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Versum Materials (Versum Materials) Net-Net Working Capital : $-7.20 (As of Jun. 2019)


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What is Versum Materials 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.

Versum Materials's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 was $-7.20.

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

VSM's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Chemicals industry.
Industry Median: 7.41
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Versum Materials Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Versum Materials'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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Versum Materials Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Versum Materials Annual Data
Trend Sep13 Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.14 -0.03 -8.44 -7.35 -6.43

Versum Materials Quarterly Data
Sep13 Sep14 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19
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 -7.02 -6.43 -6.14 -5.98 -7.20

Competitive Comparison of Versum Materials's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Chemicals subindustry, Versum Materials'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.


Versum Materials's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Versum Materials's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



Versum Materials Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Versum Materials's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2018 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Sep. 2018 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(399.8+0.75 * 184.4+0.5 * 177.1-1292.9
-0-33.9)/108.952
=-6.43

Versum Materials's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Jun. 2019 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(272.2+0.75 * 166.3+0.5 * 206.3-1255.1
-0-31.4)/109.255
=-7.20

* 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.


Versum Materials  (NYSE:VSM) 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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Versum Materials (Versum Materials) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
8555 South River Parkway, Tempe, AZ, USA, 85284
Versum Materials is a leading global provider of electronic materials for the integrated circuit and flat-panel display markets. It supplies specialty chemicals and materials, high-purity specialty gases, proprietary delivery systems, and related services. The semiconductor industry accounts for 85% of sales. Versum generated fiscal 2017 revenue and adjusted EBIT of $1,127 million and $326 million, respectively. Versum employs almost 2,000 and serves 250 customers from its global network of 14 production sites and six R&D facilities.
Executives
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