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Sonova Holding AG (XTER:PHBA) Net-Net Working Capital : €-7.64 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Sonova Holding AG 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.

Sonova Holding AG's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was €-7.64.

The industry rank for Sonova Holding AG's Net-Net Working Capital or its related term are showing as below:

XTER:PHBA's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry.
Industry Median: 6.67
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Sonova Holding AG Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sonova Holding AG'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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Sonova Holding AG Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Sonova Holding AG Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.80 -4.64 -2.56 -6.00 -7.18

Sonova Holding AG Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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 -3.30 -6.00 -7.44 -7.18 -7.64

Competitive Comparison of Sonova Holding AG's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Sonova Holding AG'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.


Sonova Holding AG's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Sonova Holding AG's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sonova Holding AG's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital falls into.



Sonova Holding AG Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Sonova Holding AG's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Mar. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(417.903+0.75 * 529.519+0.5 * 422.949-3351.703
-0-19.074)/326.46
=-7.18

Sonova Holding AG's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Sep. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(274.038+0.75 * 568.387+0.5 * 437.253-3392.094
-0-21.144)/326.46
=-7.64

* 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.


Sonova Holding AG  (XTER:PHBA) 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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Sonova Holding AG (XTER:PHBA) Business Description

Address
Laubisrutistrasse 28, Stafa, CHE, CH-8712
Sonova is one of the world's largest manufacturers and distributors of hearing aids. The company is based in Switzerland and distributes its products in more than 100 countries through its internal sales team and independent retailers. It also sells cochlear implants through its advanced bionics subsidiary and recently acquired Sennheiser's consumer division to expand into audio technologies.

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