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Sterling Check (Sterling Check) Net-Net Working Capital : $-5.50 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Sterling Check 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.

Sterling Check's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $-5.50.

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

STER's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 7.46
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Sterling Check Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sterling Check'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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Sterling Check Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Sterling Check Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Net-Net Working Capital
-6.65 -6.18 -5.42 -4.79 -5.37

Sterling Check Quarterly Data
Dec19 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -5.29 -5.24 -5.29 -5.37 -5.50

Competitive Comparison of Sterling Check's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Sterling Check'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.


Sterling Check's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Sterling Check Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Sterling Check's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Dec. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(54.224+0.75 * 142.179+0.5 * 0-661.499
-0-0)/93.1944
=-5.37

Sterling Check's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Mar. 2024 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(66.979+0.75 * 157.392+0.5 * 0-723.014
-0-0)/97.8117
=-5.50

* 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.


Sterling Check  (NAS:STER) 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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Sterling Check (Sterling Check) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
1 State Street Plaza, 24th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10004
Sterling Check Corp is a global provider of technology-enabled background and identity verification services. It offers a hiring and risk management solution that begins with identity verification, followed by criminal background screening, credential verification, drug and health screening, processing of employee documentation required for onboarding, and ongoing risk monitoring. Its services are delivered through a purpose-built, proprietary, cloud-based technology platform that empowers organizations with real-time and data-driven insights to conduct and manage their employment screening programs.
Executives
Goldman Sachs Group Inc 10 percent owner 200 WEST STREET, NEW YORK NY 10282
Adrian M Jones director C/O GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO., 85 BROAD STREET, NEW YORK NY 10004
Steven L Barnett officer: See Remarks 6150 OAK TREE BOULEVARD, SUITE 490, INDEPENDENCE OH 44131
Kristin Ann Johnsen director 6150 OAK TREE BOULEVARD, SUITE 490, INDEPENDENCE OH 44131
Villon Bertrand Eric Arnaud director STERLING CHECK CORP, 6150 OAK TREE BOULEVARD, SUITE 490, INDEPENDENCE OH 44131
L Frederick Sutherland director STERLING CHECKCORP INC., 6150 OAK TREE BOULEVARD, SUITE 490, INDEPENDENCE OH 44131
Stonehill Robyn Price officer: See Remarks STERLING CHECKCORP INC., 1 STATE STREET PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10004
Crampton Christopher A.s. director 85 BROAD STREET, NEW YORK NY 10004
William W Chen director STERLING ULTIMATE PARENT CORP., 1 STATE STREET PLAZA, 24TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10004
Mohit Kapoor director 6150 OAK TREE BOULEVARD, SUITE 490, INDEPENDENCE OH 44131
Goldman Sachs & Co. Llc 10 percent owner 200 WEST STREET, NEW YORK NY 10282
Ross M Cummings 10 percent owner STERLING ULTIMATE PARENT CORP., 1 STATE STREET PLAZA, 24TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10004
Broad Street Control Advisors, L.l.c. 10 percent owner 200 WEST STREET, NEW YORK NY 10282
Peter Walker officer: See Remarks STERLING CHECKCORP INC., 6150 OAK TREE BOULEVARD, SUITE 490, INDEPENDENCE OH 44131
Lou Paglia officer: See Remarks STERLING CHECKCORP INC, 6150 OAK TREE BOULEVARD, SUITE 490, INDEPENDENCE OH 44131