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Taiwan Fund (Taiwan Fund) Net-Net Working Capital : $3.76 (As of Aug. 2023)


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What is Taiwan Fund 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.

Taiwan Fund's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 was $3.76.

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

TWN's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is ranked worse than
60.3% of 529 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 6.67 vs TWN: 10.20

Taiwan Fund Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Taiwan Fund'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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Taiwan Fund Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Taiwan Fund Annual Data
Trend Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 1.32 1.68 0.56 4.79 3.76

Taiwan Fund Semi-Annual Data
Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23
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 0.56 1.66 4.79 2.59 3.76

Competitive Comparison of Taiwan Fund's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Asset Management subindustry, Taiwan Fund'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.


Taiwan Fund's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

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

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



Taiwan Fund Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Taiwan Fund's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Aug. 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)
=(31.616+0+0.75 * 0+0.5 * 0-3.725
-0-0)/7.42737
=3.76

Taiwan Fund's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Aug. 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)
=(31.616+0+0.75 * 0+0.5 * 0-3.725
-0-0)/7.42737
=3.76

* 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.


Taiwan Fund  (NYSE:TWN) 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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Taiwan Fund (Taiwan Fund) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
c/o State Street Bank and Trust Company, One Lincoln Street, P.O. Box 5049, Boston, MA, USA, 02111
Taiwan Fund Inc is a diversified closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation through investment predominantly in equity securities listed in Taiwan stock exchange and the Republic of China. In selecting the companies for investments fund's portfolio managers will consider overall growth prospects, competitive position in the respective industry technology, research, and development, productivity, profit margins, return on investment, capital resources, government regulation, management and other factors.
Executives
Anthony Clark director C/O ABERDEEN STANDARD INVESTMENTS, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Maria R. Premole officer: Vice President C/O JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND, WORLDWIDE PLAZA, 309 WEST 49TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Yuichi Nomoto officer: President WORLDWIDE PLAZA, 309 WEST 49TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019-7316
Warren Olsen director C/O AETOS ALTERNATIVES MANAGEMENT, LP, 875 THIRD AVENUE, 6TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Aiden Redmond officer: President 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
William Kirby director 22 CONCORD AVE., LEXINGTON MA 02421
Thomas Gregory Kamp director 5821 SOUTHWOOD DRIVE, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55437
John Viggiano other: Affiliated Person 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Gem Pushpaharan other: Affiliated Person 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Peter Bonanno other: Affiliated Person 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Douglas Eu other: Affiliated Person C/O ALLIANZ GLOBAL INVESTORS U.S. LLC, 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Thomas J Fuccillo officer: President 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Xiao Corrina other: Portfolio Manager 5F, NO. 378, FUXING N ROAD, TAIPEI F5 10476
Allianz Global Investors U.s. Holdings Llc other: Affiliated Entity 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
City Of London Investment Group Plc 10 percent owner 77 GRACECHURCH STREET, LONDON X0 EC3V0AS

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