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Forian (Forian) Net-Net Working Capital : $0.63 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Forian 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.

Forian's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.63.

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

FORA's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is ranked better than
70.18% of 171 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 7.25 vs FORA: 4.11

Forian Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Forian'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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Forian Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Forian Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Net-Net Working Capital
- 0.37 0.03 -0.38 0.57

Forian Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 0.24 0.29 0.59 0.57 0.63

Competitive Comparison of Forian's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Health Information Services subindustry, Forian'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.


Forian's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Forian's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



Forian Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Forian'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 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(48.34+0.75 * 2.573+0.5 * 0-32.709
-0-0)/30.9205
=0.57

Forian's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Mar. 2024 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(47.435+0.75 * 4.268+0.5 * 0-30.95
-0-0)/31.0932
=0.63

* 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.


Forian  (NAS:FORA) 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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Forian (Forian) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
41 University Drive, Suite 400, Newtown, PA, USA, 18940
Forian Inc provides a suite of SaaS solutions, data management capabilities, and proprietary data and analytics to optimize and measure operational, clinical, and financial performance for customers within the traditional and emerging life sciences, healthcare payer and provider segments, as well as cannabis dispensaries, manufacturers, cultivators, and regulators.
Executives
Martin J Wygod director P.O. BOX 676306, RANCHO SANTA FE CA 92067
Trotman Stanley S Jr director
Max C Wygod director, officer: Executive Chairman 41 UNIVERSITY PLACE, SUITE 400, NEWTOWN PA 18940
Max Wygod Family Dynasty Trust 10 percent owner 41 UNIVERSITY DRIVE, SUITE 400, NEWTOWN PA 18940
Michael Vesey officer: Chief Financial Officer 4041-T HADLEY ROAD, S. PLAINFIELD NJ 07080
Jennifer Hajj director 41 UNIVERSITY PLACE, SUITE 400, NEWTOWN PA 18940
Kristiina Md Vuori director C/O WEBMD HEALTH CORP., 111 EIGHTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10011
Scott Matthew Ogur director C/O HELIX TCS, INC., 10200 E. GIRARD AVENUE, SUITE B420, DENVER CO 80231
Farren Clifford A Jr officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O SYNAVANT INC, 3445 PEACHTREE ROAD NE SUITE 1400, ATLANTA GA 30326
Adler Mark J Md director
Ian Banwell director P.O. BOX 34004, CHARLOTTE NC 28234
Shahir Kassam-adams director 41 UNIVERSITY PLACE, SUITE 400, NEWTOWN PA 18940
Adam H Dublin director, officer: Chief Strategy Officer 41 UNIVERSITY PLACE, SUITE 400, NEWTOWN PA 18940
Daniel J Barton director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 41 UNIVERSITY PLACE, SUITE 400, NEWTOWN PA 18940
Alyssa F Varadhan director 41 UNIVERSITY PLACE, SUITE 400, NEWTOWN PA 18940