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Manitoba Telecom Services (Manitoba Telecom Services) Net-Net Working Capital : $-13.26 (As of Sep. 2016)


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What is Manitoba Telecom Services 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.

Manitoba Telecom Services's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was $-13.26.

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

MOBAF's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Telecommunication Services industry.
Industry Median: 8.115
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Manitoba Telecom Services Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Manitoba Telecom Services'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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Manitoba Telecom Services Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Manitoba Telecom Services Annual Data
Trend Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -25.83 -26.78 -16.92 -16.35 -13.98

Manitoba Telecom Services Quarterly Data
Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16
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 -13.64 -13.98 -11.48 -14.17 -13.26

Competitive Comparison of Manitoba Telecom Services's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Manitoba Telecom Services'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.


Manitoba Telecom Services's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Manitoba Telecom Services's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



Manitoba Telecom Services Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Manitoba Telecom Services's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Dec. 2015 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(0+0.75 * 82.039+0.5 * 32.086-1185.882
-0-0)/79.2625
=-13.98

Manitoba Telecom Services's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Sep. 2016 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(0+0.75 * 85.673+0.5 * 15.639-1058.743
-0-0)/74.3984
=-13.26

* 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.


Manitoba Telecom Services  (OTCPK:MOBAF) 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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Manitoba Telecom Services (Manitoba Telecom Services) Business Description

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Manitoba Telecom Services Inc was incorporated on April 28, 1933. The Company provides communication solutions in Canada. It has two reportable operating segments, MTS and Allstream. MTS is the telecommunications provider in Manitoba, delivering a full suite of wireless, high-speed internet, IP television, converged IP, unified communications, local access, as well as long distance and legacy data services under the MTS brand and security and home alarm monitoring services through a wholly owned subsidiary, AAA Alarm Systems Ltd. ('AAA Alarm'). This complete range of products is unmatched by any other provider in the province. MTS provides services to both residential and business customers in Manitoba. Allstream is a competitor in the national business and wholesale markets; offering small, medium and large businesses and government organizations a portfolio of telecommunications solutions tailored to meet the needs. Allstream's products are IP-based communications, unified communications, voice and data connectivity, and security services. Allstream operates an extensive national fiber optic network that spans almost 30,000 kilometers, and provides international connections through strategic alliances and interconnection agreements with other international telecommunications service providers.