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Royce Value Trust (Royce Value Trust) Net-Net Working Capital : $-0.35 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Royce Value Trust 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.

Royce Value Trust's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.35.

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

RVT's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Asset Management industry.
Industry Median: 6.335
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Royce Value Trust Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Royce Value Trust'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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Royce Value Trust Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Royce Value Trust Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -0.73 -0.75 -0.72 -0.38 -0.35

Royce Value Trust Semi-Annual Data
Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 -0.72 -0.04 -0.38 -0.36 -0.35

Competitive Comparison of Royce Value Trust's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Asset Management subindustry, Royce Value Trust'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.


Royce Value Trust's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Royce Value Trust's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



Royce Value Trust Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Royce Value Trust'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)
=(0.084+0+0.75 * 0+0.5 * 0-39.683
-0-0)/113.509
=-0.35

Royce Value Trust'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)
=(0.084+0+0.75 * 0+0.5 * 0-39.683
-0-0)/113.509
=-0.35

* 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.


Royce Value Trust  (NYSE:RVT) 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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Royce Value Trust (Royce Value Trust) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
745 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, USA, 10151
Royce Value Trust Inc is a diversified closed-end investment company. It invests in diversified sectors including consumer discretionary, consumer staples, healthcare, financial, IT, telecommunications, and materials. The company portfolio includes common stocks, preferred stocks, corporate bonds, and repurchase agreements.
Executives
Julia Ward Poston director C/O ROYCE & ASSOCIATES, 745 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 2300, NEW YORK NY 10151
Christopher C. Grisanti director 745 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 2300, NEW YORK NY 10151
G Peter Obrien director C/O ROYCE & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 745 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10151
Michael K. Shields director C/O ROYCE & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 745 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 2300, NEW YORK NY 10151
Cecile Burleigh Harper director C/O ROYCE & ASSOCIATES, 745 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 2300, NEW YORK NY 10151
Christopher D Clark officer: Vice President, other: President - Investment Advisor 745 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 2400, NEW YORK NY 10151
Peter K Hoglund officer: Treasurer, other: CFO Investment Advisor 745 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 2300, NEW YORK NY 10151
O Byrne Daniel A officer: Vice President, other: VP - Investment Advisor ROYCE & ASSOCIATES, 745 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10151
Arthur S Mehlman director C/O ROYCE & ASSOCIATES, 745 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10151
Charles M Royce director, officer: President, other: Pres./Dir.- Investment Adviser C/O ROYCE & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 745 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10151
John E Denneen officer: Secretary, other: Secretary-Investment Adviser C/O ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LLC, 745 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10151
Stephen L Isaacs director C/O ROYCE & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 745 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10151
Richard M Galkin director, other: Director through 2/26/2016. C/O ROYCE & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 745 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10151
John D Diederich officer: Vice President & Treasurer, other: COO & CFO - Investment Adviser ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LLC, 745 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10151
W Whitney George director, officer: Vice President, other: VP-Royce, through 11/10/2014 C/O ROYCE & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 745 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10151