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OUST (Ouster) Net-Net Working Capital : $1.65 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Ouster 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.

Ouster's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $1.65.

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

OUST's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is ranked worse than
67.05% of 1202 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 7.275 vs OUST: 10.95

Ouster Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

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

Ouster Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -6.62 8.56 3.03 1.42 1.87

Ouster Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 1.27 1.39 1.84 1.87 1.65

Competitive Comparison of Ouster's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Ouster'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.


Ouster's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Ouster's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Ouster Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Ouster's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Dec. 2024 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(172.022+0.75 * 17.941+0.5 * 16.417-95.237
-0-0)/52.561
=1.87

Ouster's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Mar. 2025 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(168.19+0.75 * 17.906+0.5 * 15.105-100.644
-0-0)/53.789
=1.65

* 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.


Ouster  (NAS:OUST) 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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Ouster Business Description

Industry
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Address
350 Treat Avenue, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94110
Ouster Inc is a provider of lidar sensors for the automotive, industrial, robotics, and smart infrastructure industries. Ouster's products include high-resolution scanning and solid-state digital lidar sensors, Velodyne Lidar sensors, and software solutions. The company operates in the Americas, Asia and Pacific, Europe, Middle East, and Africa regions. It derives maximum revenue from Americas.
Executives
Megan Chung officer: General Counsel C/O OUSTER, INC., 350 TREAT AVENUE, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94110
Darien Spencer officer: EVP of Global Operations P O BOX 1767, 44091 NOBEL DRIVE, FREMONT CA 94538
Charles Angus Pacala director, officer: President and CEO C/O OUSTER, INC., 350 TREAT AVENUE, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94110
Mark Weinswig officer: Chief Financial Officer EMCORE CORP, 10420 RESEARCH ROAD, SE, ALBUQUERQUE NM 87123
Mark Frichtl officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O OUSTER, INC., 350 TREAT AVENUE, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94110
Ernest E Maddock director LAM RESEARCH, 4650 CUSHING PARKWAY, FREMONT CA 94538
Virginia Boulet director 909 POYDRAS ST SUITE 3600, NEW ORLEANS LA 70112
Susan Heystee director, officer: Interim Chief Revenue Officer 404 WYMAN STREET, SUITE 500, WALTHAM MA 02451
Nathan Dickerman officer: PRESIDENT OF FIELD OPERATIONS C/O OUSTER, INC., 350 TREAT AVENUE, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94110
Krishna Kantheti 10 percent owner C/O OUSTER, INC., 350 TREAT AVENUE, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94110
Tewksbury Ted L Iii director C/O INTEGRATED DEVICE TECHNOLOGY, INC., 6024 SILVER CREEK VALLEY ROAD, SAN JOSE CA 95138
Riaz Valani director C/O OUSTER, INC., 350 TREAT AVENUE, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94110
Kristin Slanina director 120 BROADWAY, SUITE 200, SANTA MONICA CA 90401
Anna Brunelle officer: Chief Financial Officer TIVO INC., 2160 GOLD STREET, ALVISO CA 95002
Adam Dolinko officer: SEE REMARKS OUSTER, INC., 350 TREAT AVENUE, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94110