In calculating the Net Current Asset Value (NCAV), Benjamin Graham means a company's current assets (such as cash, marketable securities, and inventories) minus its total liabilities (including preferred stock, minority interest, and long-term debt).
China Mobile's net current asset value per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $-3.39.
The historical rank and industry rank for China Mobile's Net Current Asset Value or its related term are showing as below:
CHL'
s Price-to-Net-Current-Asset-Value Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 35.38 Med: 1026.03 Max: 2016.67
Current: 76.42
During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Net-Current-Asset-Value Ratio of China Mobile was 2016.67. The lowest was 35.38. And the median was 1026.03.
CHL's Price-to-Net-Current-Asset-Value is not ranked
in the Telecommunication Services industry.
Industry Median: 5.19
vs CHL: 76.42
China Mobile Net Current Asset Value Historical Data
The historical data trend for China Mobile's Net Current Asset Value 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.
Competitive Comparison of China Mobile's Net Current Asset Value
For the Telecom Services subindustry, China Mobile's Price-to-Net-Current-Asset-Value, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Net-Current-Asset-Value 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.
China Mobile's Price-to-Net-Current-Asset-Value Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry
For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, China Mobile's Price-to-Net-Current-Asset-Value distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where China Mobile's Price-to-Net-Current-Asset-Value falls into.
China Mobile Net Current Asset Value Calculation
China Mobile's Net Current Asset Value (NCAV) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as
* 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.
China Mobile (NYSE:CHL) Net Current Asset Value Explanation
Benjamin Graham first discussed net current asset value (NCAV) in the 1934 edition of "Security Analysis", which he coauthored with David Dodd. In the book, (net) current asset value is defined as:" current assets alone, minus all liabilities and claims ahead of the issue."
The common definition of NCAV is: NCAV = current assets – [total liabilities + minority interest + preferred stock]
Net current assets exclude not only the intangible assets but also the fixed and miscellaneous assets. 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.
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 Grahams strategy produced similar results.
Benjamin Graham looked for companies whose market values were less than two-thirds of their Net-Net Working Capital. They are collected under our Net-Net screener.
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China Mobile is not only the largest telecom operator in China by the number of mobile subscribers (990 million) but also the largest in the world. It has 60% of the total wireless market in China and 45% of the fixed-line broadband market. The firm is continuing to roll out its 5G network, having launched 5G service in late 2019. It is doing some 5G network sharing with China Broadnet at 700 MHz and also resells its 2G/4G/5G network through China Broadnet. Strong growth is being generated through internet data centers where it has the second-largest network in China and through Cloud Services. The company issued stock on the A-share market in 2022 and completed its first buyback of H-shares.
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