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GF (NEW GERMANY FUND) Net-Net Working Capital : $-0.90 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is NEW GERMANY FUND 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.

NEW GERMANY FUND's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was $-0.90.

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

GF's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Asset Management industry.
Industry Median: 8
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

NEW GERMANY FUND Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for NEW GERMANY FUND'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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NEW GERMANY FUND Net-Net Working Capital Chart

NEW GERMANY FUND Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -0.71 -3.10 -5.17 -0.06 -0.39

NEW GERMANY FUND Semi-Annual Data
Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
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 -0.53 -0.06 -0.30 -0.39 -0.90

Competitive Comparison of NEW GERMANY FUND's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Asset Management subindustry, NEW GERMANY FUND'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.


NEW GERMANY FUND's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, NEW GERMANY FUND's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



NEW GERMANY FUND Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

NEW GERMANY FUND'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 )
=(Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents+Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(0.092+0+0.75 * 0+0.5 * 0-6.593
-0-0)/16.7738
=-0.39

NEW GERMANY FUND's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Jun. 2024 )
=(Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents+Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(0.286+0+0.75 * 0+0.5 * 0-14.939
-0-0)/16.3013
=-0.90

* 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.


NEW GERMANY FUND  (NYSE:GF) 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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NEW GERMANY FUND Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
875 Third Avenue, New York, NY, USA, 10022-6225
NEW GERMANY FUND INC is a United States-based non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. As the investment objective, the fund seeks long-term capital appreciation through investment in middle-market German equities. The fund's portfolio of investment includes investments in different sectors such as the industrials, information technology, material, consumer discretionary, Communication Services, Financials, Consumer Staples, Real Estate, Utilities, Healthcare, Energy, and others. Its portfolio is geographically diversified across the Netherlands, Germany, and Luxembourg.
Executives
Bernhard Koepp director C/O ANJIE LAROCCA-LEWIS, DWS, 875 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Christopher Pleister director C/O ANJIE LAROCCA, DEUTSCHE BANK, 60 WALL STREET, NEW YORK NY 10005
Juan Barriobero other: Deputy Portfolio Manager C/O ANJIE LAROCCA, DWS, 875 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Daniel Hann other: Deputy Portfolio Manager C/O ANJIE LAROCCA, DWS, 875 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Alexander Lippert other: Deputy Portfolio Manager C/O ANJIE LAROCCA, DWS, 875 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Holger Hatje director C/O ANJIE LAROCCA, DWS, 875 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Fiona Flannery director C/O ANJIE LAROCCA-LEWIS, DWS, 875 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Leon A Cappel other: Deputy Portfolio Manager C/O ANJIE LAROCCA-LEWIS, DWS, 875 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Walter C. Dostmann director C/O ANJIE LAROCCA, DEUTSCHE BANK, 60 WALL STREET, NEW YORK NY 10005
Christian Rijs officer: AML Compliance Officer C/O DWS, 875 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Helen Delman other: Section 16 Officer C/O DWS, 875 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Michelle S. Goveia officer: AML Compliance Officer C/O ANJIE LAROCCA, DEUTSCHE BANK, 60 WALL STREET, NEW YORK NY 10005
Christian Zugel director TWO BRIDGE AVENUE, SUITE 322, RED HOOK NJ 07701
Alyssa Asbury officer: Assistant Secretary C/O DWS, 875 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Wolfgang Helmut Leoni director C/O ANJIE LAROCCA, DEUTSCHE BANK, 60 WALL STREET, NEW YORK NY 10005