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MTN Nigeria Communications (NSA:MTNN) Net-Net Working Capital : ₦-169.05 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is MTN Nigeria Communications 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.

MTN Nigeria Communications's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ₦-169.05.

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

NSA:MTNN's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Telecommunication Services industry.
Industry Median: 7.64
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

MTN Nigeria Communications Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for MTN Nigeria Communications'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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MTN Nigeria Communications Net-Net Working Capital Chart

MTN Nigeria Communications Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -56.85 -65.56 -75.74 -91.14 -134.17

MTN Nigeria Communications Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -94.09 -111.78 -116.71 -134.17 -169.05

Competitive Comparison of MTN Nigeria Communications's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Telecom Services subindustry, MTN Nigeria Communications'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.


MTN Nigeria Communications's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

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

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



MTN Nigeria Communications Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

MTN Nigeria Communications'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 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(352330+0.75 * 87683+0.5 * 6027-3229671
-0-4560)/20966.8
=-134.17

MTN Nigeria Communications's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Mar. 2024 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(254128+0.75 * 126278+0.5 * 5573-3893794
-0-2340)/20966.8
=-169.05

* 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.


MTN Nigeria Communications  (NSA:MTNN) 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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MTN Nigeria Communications (NSA:MTNN) Business Description

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Address
4 Aromire Road, Off Alfred Rewane, Ikoyi, Lagos, NGA
MTN Nigeria Communications PLC is a provider of communications services. The principal activities of the company are the provision of broadband fixed wireless access service, high-quality telecommunications services, and mobile financial services in Nigeria. The group operates in three reportable segments, namely, Consumer Business Unit (CBU) which consists of subscribers sitting in value propositions and tariff plans for Youth, High Value and Mass segments, Enterprise Business Unit (EBU) consists of small and medium organizations to whom the services are provided, and Wholesale Business Unit (WBU) serves customers who buy MTN telecom products. The majority of the revenue is generated from the CBU segment.

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