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Fletcher Building (NZSE:FBU) Net-Net Working Capital : NZ$-4.78 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Fletcher Building 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.

Fletcher Building's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was NZ$-4.78.

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

NZSE:FBU's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Building Materials industry.
Industry Median: 9.52
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Fletcher Building Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fletcher Building'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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Fletcher Building Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Fletcher Building Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.06 -3.66 -2.91 -3.77 -4.48

Fletcher Building Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 -2.71 -3.77 -4.02 -4.48 -4.78

Competitive Comparison of Fletcher Building's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Building Materials subindustry, Fletcher Building'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.


Fletcher Building's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Fletcher Building's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



Fletcher Building Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Fletcher Building's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Jun. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(365+0.75 * 1036+0.5 * 1624-5404
-0-27)/776.388
=-4.48

Fletcher Building'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)
=(215+0.75 * 978+0.5 * 1772-5524
-0-23)/776.388
=-4.78

* 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.


Fletcher Building  (NZSE:FBU) 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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Fletcher Building (NZSE:FBU) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
810 Great South Road, Penrose, Auckland, NTL, NZL, 1061
Fletcher Building is a New Zealand-based building materials company with operations focused in New Zealand, but also extending to Australia. It has a conglomerate structure with diverse operations across concrete, building products, steel, retail distribution, construction, and development. Having previously expanded internationally through acquisitions, operations have gradually refocused on the New Zealand and Australian businesses.

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