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Northern Graphite (TSXV:NGC) Net-Net Working Capital : C$-0.61 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Northern Graphite 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.

Northern Graphite's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was C$-0.61.

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

TSXV:NGC's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Metals & Mining industry.
Industry Median: 5.75
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Northern Graphite Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Northern Graphite'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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Northern Graphite Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Northern Graphite Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.01 0.01 0.03 -0.41 -0.48

Northern Graphite Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 -0.44 -0.48 -0.54 -0.59 -0.61

Competitive Comparison of Northern Graphite's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Northern Graphite'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.


Northern Graphite's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Northern Graphite's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



Northern Graphite Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Northern Graphite'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)
=(3.605+0.75 * 0.98+0.5 * 17.129-75.439
-0-0)/130.343
=-0.48

Northern Graphite's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Sep. 2024 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(0.309+0.75 * 2.056+0.5 * 8.263-85.587
-0-0)/131.098
=-0.61

* 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.


Northern Graphite  (TSXV:NGC) 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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Northern Graphite Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1000 Innovation Drive, Suite 500, Ottawa, ON, CAN, K2K 3E7
Northern Graphite Corp is a Canada-based exploration stage company engaged in the exploration and development of mineral resource properties. The company is focused on producing natural graphite and upgrading it into high-value products critical to the green economy including anode material for lithium-ion batteries/EVs, fuel cells, and graphene, as well as advanced industrial technologies. Its exploration and development activities are focused on the Bissett Creek Property in Ontario, Canada, and Okanjande in Namibia.
Executives
William Campbell Birge Director
Guillaume Julien Jacq Senior Officer
Pawel Alexander Jordan-rozwadowski Senior Officer
Marco Filippo Zvanik Senior Officer
Kasi Sethu Raman Director
Iain Scarr Director
Gregory B. Bowes Director, Senior Officer