Forgent (LSE:FORG) Net-Net Working Capital: £-0.01 (As of Dec. 2025)

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What is Forgent Net-Net Working Capital?

Forgent LSE:FORG Net-Net Working Capital is £-0.01 as of Dec. 2025. The stock has 8 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,361 Industrial Products companies, Forgent ranks worse than 73475.31% on this metric.

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.

Forgent's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was £-0.01.

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

LSE:FORG's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Industrial Products industry.
Industry Median: 7.77
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Forgent  (LSE:FORG) 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.


Forgent Net-Net Working Capital Related Terms


Forgent Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Forgent'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.

Forgent Net-Net Working Capital Chart

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LSE:FORG vs GEV, ETN, PH: Net-Net Working Capital Comparison

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Forgent'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.


Forgent Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital vs Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Forgent's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



Forgent Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Forgent's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Dec. 2025 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(0.014+0.75 * 0.121+0.5 * 0-8.549
-0--2.003)/928.681
=-0.01

Forgent's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2025 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(0.014+0.75 * 0.121+0.5 * 0-8.549
-0--2.003)/928.681
=-0.01

* 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.

What does a Net-Net Working Capital of £-0.01 mean?
Forgent (LSE:FORG) has a Net-Net Working Capital of £-0.01 as of Dec. 2025. Ben Graham defined net-net working capital as the per-share sum of cash, 75% of receivables and 50% of inventory less total liabilities. View historical data on Forgent According to the industry distribution chart, Forgent ranks #999999 out of 1361 companies in the Industrial Products industry.
Is Forgent's Net-Net Working Capital too high?
Forgent's current Net-Net Working Capital is £-0.01. Based on the distribution chart, Forgent ranks #999999 out of 1361 companies in the Industrial Products industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers.
How does Forgent's Net-Net Working Capital compare to GEV and ETN?
According to the Industrial Products industry distribution chart, Forgent ranks #999999 out of 1361 companies for Net-Net Working Capital. This places Forgent in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Net-Net Working Capital is 7.77. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Net-Net Working Capital for an Industrial Products company?
The median Net-Net Working Capital among Industrial Products companies is 7.77, based on 1,361 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Net-Net Working Capital significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Net-Net Working Capital should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Net-Net Working Capital mean?
A high Net-Net Working Capital can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Ben Graham defined net-net working capital as the per-share sum of cash, 75% of receivables and 50% of inventory less total liabilities. View historical data on Forgent For the Industrial Products industry, the median Net-Net Working Capital is 7.77 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Forgent's current Net-Net Working Capital is £-0.01. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Forgent stock overvalued right now?
Forgent (LSE:FORG) has a current Net-Net Working Capital of £-0.01. The current Net-Net Working Capital is £-0.01. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Net-Net Working Capital calculated?
Net-Net Working Capital is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Forgent (LSE:FORG), the current Net-Net Working Capital is £-0.01 as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Forgent Business Description

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Forgent PLC, formerly EQTEC PLC is a developer of clean energy infrastructure focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and wastes through gasification technologies. The company provides solutions to manage rising levels of waste and meet the growing demand for clean energy the group design and supplies state of the art gasification solutions and have a higher efficiency product offering that is modular and scalable from 1MW to 30MW and the solutions produce synthesis gas (syngas), that can be used for the widest applications in the generation of clean energy, hydrogen, and biofuels, enabling the Net Zero Future through exceptional solutions for hydrogen, biofuels, SNG, and other energy production.