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Essent Group (Essent Group) Net-Net Working Capital : $38.73 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Essent 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.

Essent Group's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $38.73.

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

ESNT's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is ranked better than
80% of 45 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 5.2 vs ESNT: 1.37

Essent Group Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Essent 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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Essent Group Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Essent 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 26.06 29.94 32.85 33.47 38.73

Essent Group Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 33.47 35.17 36.33 36.11 38.73

Competitive Comparison of Essent Group's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Insurance - Specialty subindustry, Essent 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.


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

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

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



Essent Group Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Essent 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)
=(141.787+5263.739+0.75 * 63.266+0.5 * 0-1324.123
-0-0)/106.597
=38.73

Essent Group's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: 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)
=(141.787+5263.739+0.75 * 63.266+0.5 * 0-1324.123
-0-0)/106.597
=38.73

* 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.


Essent Group  (NYSE:ESNT) 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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Essent Group (Essent Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2 Church Street, Clarendon House, Hamilton, BMU, HM 11
Essent Group Ltd is a private mortgage insurance company in the United States. Essent provides credit protection to lenders and mortgage investors by covering a portion of the unpaid principal balance of a mortgage and certain related expenses in the event of a default. By providing capital to mitigate mortgage credit risk, the company allows lenders to make additional mortgage financing available to prospective homeowners. Essent writes mortgage guaranty coverage in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Executives
Mary Lourdes Gibbons officer: Sr. VP, CLO & Assit. Secretary C/O ESSENT GROUP LTD., CLARENDON HOUSE, 2 CHURCH STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM 11
Vijay Bhasin officer: Sr. VP & Chief Risk Officer C/O ESSENT GROUP LTD., CLARENDON HOUSE, 2 CHURCH STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM 11
David B Weinstock officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer C/O ESSENT GROUP LTD., CLARENDON HOUSE, 2 CHURCH STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM11
Douglas J Pauls director C/O ESSENT GROUP LTD., CLARENDON HOUSE, 2 CHURCH STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM 11
Aditya Dutt director RENAISSANCE HOUSE, 12 CROW LANE, PEMBROKE D0 HM 19
Anu Karna director C/O ESSENT GROUP LTD., CLARENDON HOUSE, 2 CHURCH STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM11
Robert Glanville director C/O PINE BROOK ROAD PARTNERS LLC, 42ND STREET, 50TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10165
Mark Casale director, officer: CEO & President C/O ESSENT GROUP LTD., CLARENDON HOUSE, 2 CHURCH STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM11
Mcalee Lawrence E Jr officer: Sr. VP & CFO C/O ESSENT GROUP LTD., CLARENDON HOUSE, 2 CHURCH STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM11
William Spiegel director C/O MONTOPELIER RE HOLDINGS LTD, MINTFLOER PLACE 8 PAR LA VILLE RD, HAMILTON BERMUDA D0 HM 08
Roy James Kasmar director C/O ESSENT GROUP LTD., CLARENDON HOUSE, 2 CHURCH STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM11
Joseph Hissong officer: Senior Vice President C/O ESSENT GROUP LTD., CLARENDON HOUSE, 2 CHURCH STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM 11
Jeff Cashmer officer: SVP & Chief Business Officer C/O ESSENT GROUP LTD., CLARENDON HOUSE, 2 CHURCH STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM 11
Christopher G Curran officer: SVP, Corporate Development C/O ESSENT GROUP LTD., CLARENDON HOUSE, 2 CHURCH STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM11
Jane Chwick director C/O MARKETAXESS HOLDINGS, INC., 299 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10171