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LIN Media LLC (FRA:L2M) Net-Net Working Capital : €-13.04 (As of Sep. 2014)


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What is LIN Media LLC 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.

LIN Media LLC's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was €-13.04.

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

FRA:L2M's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 5.2
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

LIN Media LLC Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for LIN Media LLC'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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LIN Media LLC Net-Net Working Capital Chart

LIN Media LLC Annual Data
Trend Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -11.90 -11.56 -14.58 -16.78 -13.26

LIN Media LLC Quarterly Data
Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14
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 -14.00 -13.26 -13.18 -13.09 -13.04

Competitive Comparison of LIN Media LLC's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Broadcasting subindustry, LIN Media LLC'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.


LIN Media LLC's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, LIN Media LLC's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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


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LIN Media LLC Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

LIN Media LLC's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Dec. 2013 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(9.143+0.75 * 106.076+0.5 * 0-823.237
-0-0)/55.401
=-13.26

LIN Media LLC's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Sep. 2014 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(18.279+0.75 * 112.807+0.5 * 0-830.16
-0-0)/55.757
=-13.04

* 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.


LIN Media LLC  (FRA:L2M) 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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LIN Media LLC Business Description

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LIN Media LLC, formerly LIN TV Corp., was incorporated on February 11, 1998. The Company is a local multimedia company that operates or services approximately 43 television stations and seven digital channels in 23 U.S. markets, and a diverse portfolio of web sites, apps and mobile products. Its television stations deliver superior local news, community service, and popular sports and entertainment programming to viewers, reaching U.S. television homes. All of its television stations are affiliated with a national broadcast network and are primarily located in the top 75 Designated Market Areas as measured by Nielsen Media Research. Its digital media division operates from 31 markets across the country, including New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Detroit and Washington D.C. The Company provides free, over-the-air broadcasts of its programming 24 hours per day to the communities its are licensed to serve. In its local markets, it competes directly against other local broadcast stations and cable networks carried on cable, satellite television and telecommunication systems for audience. It also competes with online video services, including local news websites and websites such as hulu.com, Netflix and Amazon Prime. Its television operations are subject to the jurisdiction of the FCC.

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