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Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (Asia Pacific Wire & Cable) Net-Net Working Capital : $-1.67 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Asia Pacific Wire & Cable 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.

Asia Pacific Wire & Cable's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $-1.67.

The industry rank for Asia Pacific Wire & Cable's Net-Net Working Capital or its related term are showing as below:

APWC's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Industrial Products industry.
Industry Median: 7.05
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Asia Pacific Wire & Cable'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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Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.48 0.49 -1.32 -3.99 -1.87

Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Quarterly Data
Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Jun23 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 -1.92 -1.88 -1.87 -1.87 -1.67

Competitive Comparison of Asia Pacific Wire & Cable's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable'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.


Asia Pacific Wire & Cable's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Asia Pacific Wire & Cable's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital falls into.



Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Asia Pacific Wire & Cable's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Dec. 2022 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(54.056+0.75 * 81.982+0.5 * 130.608-159.591
-0-59.833)/20.6162
=-1.87

Asia Pacific Wire & Cable'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)
=(39.298+0.75 * 76.59+0.5 * 133.021-142.97
-0-54.623)/20.6162
=-1.67

* 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.


Asia Pacific Wire & Cable  (NAS:APWC) 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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Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (Asia Pacific Wire & Cable) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Dunhua South Road, 15th Floor, B, No. 77, Section. 2, Taipei, TWN, 106
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Corp Ltd is a holding company. It is principally engaged in owning operating companies engaged in the power cable, telecommunication cable, enameled wire, and electronic cable industry. It also provides project engineering services to customers. Some of its products are Bare wires, Power cables, Communication cables, Electronic wires & cables, and Enamelled wires. The company's geographical segments are North Asia, Thailand, and Rest of the World.
Executives
Msd Capital L P 10 percent owner 1 VANDERBILT AVENUE, 26TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017-5407
Sof Investments Lp 10 percent owner