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CMNR (Commerce Energy Group) Net-Net Working Capital : $0.00 (As of Apr. 2009)


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What is Commerce Energy 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.

Commerce Energy Group's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2009 was $0.00.

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

CMNR's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Utilities - Regulated industry.
Industry Median: 6.06
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Commerce Energy Group Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Commerce Energy 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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Commerce Energy Group Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Commerce Energy Group Annual Data
Trend Jul00 Jul01 Jul02 Jul03 Jul04 Jul05 Jul06 Jul07 Jul08
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 1.33 0.76 0.52 0.41 -0.37

Commerce Energy Group Quarterly Data
Jul04 Oct04 Jan05 Apr05 Jul05 Oct05 Jan06 Apr06 Jul06 Oct06 Jan07 Apr07 Jul07 Oct07 Jan08 Apr08 Jul08 Oct08 Jan09 Apr09
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 0.46 -0.37 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Commerce Energy Group's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Utilities - Diversified subindustry, Commerce Energy 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.


Commerce Energy Group's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Commerce Energy Group's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



Commerce Energy Group Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Commerce Energy Group's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2008 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Jul. 2008 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(5.042+0.75 * 82.416+0.5 * 7.717-82.157
-0-0)/30.8746
=-0.37

Commerce Energy Group's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2009 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Apr. 2009 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(0+0.75 * 0+0.5 * 0-N/A
-0-0)/30.7621
=N/A

* 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.


Commerce Energy Group  (OTCPK:CMNR) 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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Commerce Energy Group Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
600 Anton Boulevard, Suite 2000, Costa Mesa, CA, USA, 92626
Commerce Energy Group Inc provides electricity and natural gas supply to residential and commercial customers across North America.
Executives
C Douglas Mitchell officer: Chief Financial Officer 600 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, SUITE 1500, LOS ANGELES CA 90017
Spectrum Galaxy Fund Ltd. 10 percent owner 50 CALIFORNIA STREET, SUITE 1500, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Daniel Zeff 10 percent owner 400 S. MCCADDEN PL., LOS ANGELES CA 90020
Zeff Capital Partners I, L.p. 10 percent owner C/O ZEFF HOLDING COMPANY, LLC, 50 CALIFORNIA STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Zeff Holding Company, Llc 10 percent owner 400 S. MCCADDEN PL., LOS ANGELES CA 90020

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