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Castings (CHIX:CGSL) Net-Net Working Capital : £0.77 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Castings 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.

Castings's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was £0.77.

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

CHIX:CGSl's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is ranked better than
75.9% of 1328 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 8.35 vs CHIX:CGSl: 3.53

Castings Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

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

Castings Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.83 0.87 0.87 0.84 0.79

Castings Semi-Annual Data
Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24
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 0.91 0.84 0.94 0.79 0.77

Competitive Comparison of Castings's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Castings'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.


Castings's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Castings's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Castings Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

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

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Mar. 2024 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(32.527+0.75 * 33.757+0.5 * 33.136-40.065
-0-0)/43.458
=0.79

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

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Sep. 2024 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(16.354+0.75 * 48.378+0.5 * 33.604-35.771
-0-0)/43.672
=0.77

* 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.


Castings  (CHIX:CGSl) 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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Castings Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Lichfield Road, Brownhills, West Midlands, GBR, WS8 6JZ
Castings PLC is an iron casting and machining group based in the UK. The company's operating segment includes Foundry operations and Machining operations. It generates maximum revenue from the Foundry operations segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from Sweden and also has a presence in the United Kingdom, Netherlands, Rest of Europe, North and South America, and Other Countries. It serves Commercial vehicles, Automotive, and Other sectors.

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