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MMSI (Merit Medical Systems) Net-Net Working Capital : $-5.68 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Merit Medical Systems 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.

Merit Medical Systems's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $-5.68.

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

MMSI's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry.
Industry Median: 6.57
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Merit Medical Systems Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Merit Medical Systems'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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Merit Medical Systems Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Merit Medical Systems Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -7.91 -5.58 -3.57 -4.34 -6.24

Merit Medical Systems Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 -3.74 -2.87 -4.01 -6.24 -5.68

Competitive Comparison of Merit Medical Systems's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Merit Medical Systems'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.


Merit Medical Systems's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Merit Medical Systems's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Merit Medical Systems Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Merit Medical Systems's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Dec. 2024 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(376.715+0.75 * 190.243+0.5 * 306.063-1039.244
-0-0)/58.743
=-6.24

Merit Medical Systems's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Mar. 2025 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(395.529+0.75 * 199.55+0.5 * 317.936-1039.55
-0-0)/59.078
=-5.68

* 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.


Merit Medical Systems  (NAS:MMSI) 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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Merit Medical Systems Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1600 West Merit Parkway, South Jordan, UT, USA, 84095
Merit Medical Systems Inc is a medical equipment company that develops and manufactures products for interventional cardiology, radiology, and endoscopy procedures. The firm reports two segments which are Cardiovascular and Endoscopy. The majority of the revenue is earned from the Cardiovascular segment which consists of cardiology and radiology medical device products that assist in diagnosing and treating coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, and other non-vascular diseases and includes embolotherapeutic, cardiac rhythm management, electrophysiology, critical care, and interventional oncology and spine devices.
Executives
Neil Peterson officer: Chief Operating Officer 1600 MERIT PARKWAY, SOUTH JORDAN UT 84095
Fred P Lampropoulos director, officer: President & CEO
Brian G. Lloyd officer: Chief Legal Officer, Secretary 1600 WEST MERIT PARKWAY, SOUTH JORDAN UT 84095
Raul Jr. Parra officer: Interim CFO 1600 WEST MERIT PARKWAY, SOUTH JORDAN UT 84095
Stephen C. Evans director C/O ALARM.COM HOLDINGS, INC., 8281 GREENSBORO DRIVE, SUITE 100, TYSONS VA 22102
Michel James Voigt officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 1600 W MERIT PARKWAY, SOUTH JORDAN UT 84095
F. Ann Millner director 4275 SPRING ROAD, OGDEN UT 84403
Joseph Wright officer: President, International 1600 WEST MERIT PARKWAY, SOUTH JORDAN UT 84095
Thomas James Gunderson director 5905 LONG BRAKE TRAIL, EDINA MN 55439
A Scott Anderson director ONE SOUTH MAIN, SUITE 1134, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84111
Lynne Ward director 1600 WEST MERIT PARKWAY, SOUTH JORDAN UT 84095
Ronald Frost officer: Chief Operating Officer 1600 WEST MERIT PARKWAY, SOUTH JORDAN X1 84095
Robert Fredericks officer: Chief Strategy & Innovation O. 1600 MERIT PARKWAY, SOUTH JORDAN UT 84095
Michael R Mcdonnell director C/O IQVIA HOLDINGS INC., 83 WOOSTER HEIGHTS ROAD, DANBURY CT 06810
Laura S. Kaiser director 10101 WOODFIELD LANE, ST. LOUIS MO 63132