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Zai Lab (Zai Lab) Net-Net Working Capital

: $6.51 (As of Dec. 2023)
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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.

Zai Lab's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $6.51.

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

ZLAB's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is ranked better than
68.56% of 932 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 4.07 vs ZLAB: 2.30

Zai Lab Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Zai Lab'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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Zai Lab Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Net-Net Working Capital
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 32.36 12.17 12.82 9.16 6.51

Zai Lab Quarterly Data
Dec18 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Net-Net Working Capital 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.16 8.44 7.79 7.34 6.51

Competitive Comparison

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Zai Lab'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.


Zai Lab Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution

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

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



Zai Lab Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Zai Lab's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Dec. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(806.451+0.75 * 59.199+0.5 * 44.827-240.177
-0-0)/97.2239
=6.51

Zai Lab's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(806.451+0.75 * 59.199+0.5 * 44.827-240.177
-0-0)/97.2239
=6.51

* 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.


Zai Lab  (NAS:ZLAB) 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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Zai Lab (Zai Lab) Business Description

Address
4560 Jinke Road, Jinchuang Plaza, Building 1, 4th Floor, Pudong, Shanghai, CHN, 201210
Zai Lab Ltd is a biopharmaceutical company focusing on discovering or licensing, developing, and commercializing proprietary therapeutics that address areas of unmet medical need including in the fields of oncology, autoimmune and infectious diseases. The pipeline of proprietary drug candidates of the company includes ZL-2306 for treatment across multiple solid tumor types including ovarian and certain types of breast and lung cancers; ZL-2401 which is an antibiotic in a new class of tetracycline derivatives; and ZL-2301 is an oral, small molecule which targets HCC.
Executives
Harald Reinhart officer: Chief Medical Officer 4560 JINKE ROAD, BLDG. 1, FOURTH FLOOR, PUDONG, SHANGHAI F4 201210
Edmondson Frazor Titus Iii officer: Chief Legal Officer 4560 JINKE ROAD, BLDG. 1, FOURTH FLOOR, PUDONG, SHANGHAI F4 201210
Ying Du director, officer: Chairwoman & CEO C/O ZAID LAB LIMITED, 4560 JINKE ROAD, BLDG. 1, 4F, PUDONG, SHANGHAI F4 201210
Rafael Amado officer: See Remarks 210 EAST GRAND AVE, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Joshua L Smiley officer: Chief Operating Officer LILLY CORPORATE CENTER, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46285
Yajing Chen officer: Chief Financial Officer 314 MAIN STREET, 4TH FLOOR, SUITE 100, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Michel Vounatsos director BIOGEN INC., 225 BINNEY ST., CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Peter Wirth director 37 HANCOCK STREET, BOSTON MA 02114
John D Diekman director C/O 5 AM VENTURES, 501 2ND STREET, SUITE 350, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
William Lis director PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 270 EAST GRAND AVENUE, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Richard Gaynor director C/O NEON THERAPEUTICS, 40 ERIE STREET, SUITE 110, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Tao Fu director, officer: President & COO 3175 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Scott W Morrison director C/O GLOBAL BLOOD THERAPEUTICS, INC., 400 EAST JAMIE COURT SUITE 101, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Cho William Ki Chul officer: Chief Financial Officer 4560 JINKE ROAD, BLDG. 1, FOURTH FLOOR, PUDONG, SHANGHAI F4 201210
Kai-xian Chen director 4560 JINKE ROAD, BLDG. 1, FOURTH FLOOR, PUDONG, SHANGHAI F4 201210

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