 -28.69 -29.47

Competitive Comparison

For the Computer Hardware subindustry, HP'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.


HP Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution

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

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



HP Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

HP's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Oct. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(3107+0.75 * 4237+0.5 * 6862-38073
-0-0)/988.269
=-28.69

HP'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)
=(2263+0.75 * 3804+0.5 * 6928-37486
-0-0)/980.732
=-29.47

* 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.


HP  (NYSE:HPQ) 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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HP (HPQ) Business Description

Industry
Address
1501 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA, USA, 94304
HP (formerly Hewlett-Packard) is a behemoth in the PC and printing markets. It has focused on these markets since it exited IT infrastructure in 2015 with the split from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. HP focuses on the commercial market, but maintains sales of consumer devices and printers. The firm has a broad and global customer base, with only one third of sales coming from the U.S. It completely outsources manufacturing and relies heavily on channel partners for its sales and marketing.
Executives
Enrique Lores officer: President, PSS 3000 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Alex Cho officer: President, Personal Systems HP, 1501 PAGE MILL ROAD, PALO ALTO CA 94304
David W Meline director 3M COMPANY, 3M OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL, ST PAUL MN 55144-1000
Berkshire Hathaway Inc 10 percent owner 3555 FARNAM STREET, OMAHA NE 68131
Marie Myers officer: Global Controller, HFS & PAO 3000 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Subra Suresh director HP, 1501 PAGE MILL RD BLDG 5, PALO ALTO CA 94036
David P. Mcquarrie officer: Chief Commercial Officer C/O HP INC., 1501 PAGE MILL RD, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Shumeet Banerji director C/O HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY, 3000 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Jonathan P Faust officer: Global Controller C/O HP INC, 1501 PAGE MILL ROAD, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Tuan Tran officer: Pres Imaging Prtng & Solutions 1501 PAGE MILL ROAD, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Julie M Jacobs officer: Chief Legal Officer and GC 22000 AOL WAY, DULLES VA 20166
Kristen M Ludgate officer: Chief People Officer 3M COMPANY OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL, 3M CENTER, ST. PAUL MN 55144-1000
Rucker Kim K.w. director KRAFT FOODS GROUP, INC., THREE LAKES DRIVE, NORTHFIELD IL 60093
Richard L Clemmer director P O BOX 34552, LAS VEGAS NV 89129
Judith A Miscik director 300 RENAISSANCE CENTER, M/C: 482-C24-A68, DETROIT MI 48265

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