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Petrobras Argentina (Petrobras Argentina) Net-Net Working Capital : $-16.04 (As of Dec. 2017)


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What is Petrobras Argentina 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.

Petrobras Argentina's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 was $-16.04.

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

PZE's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 5.075
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Petrobras Argentina Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Petrobras Argentina'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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Petrobras Argentina Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Petrobras Argentina Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -4.80 -4.26 -5.94 -16.33 -16.04

Petrobras Argentina Quarterly Data
Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Dec17
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 -5.94 -4.17 -4.53 -16.33 -16.04

Competitive Comparison of Petrobras Argentina's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Oil & Gas Integrated subindustry, Petrobras Argentina'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.


Petrobras Argentina's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Petrobras Argentina's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



Petrobras Argentina Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Petrobras Argentina's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Dec. 2017 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(808.432+0.75 * 642.001+0.5 * 114.323-4417.649
-0-167.688)/201.924
=-16.04

Petrobras Argentina's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2017 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(808.432+0.75 * 642.001+0.5 * 114.323-4417.649
-0-167.688)/201.924
=-16.04

* 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.


Petrobras Argentina  (NYSE:PZE) 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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Petrobras Argentina (Petrobras Argentina) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Maipu 1, Buenos Aires, ARG, C1084ABA
Petrobras Argentina SA engages in oil and gas exploration and production, refining and distribution, petrochemical manufacturing and gas and energy activities in Latin America.

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