GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Consumer Defensive » Retail - Defensive » METRO AG (CHIX:B4B3d) » Definitions » Net-Net Working Capital

METRO AG (CHIX:B4B3D) Net-Net Working Capital : €-19.07 (As of Mar. 2024)


View and export this data going back to 2018. Start your Free Trial

What is METRO AG 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.

METRO AG's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €-19.07.

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

CHIX:B4B3d's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Retail - Defensive industry.
Industry Median: 6.295
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

METRO AG Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for METRO AG'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.

* Premium members only.

METRO AG Net-Net Working Capital Chart

METRO AG Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -36.00 -22.36 -21.09 -21.12 -19.46

METRO AG Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -20.28 -18.96 -19.46 -18.10 -19.07

Competitive Comparison of METRO AG's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Food Distribution subindustry, METRO AG'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.


METRO AG's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, METRO AG's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



METRO AG Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

METRO AG's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Sep. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(943+0.75 * 674+0.5 * 2242-9626
-0-11)/363.097
=-19.46

METRO AG'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)
=(1106+0.75 * 685+0.5 * 2416-9766
-0-7)/364.151
=-19.07

* 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.


METRO AG  (CHIX:B4B3d) 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.


METRO AG Net-Net Working Capital Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of METRO AG's Net-Net Working Capital provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


METRO AG (CHIX:B4B3D) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Metro-Strasse 1, Dusseldorf, NW, DEU, 40235
METRO AG operates as a food service company. It is active in the self-service wholesale trade with the brands METRO and MAKRO as well as in the delivery sales with the METRO delivery service, and the supply specialists Classic Fine Foods, Pro a Pro, and Rungis Express. Its business consists of segments which include METRO Germany, METRO Western Europe, METRO Russia, METRO Eastern Europe, and others. The other segment includes Hospitality Digital, the business unit that bundles the group's digitalization initiatives. It also includes service companies that provide group-wide services in the areas of real estate, logistics, information technology, advertising, and procurement.

METRO AG (CHIX:B4B3D) Headlines

No Headlines