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Darden Restaurants (FRA:DDN) Net-Net Working Capital : €-67.81 (As of Aug. 2024)


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What is Darden Restaurants 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.

Darden Restaurants's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 was €-67.81.

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

FRA:DDN's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Restaurants industry.
Industry Median: 12.14
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Darden Restaurants Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Darden Restaurants'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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Darden Restaurants Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Darden Restaurants Annual Data
Trend May15 May16 May17 May18 May19 May20 May21 May22 May23 May24
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -47.52 -40.94 -56.11 -56.97 -67.77

Darden Restaurants Quarterly Data
Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24
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 -66.41 -68.59 -67.78 -67.77 -67.81

Competitive Comparison of Darden Restaurants's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Restaurants subindustry, Darden Restaurants'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.


Darden Restaurants's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Darden Restaurants's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



Darden Restaurants Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Darden Restaurants's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2024 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: May. 2024 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(180.19+0.75 * 38.665+0.5 * 268.712-8399.462
-0-0)/118.863
=-67.77

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

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Aug. 2024 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(174.598+0.75 * 57.867+0.5 * 270.014-8355.103
-0-0)/118
=-67.81

* 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.


Darden Restaurants  (FRA:DDN) 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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Darden Restaurants Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1000 Darden Center Drive, Orlando, FL, USA, 32837
Darden Restaurants is the largest restaurant operator in the us full-service space, with consolidated revenue of $11.4 billion in fiscal 2024 resulting in 3%-4% full-service market share (per NRA data and our calculations). The company maintains a portfolio of 10 restaurant brands: Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, Ruth's Chris, Yard House, The Capital Grille, Seasons 52, Eddie V's, Bahama Breeze, and The Capital Burger. Darden generates revenue almost exclusively from company-owned restaurants, though a small network of franchised restaurants and consumer-packaged goods sales through the traditional grocery channel contribute modestly. As of the end of its fiscal 2024, the company operated 2,031 restaurants in the us.

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