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CHE (Chemed) Net-Net Working Capital : $-10.43 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Chemed 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.

Chemed's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $-10.43.

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

CHE's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry.
Industry Median: 7.4
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Chemed Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

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

Chemed 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 -17.12 -38.80 -30.89 -10.25 -16.40

Chemed 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 -6.13 -10.72 -9.54 -16.40 -10.43

Competitive Comparison of Chemed's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Chemed'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.


Chemed's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Chemed's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Chemed Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Chemed'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)
=(178.35+0.75 * 171.163+0.5 * 8.193-549.582
-0-0)/14.557
=-16.40

Chemed'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)
=(173.882+0.75 * 285.873+0.5 * 7.79-544.753
-0-0)/14.629
=-10.43

* 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.


Chemed  (NYSE:CHE) 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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Chemed Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
255 East Fifth Street, Suite 2600, Cincinnati, OH, USA, 45202-4726
Chemed Corp purchases, operates, and divests subsidiaries engaged in diverse business activities to maximize shareholder value. Through its subsidiaries, the company operates in the following segments: VITAS and Roto-Rooter. The VITAS segment generates the majority of the firm's revenue and provides hospice and palliative care services to patients with terminal illnesses through a network of physicians, registered nurses, home health aides, social workers, and volunteers. The Roto-Rooter segment provides plumbing, drain cleaning, water restoration, and related services to residential and commercial customers.
Executives
Spencer S Lee officer: vice president 2500 CHEMED CENTER, 255 EAST FIFTH ST, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Kevin J Mcnamara director, officer: president & ceo 2500 CHEMED CENTER, 255 EAST FIFTH ST, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Brian C Judkins officer: VP and Chief Legal Officer 255 EAST FIFTH STREET, SUITE 2600, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Walsh George J Iii director ONE CHASE MANHATTAN PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10005
Nicholas Michael Westfall officer: Executive Vice President 8035 PEREGRINE LANE, CINCINNATI OH 45243
Andrea R Lindell director
Thomas C Hutton director, officer: vice president ONE ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, STE 1510, NEW YORK NY 10020
Patrick P Grace director 1100 PARK AVE, APT 15C, NEW YORK NY 10128
Michael D Witzeman officer: vice president and controller 255 E 5TH STREET, SUITE 2600, CINCINNATI OH 45202
David Patrick Williams officer: Vice President & CFO
Eileen P Mccarthy director 3515 78TH STREET, #2, JACKSON HEIGHTS NY 11372
Mount John Meredith Jr. director 2906 MABRY ROAD NE, ATLANTA GA 30319
Donald E Saunders director 306 MIANI TRAIL, OXFORD OH 45056
Christopher J Heaney director 101 S. FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH BLVD., APARTMENT 1602, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33316
Ron Delyons director 2692 MADISON ROAD, SUITE N1-313, CINCINNATI OH 45208