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Portland General Electric Co (Portland General Electric Co) Net-Net Working Capital

: $-74.31 (As of Dec. 2023)
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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.

Portland General Electric Co's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-74.31.

The industry rank for Portland General Electric Co's Net-Net Working Capital or its related term are showing as below:

POR's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Utilities - Regulated industry.
Industry Median: 7.22
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Portland General Electric Co Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Portland General Electric Co'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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Portland General Electric Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Net-Net Working Capital
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -61.92 -66.56 -72.13 -80.29 -74.31

Portland General Electric Co 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -80.29 -69.43 -69.49 -68.56 -74.31

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Portland General Electric Co'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.


Portland General Electric Co Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Portland General Electric Co's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Portland General Electric Co's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital falls into.



Portland General Electric Co Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Portland General Electric Co'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)
=(5+0.75 * 414+0.5 * 113-7889
-0-0)/101.16
=-74.31

Portland General Electric Co'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 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(5+0.75 * 414+0.5 * 113-7889
-0-0)/101.16
=-74.31

* 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.


Portland General Electric Co  (NYSE:POR) 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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Portland General Electric Co (Portland General Electric Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
121 South West Salmon Street, Portland, OR, USA, 97204
Portland General Electric is a regulated electric utility providing generation, transmission, and distribution services to 926,000 customers across a service territory that includes about half of all Oregon residents and two thirds of the state's business activity. The company owns (wholly or through joint ventures) 3.3 gigawatts of gas, coal, wind, and hydro generation.
Executives
Anne Frances Mersereau officer: Vice President 121 SW SALMON STREET, PORTLAND OR 97204
Marie Oh Huber director C/O EBAY INC., 2025 HAMILTON AVENUE, SAN JOSE CA 95125
Michael A Lewis director 77 BEALE ST, P.O. BOX 770000, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94177
Michael Millegan director C/O WIRELESS TELECOM GROUP, INC., 25 EASTMANS RD., PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Kathryn Jean Jackson director 121 SW SALMON STREET, PORTLAND OR 97204
Patricia Salas Pineda director C/O LEVI STRAUSS & CO., 1155 BATTERY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Dawn L Farrell director C/O THE CHEMOURS COMPANY, 1007 MARKET STREET, WILMINGTON DE 19898
James P Torgerson director C/O UIL HOLDINGS CORPORATION, 157 CHURCH STREET, NEW HAVEN CT 06510
Trpik Joseph R Jr officer: SVP, Finance CFO 10 S DEARBORN STREET, 54TH FLOOR, CHICAGO IL 60603
John Teeruk Kochavatr officer: Vice President, CIO 121 SW SALMON STREET, PORTLAND OR 97204
Benjamin Felton officer: EVP, COO 121 SW SALMON STREET, PORTLAND OR 97204
Brett Michael Sims officer: Vice President 121 SW SALMON ST., PORTLAND OR 97204
Larry Neal Bekkedahl officer: Sr. Vice President 121 SW SALMON STREET, PORTLAND OR 97204
Maria Angelica Espinosa officer: V. P., General Counsel 121 SW SALMON ST., PORTLAND OR 97204
James A Ajello officer: Sr. VP, CFO, Treasurer C/O HEI, P.O. BOX 730, HONOLULU HI 96808