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Direct Line Insurance Group (CHIX:DLGL) Net-Net Working Capital : £-3.67 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Direct Line Insurance Group 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.

Direct Line Insurance Group's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was £-3.67.

The industry rank for Direct Line Insurance Group's Net-Net Working Capital or its related term are showing as below:

CHIX:DLGl's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Insurance industry.
Industry Median: 5.46
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Direct Line Insurance Group Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Direct Line Insurance Group'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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Direct Line Insurance Group Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Direct Line Insurance Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.56 -0.45 0.02 -2.76 -3.25

Direct Line Insurance Group Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
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 -0.90 -2.76 -2.85 -3.25 -3.67

Competitive Comparison of Direct Line Insurance Group's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, Direct Line Insurance Group'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.


Direct Line Insurance Group's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Direct Line Insurance Group's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Direct Line Insurance Group's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital falls into.



Direct Line Insurance Group Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Direct Line Insurance Group's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Dec. 2023 )
=(Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents+Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(1772.2+18.9+0.75 * 0+0.5 * 0-6012.5
-0-0)/1297.7
=-3.25

Direct Line Insurance Group's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Jun. 2024 )
=(Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents+Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(1476.8+20+0.75 * 0+0.5 * 0-6265.1
-0-0)/1300.59
=-3.67

* 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.


Direct Line Insurance Group  (CHIX:DLGl) 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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Direct Line Insurance Group Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Westmoreland Road, Churchill Court, Bromley, Kent, GBR, BR1 1DP
Direct Line is one of the more focused insurers that we cover. The business sells personal lines insurance in four divisions: personal lines motor, personal lines home, rescue and other personal lines, and commercial. Rescue and other personal lines include rescue, travel and pet insurance. Commercial insurance is sold to small businesses and Direct Line agreed to the sale of its commercial broking business. Direct Line only sells insurance in the United Kingdom. Its personal motor insurance division typically accounts for around 60% of group gross written premium and the personal home insurance unit typically sells around 20%. Rescue and other personal lines account for around 10% and commercial insurance accounts for around 10%.

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