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WFRSF (West African Resources) Net-Net Working Capital : $-0.05 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is West African Resources 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.

West African Resources's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was $-0.05.

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

WFRSF'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.

West African Resources Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for West African Resources'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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West African Resources Net-Net Working Capital Chart

West African Resources Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.14 -0.21 -0.05 0.02 -0.11

West African Resources Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
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 0.03 0.02 0.03 -0.11 -0.05

Competitive Comparison of West African Resources's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Gold subindustry, West African Resources'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.


West African Resources's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

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

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



West African Resources Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

West African Resources'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)
=(90.415+0.75 * 0+0.5 * 69.56-210.849
-0-29.871)/1026.34
=-0.11

West African Resources's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Jun. 2024 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(282.298+0.75 * 65.544+0.5 * 68.254-387.225
-0-34.619)/1027.78
=-0.05

* 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.


West African Resources  (OTCPK:WFRSF) 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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West African Resources Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1 Alvan Street, Level 1, Subiaco, WA, AUS, 6008
West African Resources Ltd is engaged in mineral exploration in Burkina Faso. It focuses on the development of the Sanbrado Gold Project. The Group's mineral portfolio also includes gold and copper-gold exploration permits in Burkina Faso. The operating segments of the Company that includes Mining Operations: comprise the Sanbrado Gold Project operation located in Burkina Faso. Construction and E&E segment comprises mines under construction andexploration and evaluation (E&E) projects in locations other than Sanbrado.

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