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Root (ROOT) Net-Net Working Capital : $-2.19 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Root 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.

Root's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $-2.19.

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

ROOT's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Insurance industry.
Industry Median: 6.12
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Root Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

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

Root Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 57.10 19.96 3.57 -3.94 -2.91

Root 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 -5.42 -6.81 -5.23 -2.91 -2.19

Competitive Comparison of Root's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, Root'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.


Root's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Root's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Root Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Root'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 )
=(Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents+Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(599.3+306.8+0.75 * 455.9+0.5 * 0-1292
-0-0)/15.100
=-2.91

Root'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 )
=(Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents+Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(609.4+320.8+0.75 * 518.5+0.5 * 0-1356.8
-0-0)/17.200
=-2.19

* 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.


Root  (NAS:ROOT) 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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Root Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
80 East Rich Street, Suite 500, Columbus, OH, USA, 43215
Root Inc develops and launches a direct-to-consumer personal automobile insurance and mobile technology company. It generates revenue from the sales of auto insurance policies within the United States.
Executives
Mahtiyar Bonakdarpour officer: Chief Technology Officer 80 E. RICH STREET, SUITE 500, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Alexander E. Timm director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer GOHEALTH, INC., 214 WEST HURON STREET, CHICAGO IL 60654
Doug Ulman director C/O ROOT, INC., 80 E RICH STREET, SUITE 500, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Jonathan Allison officer: Chief Administrative Officer ROOT, INC., 80 E. RICH STREET, SUITE 500, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Julie Szudarek director 80 E. RICH STREET, SUITE 500, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Meyer Malka 10 percent owner 364 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, PALO ALTO CA 94301
Beth A Birnbaum director C/O 111 RIVER STREET, HOBOKEN NJ 07030
Donna Dorsey director ROOT, INC., 80 E. RICH STREET, SUITE 500, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Bullfrog Capital Gp, Ltd. 10 percent owner 364 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, PALO ALTO CA 94301
Bullfrog Capital, L.p. 10 percent owner 364 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, PALO ALTO CA 94301
Robert H. Bateman officer: Chief Financial Officer ONE HARTFORD PLAZA, HARTFORD CT 06155
Daniel H Rosenthal director, officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O ROOT, INC., 80 E RICH STREET, SUITE 500, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Lawrence A. Hilsheimer director 425 WINTER ROAD, DELAWARE OH 43015
Hemal Shah officer: Chief Product Officer 80 E. RICH STREET, SUITE 500, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Carvana Co. 10 percent owner 300 E. RIO SALADO PARKWAY, TEMPE AZ 85281