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Aura Biosciences (Aura Biosciences) Net-Net Working Capital : $3.57 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Aura Biosciences 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.

Aura Biosciences's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $3.57.

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

AURA's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is ranked better than
75.11% of 924 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 4.33 vs AURA: 2.01

Aura Biosciences Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Aura Biosciences'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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Aura Biosciences Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Aura Biosciences Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Net-Net Working Capital
-6.62 -5.80 4.84 4.25 3.99

Aura Biosciences Quarterly Data
Dec19 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 3.91 3.56 3.17 3.99 3.57

Competitive Comparison of Aura Biosciences's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Aura Biosciences'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.


Aura Biosciences's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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



Aura Biosciences Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Aura Biosciences'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)
=(226.15+0.75 * 0+0.5 * 0-29.227
-0-0)/49.3508
=3.99

Aura Biosciences's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Mar. 2024 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(202.874+0.75 * 0+0.5 * 0-26.242
-0-0)/49.5044
=3.57

* 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.


Aura Biosciences  (NAS:AURA) 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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Aura Biosciences (Aura Biosciences) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
85 Bolton Street, Cambridge, MA, USA, 02140
Aura Biosciences Inc is a clinical-stage oncology company developing a novel technology platform based on virus-like drug conjugates to target and destroy cancer cells selectively while activating the immune system to create long-lasting anti-tumor immunity.
Executives
Matrix Capital Management Company, Lp 10 percent owner 1000 WINTER STREET, C/O MATRIX CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, WALTHAM MA 02451
David Michael Johnson director C/O ZENTALIS PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC, 530 SEVENTH AVENUE, SUITE 2201, NEW YORK NY 10018
Julie B Feder officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O VERASTEM, INC., 117 KENDRICK STREET, SUITE 500, NEEDHAM MA 02494
De Los Pinos Elisabet director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O AURA BIOSCIENCES, INC., 85 BOLTON STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02140
Janet Jill Hopkins officer: See Remarks C/O AURA BIOSCIENCES, INC., 80 GUEST STREET, BOSTON MA 01235
Cadmus Rich officer: See Remarks C/O AURA BIOSCIENCES, INC., 85 BOLTON STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02140
Rosch Mark De officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O AURA BIOSCIENCES, INC., 85 BOLTON STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02140
Medicxi Ventures Management (jersey) Ltd 10 percent owner C/O INTERTRUST FUND SERVICES (JERSEY), 44 ESPLANADE, ST. HELIER Y9 JE4 9WG
Medicxi Growth I Lp 10 percent owner C/O ELIAN FUND SERVICES (JERSEY) LIMITED, 44 ESPLANADE, ST HELIER Y9 JE4 9WG
Giovanni Mariggi director C/O AURA BIOSCIENCES, INC., 85 BOLTON STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02140
Medicxi Growth I Gp Ltd 10 percent owner C/O INTERTRUST FUND SERVICES (JERSEY), 44 ESPLANADE, ST. HELIER Y9 JE4 9WG
Medicxi Growth Co-invest I Lp 10 percent owner C/O INTERTRUST FUND SERVICES (JERSEY), 44 ESPLANADE, ST. HELIER Y9 JE4 9WG
David E. Goel 10 percent owner C/O MATRIX CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO., LP, 1000 WINTER STREET, SUITE 4500, WALTHAM MA 02451
Karan S. Takhar director C/O ZENTALIS PHARMACEUTICALS,INC., 530 SEVENTH AVENUE, SUITE 2201, NEW YORK NY 10018
Antony C. Mattessich director C/O OCULAR THERAPEUTIX, INC., 34 CROSBY DR., SUITE 105, BEDFORD MA 01730

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