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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.
bluebird bio's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $-23.75.
The industry rank for bluebird bio's Net-Net Working Capital or its related term are showing as below:
The historical data trend for bluebird bio'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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78.95 | 24.90 | -58.90 | -18.17 | -39.76 |
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-26.93 | -33.09 | -37.13 | -39.76 | -23.75 |
For the Biotechnology subindustry, bluebird bio'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.
For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, bluebird bio's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where bluebird bio's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital falls into.
bluebird bio'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) | ||
= | (62.305 | + | 0.75 * 13.618 | + | 0.5 * 65.017 | - | 491.766 |
- | 0 | - | 0) | / | 9.728 | ||
= | -39.76 |
bluebird bio'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) | ||
= | (78.744 | + | 0.75 * 1.187 | + | 0.5 * 83.283 | - | 353.823 |
- | 0 | - | 0) | / | 9.790 | ||
= | -23.75 |
* 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.
bluebird bio (NAS:BLUE) 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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Richard A Colvin | officer: Chief Medical Officer | 455 GRAND UNION BOULEVARD, C/O BLUEBIRD BIO, INC., SOMERVILLE MA 02145 |
Andrew Obenshain | officer: President of SGD | C/O BLUEBIRD BIO, INC., 455 GRAND UNION BOULEVARD, SOMERVILLE MA 02145 |
Thomas J Klima | officer: Chief Commercial Officer, SGD | C/O BLUEBIRD BIO, INC., 455 GRAND UNION BOULEVARD, SOMERVILLE MA 02145 |
Joseph Vittiglio | officer: Chief Business & Legal Officer | C/O BLUEBIRD BIO, INC., 455 GRAND UNION BLVD, SOMERVILLE MA 02145 |
Christopher Krawtschuk | officer: Chief Financial Officer | 455 GRAND UNION BOULEVARD, C/O BLUEBIRD BIO, INC., SOMERVILLE MA 02145 |
Richard A. Paulson | director | 85 WELLS AVENUE, NEWTON MA 02459 |
Nick Leschly | director, officer: President and CEO | C/O BLUEBIRD BIO, INC., 840 MEMORIAL DRIVE, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139 |
Elisabeth Leiderman | director | 1325 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 500, BOSTON MA 02215 |
Jason Cole | officer: SVP, Secy. & General Counsel | C/O BLUEBIRD BIO, INC, 455 GRAND UNION BOULEVARD, SOMERVILLE MA 02145 |
Anne-virginie Eggimann | officer: Chief Regulatory Officer | C/O CODIAK BIOSCIENCES, INC., 35 CAMBRIDGEPARK DRIVE, SUITE 500, CAMBRIDGE MA 02140 |
Charlotte Jones-burton | director | 455 GRAND UNION BOULEVARD, C/O BLUEBIRD BIO, INC., SOMERVILLE MA 02145 |
Gina Consylman | officer: Chief Financial Officer | C/O IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 100 SUMMER STREET, SUITE 2300, BOSTON MA 02110 |
Jessica Whitten | officer: Chief Accounting Officer | 60 BINNEY STREET, C/O BLUEBIRD BIO, INC., CAMBRIDGE MA 02142 |
Sarah Js Glickman | director | 60 BINNEY STREET, C/O BLUEBIRD BIO, INC., CAMBRIDGE MA 02142 |
Najoh Tita-reid | director | 455 GRAND UNION BOULEVARD, C/O BLUEBIRD BIO, INC., SOMERVILLE MA 02145 |
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