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RWS Holdings (LSE:RWS) Net-Net Working Capital : £-0.39 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is RWS Holdings 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.

RWS Holdings's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was £-0.39.

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

LSE:RWS's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 6.25
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

RWS Holdings Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for RWS Holdings'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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RWS Holdings Net-Net Working Capital Chart

RWS Holdings Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.30 -0.31 -0.37 -0.31 -0.39

RWS Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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 -0.37 -0.29 -0.31 -0.19 -0.39

Competitive Comparison of RWS Holdings's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, RWS Holdings'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.


RWS Holdings's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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

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



RWS Holdings Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

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

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Sep. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(76.2+0.75 * 138.6+0.5 * 0-328.5
-0-0)/381.603
=-0.39

RWS Holdings's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Sep. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(76.2+0.75 * 138.6+0.5 * 0-328.5
-0-0)/381.603
=-0.39

* 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.


RWS Holdings  (LSE:RWS) 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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RWS Holdings (LSE:RWS) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Europa House, Chiltern Park, Chiltern Hill, Chalfont Saint Peter, Buckinghamshire, GBR, SL9 9FG
RWS Holdings PLC is a United Kingdom-based company that provides patent translation, intellectual property, and language support services. The company operates in four reportable segments; Language Services, Regulated Industries, IP Services, and Language, and Content Technology. The majority of revenue is derived from the Language services segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from the United States of America, while it also operates in Continental Europe, United States of America and Rest of the world.

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