GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Consumer Defensive » Consumer Packaged Goods » Lancaster Colony Corp (NAS:LANC) » Definitions » Net-Net Working Capital

Lancaster Colony (Lancaster Colony) Net-Net Working Capital : $1.73 (As of Dec. 2023)


View and export this data going back to 1990. Start your Free Trial

What is Lancaster Colony 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.

Lancaster Colony's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.73.

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

LANC's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is ranked worse than
93.84% of 601 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 7.36 vs LANC: 108.11

Lancaster Colony Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lancaster Colony'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.

Lancaster Colony Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Lancaster Colony Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.28 3.48 2.33 -0.42 0.11

Lancaster Colony 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 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 0.10 -0.96 0.11 0.04 1.73

Competitive Comparison of Lancaster Colony's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Lancaster Colony'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.


Lancaster Colony's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Lancaster Colony's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



Lancaster Colony Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

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

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Jun. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(88.473+0.75 * 114.967+0.5 * 158.265-250.727
-0-0)/27.5275
=0.11

Lancaster Colony'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)
=(133.848+0.75 * 100.188+0.5 * 158.192-240.599
-0-0)/27.5212
=1.73

* 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.


Lancaster Colony  (NAS:LANC) 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.


Lancaster Colony Net-Net Working Capital Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Lancaster Colony's Net-Net Working Capital provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Lancaster Colony (Lancaster Colony) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
380 Polaris Parkway, Suite 400, Westerville, OH, USA, 43082
Lancaster Colony Corp is a manufacturer and marketer of speciality food products. The company's segments include Retail and Foodservice. By product segment, the company divides its portfolio into non frozen (roughly 70% of net sales) and frozen food. The key products and brands are salad dressing and sauces (Cardini's, Girard's, Marzetti), frozen garlic breads (New York Brand Bakery, Mamma Bella), vegetable dips and fruit dips (Marzetti), frozen parkerhouse-style yeast rolls and dinner rolls (Sister Schubert's, Mary B's), premium dry egg noodles (Amish Kitchen), frozen speciality noodles (Reames, Aunt Vi's), croutons and salad toppings, flatbread wraps, and pizza crusts.
Executives
Knight George F. Iii director 380 POLARIS PARKWAY, SUITE 400, WESTERVILLE OH 43082
Zena Srivatsa Arnold director 2500 BEE CAVE ROAD, BLDG. 1, SUITE 200, ROLLINGWOOD TX 78746
Luis Viso officer: Chief Supply Chain Officer 380 POLARIS PARKWAY, SUITE 400, WESTERVILLE OH 43082
Kristin Bird officer: President-Foodservice Division 380 POLARIS PARKWAY, SUITE 400, WESTERVILLE OH 43082
Carl R. Stealey officer: President-T Marzetti Retail 380 POLARIS PARKWAY, SUITE 400, WESTERVILLE OH 43082
David Alan Ciesinski officer: President & COO H. J. HEINZ COMPANY, P.O. BOX 57, PITTSBURGH PA 15230
David S. Nagle officer: SVP-T Marzetti Co Supply Chain 380 POLARIS PARKWAY, WESTERVILLE OH 43082
K. Pigott Thomas officer: CFO and Asst. Secretary C/O MGP INGREDIENTS, INC., 100 COMMERCIAL STREET, ATCHISON KS 66002
Alan F Harris director
Elliot K. Fullen director 380 POLARIS PARKWAY, SUITE 400, WESTERVILLE OH 43082
Gerlach John B Jr director, officer: Chairman & CEO LANCASTER COLONY CORP, 37 W. BROAD ST., COLUMBUS OH 43215
Barbara L Brasier director C/O MEADWESTVACO CORP, ONE HIGH RIDGE PARK, STAMFORD CT 06905
Michael H Keown director P O BOX 77057, FORT WORTH TX 76177
Timothy A. Tate officer: SVP-TMarzettiFoodservice Sales 380 POLARIS PARKWAY, WESTERVILLE OH 43082
Neeli Bendapudi director FISHER COLLEGE OF BUSINESS, 556 FISHER H, 2100 NEIL AVENUE, COLUMBUS OH 43210

Lancaster Colony (Lancaster Colony) Headlines