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Marten Transport (Marten Transport) Net-Net Working Capital

: $-0.96 (As of Mar. 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.

Marten Transport's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $-0.96.

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

MRTN's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Transportation industry.
Industry Median: 5.19
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Marten Transport Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Marten Transport'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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Marten Transport Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.21 -1.00 -1.06 -1.12 -1.24

Marten Transport Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -0.92 -1.23 -1.12 -1.24 -0.96

Competitive Comparison

For the Trucking subindustry, Marten Transport'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.


Marten Transport Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Marten Transport's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



Marten Transport Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

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

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Dec. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(53.213+0.75 * 105.501+0.5 * 0-232.953
-0-0)/81.3122
=-1.24

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

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Mar. 2024 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(73.73+0.75 * 105.247+0.5 * 0-230.59
-0-0)/81.437
=-0.96

* 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.


Marten Transport  (NAS:MRTN) 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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Marten Transport (Marten Transport) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
129 Marten Street, Mondovi, WI, USA, 54755
Marten Transport Ltd is a temperature-sensitive truckload carrier in the United States. It is engaged in transporting and distributing food and other consumer packaged goods which requires a temperature-controlled or insulated environment. The company operates through four segments including Truckload, Dedicated, Intermodal, and Brokerage. It generates maximum revenue from the Truckload segment. The Truckload segment provides a combination of regional short-haul and medium-to-long-haul full-load transportation services.
Executives
Randall John Baier officer: Exec. VP & Chief Tech. Officer 129 MARTEN STREET, MONDOVI WI 54755
Thomas J Winkel director
Patricia L Jones director C/O 505 HIGHWAY 169 NORTH, SUITE 1000, PLYMOUTH MN 55441
Larry B Hagness director
James J Hinnendael officer: Chief Financial Officer 129 MARTEN STREET, MONDOVI WI 54755
John H Turner officer: Vice President of Sales 129 MARTEN STREET, MONDOVI WI 54755
Robert L Demorest director 2235 VALE CREST, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55422
Jerry M Bauer director
Douglas Paul Petit officer: President 129 MARTEN STREET, MONDOVI WI 54755
Timothy M Kohl officer: President 129 MARTEN STREET, MONDOVI WI 54755
Randolph L Marten director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman and President 129 MARTEN STREET, MONDOVI WI 54755
Kathleen P Iverson director 5900 GOLDEN HILLS DRIVE, GOLDEN VALLEY MN 55416
Timothy P Nash officer: Exec. VP of Sales & Marketing
Ronald Richard Booth director 129 MARTEN STREET, MONDOVI WI 54755
G Larry Owens director

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