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MVC Capital (MVC Capital) Net-Net Working Capital : $-3.06 (As of Jul. 2020)


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What is MVC Capital 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.

MVC Capital's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2020 was $-3.06.

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

MVC's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Asset Management industry.
Industry Median: 6.13
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

MVC Capital Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for MVC Capital'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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MVC Capital Net-Net Working Capital Chart

MVC Capital Annual Data
Trend Oct10 Oct11 Oct12 Oct13 Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -9.36 -6.32 -1.07 -6.03 -7.19

MVC Capital Quarterly Data
Oct15 Jan16 Apr16 Jul16 Oct16 Jan17 Apr17 Jul17 Oct17 Jan18 Apr18 Jul18 Oct18 Jan19 Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20
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 -7.02 -7.19 -5.23 -2.99 -3.06

Competitive Comparison of MVC Capital's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Asset Management subindustry, MVC Capital'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.


MVC Capital's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

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

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



MVC Capital Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

MVC Capital's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2019 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Oct. 2019 )
=(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)
=(6.69+0+0.75 * 0+0.5 * 0-134.204
-0-0)/17.7251
=-7.19

MVC Capital's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2020 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Jul. 2020 )
=(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)
=(46.828+0+0.75 * 0+0.5 * 0-101.104
-0-0)/17.7251
=-3.06

* 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.


MVC Capital  (NYSE:MVC) 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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MVC Capital (MVC Capital) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
287 Bowman Avenue, 2nd Floor, Purchase, NY, USA, 10577
MVC Capital, Inc. is a non-diversified closed-end management investment company. It provides equity and debt investment capital to fund growth, acquisitions, and recapitalizations of small and middle-market companies in a variety of industries located in the United States. The company's investment objective is to seek to maximize total return from capital appreciation and/or income. Its operating segment includes MVC Cayman and MVC Turf. The company generates maximum revenue from the MVC Cayman segment. It has investments in various sectors, including energy, specialty chemicals, automotive dealerships, electrical engineering, medical devices, industrial manufacturing, financial services, and information technology.
Executives
Ron Jonathan Avni director 4015 SPEEDWAY APT. 9 AUSTIN TX 78751
John D. Chapman director 1O LIBERTY STREET,#45A NEW YORK NY 1OOO5
Arthur D Lipson director C/O WESTERN INVESTMENT LLC, POB 71869, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84171
Gerald Hellerman director 5431 NW 21ST AVE., BOCA RATON FL 33496
Michael T Tokarz director, officer: Chairman 287 BOWMAN AVENUE, SUITE 331, PURCHASE NY 10577
Phillip Goldstein director 60 HERITAGE DRIVE, PLEASANTVILLE NY 10570
Douglas Kass director C/O EMPIRE RESOURCES, INC., ONE PARKER PLAZA, FORT LEE NJ 07024
Scott D Krase director 287 BOWMAN AVENUE 2ND FLOOR PURCHASE NY 10577
Warren Holtsberg director 287 BOWMAN AVENUE 2ND FLOOR PURCHASE NY 10577
Emilia Dominianni director C/O MEVC DRAPER FRISHER SURVETSON FUND 3000 SANDHILL ROAD MENLO PARK CA 94025
Robert C Knapp director C/O IRONSIDES PARTNERS LLC, 100 SUMMER STREET, SUITE 2705, BOSTON MA 02110
Kevin M. Byrne officer: Chief Compliance Officer 287 BOWMAN AVENUE PURCHASE NY 10577-2568
Bruce W Shewmaker officer: Managing Director 12 BRIAR WOOD DRIVE, SHORT HILLS NJ 07078
Scott Schuenke officer: CFO and CCO 10801 MASTIN BLVD, OLVERLAND PARK KS 66210
Peter Faust Seidenberg officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O MVC CAPITAL INC. 287 BOWMAN AVENUE 2ND FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10577