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American Financial Group (American Financial Group) Net-Net Working Capital : $-231.03 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is American Financial Group 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.

American Financial Group's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-231.03.

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

AFG's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Insurance industry.
Industry Median: 5.995
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

American Financial Group Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Financial Group'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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American Financial Group Net-Net Working Capital Chart

American Financial Group 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 -127.12 -611.32 -92.36 -115.31 -231.03

American Financial Group 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 -115.31 -113.49 -117.21 -241.72 -231.03

Competitive Comparison of American Financial Group's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, American Financial Group'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.


American Financial Group's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, American Financial Group's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



American Financial Group Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

American Financial Group'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 )
=(Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents+Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(1225+521+0.75 * 5948+0.5 * 0-25529
-0-0)/83.6358
=-231.03

American Financial Group'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 )
=(Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents+Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(1225+521+0.75 * 5948+0.5 * 0-25529
-0-0)/83.6358
=-231.03

* 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.


American Financial Group  (NYSE:AFG) 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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American Financial Group (American Financial Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
301 East Fourth Street, Cincinnati, OH, USA, 45202
American Financial Group Inc is a holding company that is engaged primarily in property and casualty insurance services. The company has a focus on specialized commercial products for businesses. American also has annuity operations that are focused on sales of traditional fixed and fixed-indexed annuities in the education, bank, and individual markets. American's insurance operations are conducted through the Great American Insurance Group. The group writes business in all 50 of the United States, primarily through independent agents and brokers.
Executives
Amy Y Murray director 3429 ARNOLD STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
William W Verity director 301 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Terry S Jacobs director 301 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Von Lehman John I director 301 EAST FOURTH STREET, 38TH FLOOR, CINCINNATI OH 45202
John B Berding director 301 E. FOURTH ST., 27TH FLOOR, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Mark A Weiss officer: Senior VP & General Counsel 301 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Michelle A Gillis officer: Sr. Vice President 301 E. FOURTH STREET, 39TH FLOOR, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Brian S. Hertzman other: principal financial officer 301 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Thompson David Lawrence Jr officer: President of Subsidiary 301 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
James E Evans director, officer: Sr. V. Pres. & Gen. Counsel 301 E FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Lindner Carl H Iii director, officer: Co-President 14TH FLOOR PROVIDENT TOWER, ONE EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
S Craig Lindner director, officer: Co-President ONE EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Vito C Peraino officer: Sr. VP & General Counsel 301 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Evans N Nwankwo director 301 EAST FOURTH STREET, 38TH FLOOR, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Kenneth C Ambrecht director 250 EAST FIFTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202