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Mueller Water Products, (Mueller Water Products,) Net-Net Working Capital : $-1.90 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Mueller Water Products, 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.

Mueller Water Products,'s Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.90.

The industry rank for Mueller Water Products,'s Net-Net Working Capital or its related term are showing as below:

MWA's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Industrial Products industry.
Industry Median: 7.04
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Mueller Water Products, Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mueller Water Products,'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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Mueller Water Products, Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Mueller Water Products, Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.18 -2.07 -2.17 -2.37 -2.04

Mueller Water Products, Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -2.32 -2.25 -2.06 -2.04 -1.90

Competitive Comparison of Mueller Water Products,'s Net-Net Working Capital

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Mueller Water Products,'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.


Mueller Water Products,'s Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Mueller Water Products,'s Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital falls into.



Mueller Water Products, Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Mueller Water Products,'s Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Sep. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(160.3+0.75 * 218.1+0.5 * 302-793.5
-0-0)/155.872
=-2.04

Mueller Water Products,'s Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(216.7+0.75 * 167.9+0.5 * 315.7-797.6
-0-0)/156.112
=-1.90

* 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.


Mueller Water Products,  (NYSE:MWA) 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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Mueller Water Products, (Mueller Water Products,) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1200 Abernathy Road N.E., Suite 1200, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30328
Mueller Water Products, Inc. is a U.S.-based company that manufactures and sells products and services used in the transmission, distribution, and measurement of water. The company operates in two segments Water Flow Solutions and Water Management Solutions. Water Flow Solutions' portfolio includes iron gate valves, specialty valves and service brass products. Water Management Solutions' portfolio includes fire hydrants, repair and installation, natural gas, metering, leak detection, and pressure management and control products and solutions. The company derives a majority of its revenue from the United states.
Executives
Lydia W Thomas director ALLMERICA FINANCIAL CORP, 440 LINCOLN ST, WORCESTER MA 01653
Mark J Obrien director 3000 BAYPORT DRIVE, SUITE 1100, TAMPA FL 33607
Thomas J Hansen director 3600 W. LAKE AVENUE, GLENVIEW IL 60026-1215
Michael T Tokarz director 287 BOWMAN AVENUE, SUITE 331, PURCHASE NY 10577
Kenji Takeuchi officer: SVP, Engineering 1200 ABERNATHY RD., NE, SUITE 1200, ATLANTA GA 30328
Chason A Carroll officer: VP, General Counsel & Corp Sec 1200 ABERNATHY RD., NE, SUITE 1200, ATLANTA GA 30328
Niclas Ytterdahl director C/O MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS, INC., 1200 ABERNATHY ROAD, NE, SUITE 1200, ATLANTA GA 30328
Paul Mcandrew officer: SVP, Operations & Supply Chain 1200 ABERNATHY ROAD, NE, SUITE 1200, ATLANTA GA 30328
Brian Slobodow director 1200 ABERNATHY RD., NE, SUITE 1200, ATLANTA GA 30328
Shirley C. Franklin director C/O MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS, INC., 1200 ABERNATHY RD., SUITE 1200, ATLANTA GA 30328
Steven S Heinrichs officer: EVP, General Counsel and Sec 1200 ABERNATHY ROAD, NE, SUITE 1200, ATLANTA GA 30328
Todd P Helms officer: SVP and CHRO 1200 ABERNATHY RD., NE, SUITE 1200, ATLANTA GA 30328
Marietta Edmunds Zakas officer: SVP-Strategy and IR 1200 ABERNATHY RD, SUITE 1200, ATLANTA GA 30328
Suzanne G Smith officer: VP and CAO 1275 PEACHTREE STREET, 6TH FLOOR, ATLANTA GA 30309
Jeffery S. Sharritts director 1200 ABERNATHY RD., NE, STE 1200, ATLANTA GA 30328

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