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BL (BlackLine) Net-Net Working Capital : $-6.21 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is BlackLine 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.

BlackLine's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $-6.21.

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

BL's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 8.74
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

BlackLine Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for BlackLine'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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BlackLine Net-Net Working Capital Chart

BlackLine Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.13 -3.39 -10.72 -8.24 -5.71

BlackLine Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 -7.60 -6.70 -6.06 -5.71 -6.21

Competitive Comparison of BlackLine's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Software - Application subindustry, BlackLine'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.


BlackLine's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, BlackLine's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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


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BlackLine Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

BlackLine's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Dec. 2024 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(885.915+0.75 * 178.141+0.5 * 0-1341.884
-0-36.483)/62.813
=-5.71

BlackLine's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Mar. 2025 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(866.481+0.75 * 146.609+0.5 * 0-1327.427
-0-35.818)/62.261
=-6.21

* 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.


BlackLine  (NAS:BL) 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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BlackLine Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
21300 Victory Boulevard, 12th Floor, Woodland Hills, CA, USA, 91367
BlackLine Inc is engaged in providing financial accounting close solutions delivered as Software as a Service (SaaS). The Company's solutions enable its customers to address various aspects of their critical processes, including financial close & consolidation, intercompany accounting, and invoice-to-cash. The majority of the revenue of the company is earned in the United States.
Executives
Mark Woodhams officer: Chief Revenue Officer 21300 VICTORY BLVD., 12TH FLOOR, WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367
Mika Yamamoto director 21300 VICTORY BLVD.,, 12TH FLOOR, WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367
Morgan Karole Prager officer: Chief Legal Officer & Sec'y C/O MCCLATCHY CO, 2100 Q STREET, SACRAMENTO CA 95816
Mark Partin officer: Chief Financial Officer 21300 VICTORY BLVD., 12TH FLOOR, WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367
Barbara Whye director 21300 VICTORY BLVD., 12TH FLOOR, WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367
Owen Ryan director C/O BLACKLINE INC, 21300 VICTORY BOULEVARD 12TH FLOOR, WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367
Kevin B Thompson director C/O RED HAT, INC, 1801 VARSITY DRIVE, RALEIGH NC 27606
Thomas Unterman director 21300 VICTORY BLVD., 12TH FLOOR, WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367
William Raymond Wagner director C/O VOCUS, INC., 4296 FORBES BOULEVARD, LANHAM MD 20706
Peter Hirsch officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O ELLIE MAE, INC., 4420 ROSEWOOD DRIVE, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Marc Huffman officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O NETSUITE INC., 2955 CAMPUS DRIVE, SUITE 100, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Brunilda Rios director C/O DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC., ONE DELL WAY, ROUND ROCK TX 78682
Amit Yoran director C/O TENABLE HOLDINGS, INC., 6100 MERRIWEATHER DRIVE, COLUMBIA MD 21044
Therese Tucker director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 21300 VICTORY BLVD., 12TH FLOOR, WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367
Graham Smith director 301 BRANNMAN ST, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107