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Electronic Control Security (Electronic Control Security) Net-Net Working Capital : $-0.14 (As of Mar. 2014)


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What is Electronic Control Security 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.

Electronic Control Security's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2014 was $-0.14.

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

EKCS's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 5.595
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Electronic Control Security Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Electronic Control Security'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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Electronic Control Security Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Electronic Control Security Annual Data
Trend Jun04 Jun05 Jun06 Jun07 Jun08 Jun09 Jun10 Jun11 Jun12 Jun13
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.08 -0.03 0.02 -0.08 -0.10

Electronic Control Security Quarterly Data
Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14
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 -0.07 -0.10 -0.11 -0.13 -0.14

Competitive Comparison of Electronic Control Security's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, Electronic Control Security'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.


Electronic Control Security's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Electronic Control Security's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



Electronic Control Security Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Electronic Control Security's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2013 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Jun. 2013 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(0.001+0.75 * 0.586+0.5 * 1.842-2.912
-0.003-0)/15.8672
=-0.10

Electronic Control Security's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2014 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Mar. 2014 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(0.001+0.75 * 0.586+0.5 * 1.855-3.635
-0.003-0)/15.8666
=-0.14

* 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.


Electronic Control Security  (OTCPK:EKCS) 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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Electronic Control Security (Electronic Control Security) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
790 Bloomfield Avenue, Building C-1, Clifton, NJ, USA, 07012
Electronic Control Security Inc is a single source security technology provider. It designs, manufactures, and supplies standalone and fully integrated state-of-the-art entry control and perimeter intrusion detection systems for the Department of Defense, Department of Energy, nuclear power stations, and various international customers. ECSI designs and interfaces commercial-off-the-shelf hardware, offering systems that are cost-effective and flexible to achieve a secure and normal environment for a facility. Its products are Advanced Radar Technologies; Water Infrastructure Sensing Equipment; Flight Line Security and Others.
Executives
Stephen Rossetti director 5408 DUVALL DR, BETHESDA MD 20816-1872
Gordon E Fornell director
Norman J Barta director C/O NEPHROS, INC., 3960 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10032

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