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Steelcase (Steelcase) Net-Net Working Capital : $-5.79 (As of Feb. 2024)


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What is Steelcase 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.

Steelcase's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $-5.79.

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

SCS's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Industrial Products industry.
Industry Median: 6.92
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Steelcase Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Steelcase'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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Steelcase Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Steelcase Annual Data
Trend Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23 Feb24
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -5.69 -5.26 -7.04 -7.49 -5.79

Steelcase Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 -7.49 -7.28 -6.81 -6.25 -5.79

Competitive Comparison of Steelcase's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Business Equipment & Supplies subindustry, Steelcase'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.


Steelcase's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Steelcase's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



Steelcase Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Steelcase's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Feb. 2024 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(318.6+0.75 * 338.3+0.5 * 231-1349.6
-0-0)/114.227
=-5.79

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

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Feb. 2024 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(318.6+0.75 * 338.3+0.5 * 231-1349.6
-0-0)/114.227
=-5.79

* 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.


Steelcase  (NYSE:SCS) 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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Steelcase (Steelcase) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
901 44th Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI, USA, 49508
Steelcase Inc is a furniture company primarily based in the United States and has operations in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Steelcase markets its products primarily through a network of independent and company-owned dealers. The company operates through the Americas segment, the EMEA segment and the Other category. The Americas segment offers architecture, furniture and technology products is marketed to corporate, government, healthcare, education and retail customers, EMEA segment provides furniture systems, storage and seating solutions. Majority of revenue is generated from Americas segment.
Executives
Nicole Cherie Mcgrath officer: VP, Corp Controller and CAO 901 44TH STREET SE, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49508
Robert G Krestakos officer: VP, Global Operations 901 44TH STREET SE, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49508
David C Sylvester officer: Senior Vice President, CFO 901 44TH STREET SE, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49508
Lizbeth S O'shaughnessy officer: Senior VP, CLO and Secretary 901 44TH STREET SE, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49508
Wege Peter M Ii director 901 44TH ST SE, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49508
Sanjay Gupta director 2775 SANDERS ROAD, NORTHBROOK IL 60062
Sara E Armbruster officer: VP, WS Futures & Corp Strategy 901 44TH STREET SE, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49508
Jennifer C Niemann director 901 44TH STREET SE, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49508
Steven Douglas Miller officer: VP, Chief Technology Officer 901 44TH STREET SE, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49508
Guillaume M Alvarez officer: Senior VP, EMEA 901 44TH STREET SE, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49508
Kate P Wolters director 901 44TH ST, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49508
Robin L Zondervan officer: Corporate Controller and CAO 901 44TH STREET SE, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49508
Eddy F Schmitt officer: Senior VP, Americas 901 44TH STREET SE, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49508
Linda K Williams director 901 44TH STREET SE, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49508
Donna K Flynn officer: VP, Global Talent Management 901 44TH STREET SE, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49508

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