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Castelnau GroupLSE:CGL -0.56%27 Net Cash per Share is £-0.31 as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates LSE:CGL with a GF Score™ of 27/100. The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 448 Asset Management companies, Castelnau Group ranks worse than 223214.06% on this metric.
The historical rank and industry rank for Castelnau Group's Net Cash per Share or its related term are showing as below:
During the past 6 years, the highest Price-to-Net-Cash Ratio of Castelnau Group was 23.00. The lowest was 4.59. And the median was 13.80.
LSE:CGL's Price-to-Net-Cash is not ranked *
in the Asset Management industry.
Industry Median: 6.62 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Cash only.
Castelnau Group (LSE:CGL) Net Cash per Share Explanation
Ben Graham invested in situations where the company's stock price was lower than its net-cash. He assigned some value to the company's other current asset. The value is called Net Current Asset Value (NCAV). 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.
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Castelnau Group Net Cash per Share Related Terms
Castelnau Group Net Cash per Share Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Castelnau Group's Net Cash per Share 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.
LSE:CGL vs BLK, BX, KKR: Net Cash per Share Comparison
For the Asset Management subindustry, Castelnau Group's Price-to-Net-Cash, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Net-Cash 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.
Castelnau Group Price-to-Net-Cash vs Asset Management Industry
For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Castelnau Group's Price-to-Net-Cash distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Castelnau Group's Price-to-Net-Cash falls into.
In the calculation of a company's Net Cash per Share, assets other than cash and short term investments are considered to be worth nothing. But the company has to pay its debt and other liabilities in full. This is an extremely conservative way of valuation. Most companies have negative Net Cash per Share. But sometimes a company's price may be lower than its net-cash.
Castelnau Group's Net Cash per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 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.
Castelnau Group (LSE:CGL) has a Net Cash per Share of £-0.31 as of Dec. 2025. Net cash per share equals the per-share value of cash and equivalents less total liabilities and minority interest. View historical data on Castelnau Group and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Castelnau Group ranks #999999 out of 448 companies in the Asset Management industry.
Is Castelnau Group's Net Cash per Share too high?
Castelnau Group's current Net Cash per Share is £-0.31. Based on the distribution chart, Castelnau Group ranks #999999 out of 448 companies in the Asset Management industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Castelnau Group has a GF Score™ of 27/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Castelnau Group's Net Cash per Share compare to BLK and BX?
According to the Asset Management industry distribution chart, Castelnau Group ranks #999999 out of 448 companies for Net Cash per Share. This places Castelnau Group in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Net Cash per Share is 6.62. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Net Cash per Share for an Asset Management company?
The median Net Cash per Share among Asset Management companies is 6.62, based on 448 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Net Cash per Share significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Net Cash per Share should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Net Cash per Share mean?
A high Net Cash per Share can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Net cash per share equals the per-share value of cash and equivalents less total liabilities and minority interest. View historical data on Castelnau Group and its competitors. For the Asset Management industry, the median Net Cash per Share is 6.62 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Castelnau Group's current Net Cash per Share is £-0.31. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Castelnau Group stock overvalued right now?
Castelnau Group (LSE:CGL) has a current Net Cash per Share of £-0.31. The current Net Cash per Share is £-0.31. Castelnau Group's overall GF Score™ is 27/100 with 6 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Net Cash per Share calculated?
Net Cash per Share is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Castelnau Group (LSE:CGL), the current Net Cash per Share is £-0.31 as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Castelnau Group Ltd operates as a closed-ended company. The company's principal activity is to seek to achieve a high rate of compound return over the long term by carefully selecting investments using a thorough and objective research process and paying a price that provides a material margin of safety against permanent loss of capital, but also a favorable range of outcomes. The company's investment objective is to compound shareholders' capital at a higher rate of return than the FTSE All-Share Total Return Index over the long term. The group has two reporting segments: Castelnau Group Limited and Castelnau Group Services Limited.
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