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News Communications (News Communications) Net-Net Working Capital : $-21.04 (As of Dec. 2004)


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What is News 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.

News Communications's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2004 was $-21.04.

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

NWCM's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 4.765
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

News Communications Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for News 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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News Communications Net-Net Working Capital Chart

News Communications Annual Data
Trend Nov96 Nov97 Nov98 Nov99 Dec00 Dec01 Dec02 Dec03 Dec04
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -28.04 -15.03 -23.19 -28.57 -21.04

News Communications Semi-Annual Data
Nov96 Nov97 Nov98 Nov99 Dec00 Dec01 Dec02 Dec03 Dec04
Net-Net Working Capital Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -28.04 -15.03 -23.19 -28.57 -21.04

Competitive Comparison of News Communications's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Publishing subindustry, News 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.


News Communications's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

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



News Communications Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

News Communications's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2004 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Dec. 2004 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(0.421+0.75 * 1.015+0.5 * 0-3.445
-0.178-0)/0.116
=-21.04

News Communications's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2004 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2004 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(0.421+0.75 * 1.015+0.5 * 0-3.445
-0.178-0)/0.116
=-21.04

* 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.


News Communications  (OTCPK:NWCM) 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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News Communications (News Communications) Business Description

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Address
Website
News Communications, Inc. is engaged in publishing & distribution of advertiser-supported newspapers & magazines. It publishes three newspapers, two magazines including Dans Hampton Style & Dans Hampton Sports; & a guide, Dans Hampton Style Insider Guide.
Executives
Ross Wilbur L Jr director 328 EL VEDADO ROAD, PALM BEACH FL 33480

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