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China Precision Steel (FRA:3CP1) Net-Net Working Capital : €-11.98 (As of Dec. 2014)


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What is China Precision Steel 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.

China Precision Steel's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 was €-11.98.

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

FRA:3CP1's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Steel industry.
Industry Median: 4.9
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

China Precision Steel Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Precision Steel'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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China Precision Steel Net-Net Working Capital Chart

China Precision Steel Annual Data
Trend Dec04 Dec05 Jun07 Jun08 Jun09 Jun10 Jun11 Jun12 Jun13 Jun14
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.33 1.08 -2.67 -7.21 -10.54

China Precision Steel Quarterly Data
Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14
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 -10.35 -12.17 -10.54 -11.40 -11.98

Competitive Comparison of China Precision Steel's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Steel subindustry, China Precision Steel'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.


China Precision Steel's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, China Precision Steel's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



China Precision Steel Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

China Precision Steel's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2014 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Jun. 2014 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(0.357+0.75 * 1.964+0.5 * 7.613-46.522
-0-0)/3.88087
=-10.54

China Precision Steel's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2014 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(0.036+0.75 * 1.807+0.5 * 7.517-51.652
-0-0)/3.88087
=-11.98

* 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.


China Precision Steel  (FRA:3CP1) 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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China Precision Steel (FRA:3CP1) Business Description

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China Precision Steel Inc is a steel processing company. The firm through its subsidiaries manufacture and sell cold rolled precision steel products for applications including automobile components and spare parts, kitchen tools, electrical appliances, roofing and food packaging materials. The company conducts its operations mainly in China.

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