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Franchise Services of North America (Franchise Services of North America) Net-Net Working Capital : $-0.37 (As of Mar. 2017)


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What is Franchise Services of North America 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.

Franchise Services of North America's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 was $-0.37.

The industry rank for Franchise Services of North America's Net-Net Working Capital or its related term are showing as below:

FCHAF's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 5.79
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Franchise Services of North America Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Franchise Services of North America'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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Franchise Services of North America Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Franchise Services of North America Annual Data
Trend Sep07 Sep08 Sep09 Sep10 Sep11 Sep12 Sep13 Sep14 Sep15 Sep16
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.11 -7.06 -0.63 -0.61 -0.75

Franchise Services of North America Quarterly Data
Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17
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 -0.31 -0.31 -0.38 -0.38 -0.37

Competitive Comparison of Franchise Services of North America's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Rental & Leasing Services subindustry, Franchise Services of North America'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.


Franchise Services of North America's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Franchise Services of North America's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Franchise Services of North America's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital falls into.



Franchise Services of North America Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Franchise Services of North America's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2016 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Sep. 2016 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(1.558+0.75 * 1.824+0.5 * 0-18.224
-32.086-0)/62.8204
=-0.75

Franchise Services of North America's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Mar. 2017 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(0.894+0.75 * 1.59+0.5 * 0-16.846
-32.086-0)/125.033
=-0.37

* 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.


Franchise Services of North America  (OTCPK:FCHAF) 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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Franchise Services of North America (Franchise Services of North America) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1052 Highland Colony Parkway, Suite 204, Ridgeland, MS, USA, 39157
Franchise Services of North America Inc is a car rental franchisor in North America. The firm operates in the car, van and light truck rental space, alongside a range of insurance products, both business and personal, to its franchisees, the automobile industry, and consumers. It operates through its subsidiary, U-Save Auto Rental of America Inc. (U-Save). Its segments include Franchise, Insurance and Other. The Franchise segment is engaged in franchising to operate U-Save Auto Rental businesses in the United States. The Insurance segment which generates majority revenue is engaged in providing franchisees and independent auto rental operators with financial services related to insurance products in the United States.

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