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Scopus BioPharma (Scopus BioPharma) Net-Net Working Capital : $-0.23 (As of Jun. 2023)


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What is Scopus BioPharma 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.

Scopus BioPharma's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was $-0.23.

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

SCPS's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Biotechnology industry.
Industry Median: 4.1
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Scopus BioPharma Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Scopus BioPharma'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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Scopus BioPharma Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Scopus BioPharma Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -0.01 -0.05 -0.14 0.18 -0.32

Scopus BioPharma Quarterly Data
Jun18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23
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 -0.20 -0.27 -0.32 -0.18 -0.23

Competitive Comparison of Scopus BioPharma's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Scopus BioPharma'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.


Scopus BioPharma's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Scopus BioPharma's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



Scopus BioPharma Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Scopus BioPharma's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Dec. 2022 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(0.125+0.75 * 0+0.5 * 0-7.454
-0--0.498)/21.0943
=-0.32

Scopus BioPharma's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Jun. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(0.362+0.75 * 0+0.5 * 0-11.002
-0--1.053)/42.0843
=-0.23

* 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.


Scopus BioPharma  (OTCPK:SCPS) 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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Scopus BioPharma (Scopus BioPharma) Business Description

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Address
420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 300, New York, NY, USA, 10170
Scopus BioPharma Inc a biotechnology company focused on developing therapeutics targeting the endocannabinoid system. The endocannabinoid system is comprised of chemical compounds, or cannabinoids, that interact with cannabinoid receptors which are located throughout the body. The company product candidates would utilize synthetically-produced cannabinoids as opposed to plant-derived compounds. Its product candidate comprises CO-sTiRNA, which is a STAT3 inhibitor gene therapy and MRI-1867.
Executives
Ira Scott Greenspan director 888 SEVENTH AVENUE, 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10106
Joshua R Lamstein director, officer: Chairman 420 LEXINGTON AVENUE, SUITE 300, NEW YORK NY 10170
Alan M Horsager officer: See Remarks 1021 N EVERETT STREET, GLENDALE CA 91207
Robert J Gibson director, officer: Vice Chairman 71 LANTERN RIDGE RD, NEW CANAAN CT 06840
Lesley Russell director 41 MOORES RD., FRAZER PA 19355
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Paul Hopper director 7982 DOUG HILL, SAN DIEGO CA 92127
Ashish P Sanghrajka director, officer: President 101 WALL STREET, APARTMENT 19B, NEW YORK NY 10005