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Reynolds American (Reynolds American) Net-Net Working Capital : $-18.41 (As of Mar. 2017)


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What is Reynolds American 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.

Reynolds American's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 was $-18.41.

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

RAI's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Tobacco Products industry.
Industry Median: 23.13
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Reynolds American Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Reynolds American'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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Reynolds American Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Reynolds American Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -7.45 -7.52 -8.45 -21.96 -18.56

Reynolds American Quarterly Data
Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17
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 -19.55 -19.33 -19.26 -18.56 -18.41

Competitive Comparison of Reynolds American's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Tobacco subindustry, Reynolds American'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.


Reynolds American's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Tobacco Products Industry

For the Tobacco Products industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Reynolds American's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



Reynolds American Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Reynolds American's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Dec. 2016 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(2051+0.75 * 66+0.5 * 1645-29384
-0-0)/1425.82
=-18.56

Reynolds American's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Mar. 2017 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(3154+0.75 * 55+0.5 * 1592-30253
-0-0)/1426.84
=-18.41

* 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.


Reynolds American  (NYSE:RAI) 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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Reynolds American (Reynolds American) Business Description

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Reynolds American controls roughly one third of the U.S. cigarette market and is the second-largest domestic cigarette manufacturer behind Altria. Its brands include Camel, Pall Mall, and Newport. Reynolds also owns the Grizzly and Kodiak smokeless tobacco brands. Another subsidiary, Santa Fe Natural Tobacco, manufactures superpremium Natural American Spirit cigarettes. In 2013, Reynolds entered the electronic cigarette market with its Vuse brand, which captured a significant share of this small but growing market.
Executives
John J Zillmer director ARAMARK CORP, 1101 MARKET ST, PHILADELPHIA PA 19107
Debra Ann Crew officer: President and CEO STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC., 1000 STANLEY DRIVE, NEW BRITAIN CT 06053
Ronald S Rolfe director 825 8TH AVENUE, 38TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Nowell Lionel L Iii director 401 NORTH MAIN STREET, WINSTON-SALEM NC 27101
Holly K Koeppel director 401 NORTH MAIN STREET, WINSTON-SALEM NC 27101
Susan M. Cameron director C/O TUPPERWARE BRANDS CORP, PO BOX 2353, ORLANDO FL 32802-2353
Murray S Kessler director 714 GREEN VALLEY ROAD, GREENSBORO NC 27408
Nana Mensah director 1301 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10019
Thomas C Wajnert director 401 NORTH MAIN STREET, WINSTON SALEM NC 27102
Richard E Thornburgh director 401 N. MAIN STREET, WINSTON-SALEM NC 27101
Nicholas V Scheele director FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ONE AMERICAN ROAD, DEARBORN MI 48126
Betsy S Atkins director
Joseph P Viviano director 4351 GULF SHORE BLVD. N, 17N LERIVAGE, NAPLES FL 34103
Monteiro De Castro Antonio director BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO - GLOBE HOUSE, 4 TEMPLE PLACE, LONDON X0 WC2R2PG
Chain John T Jr director 401 N. MAIN ST., C/O RJ REYNOLDS TOBACCO HOLDINGS, WINSTON SALEM NC 27102

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