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M&G (LSE:MNG) Net-Net Working Capital : £-75.44 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is M&G 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.

M&G's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was £-75.44.

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

LSE:MNG's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Asset Management industry.
Industry Median: 7.95
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

M&G Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for M&G'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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M&G Net-Net Working Capital Chart

M&G Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -82.74 -83.24 -78.97 -77.52 -75.99

M&G Semi-Annual Data
Dec16 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 Premium Member Only -76.46 -77.52 -76.53 -75.99 -75.44

Competitive Comparison of M&G's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Asset Management subindustry, M&G'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.


M&G's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

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

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



M&G Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

M&G'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)
=(5590+0+0.75 * 0+0.5 * 0-185538
-0-43)/2368.64
=-75.99

M&G'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)
=(5400+0+0.75 * 0+0.5 * 0-184944
-0-38)/2380.37
=-75.44

* 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.


M&G  (LSE:MNG) 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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M&G Business Description

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Address
10 Fenchurch Avenue, London, GBR, EC3M 5AG
M&G PLC is a United Kingdom-based company engaged in the savings and investments business. It serves retail customers, who want to build and protect their life savings, and provides investment solutions. The company's reportable segment are Asset Management segment offers investment management to both wholesale and institutional clients. The Life segment operates in the savings and pensions market and includes corporate risk and individual and international solutions. The Wealth segment h provides access to a range of retirement, savings, and investment management solutions to its clients, and The Corporate Centre segment includes central corporate costs and debt costs.

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