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Brenntag SE (XTER:BNR) Net-Net Working Capital : €-20.82 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Brenntag SE 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.

Brenntag SE's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €-20.82.

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

XTER:BNR's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Chemicals industry.
Industry Median: 7.58
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Brenntag SE Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Brenntag SE'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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Brenntag SE Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Brenntag SE 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 -16.66 -14.11 -19.73 -17.35 -20.82

Brenntag SE Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -17.35 -19.00 -19.37 -18.89 -20.82

Competitive Comparison of Brenntag SE's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Brenntag SE'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.


Brenntag SE's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Brenntag SE's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



Brenntag SE Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Brenntag SE'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)
=(576.9+0.75 * 2263.1+0.5 * 1376.4-5981.1
-0-52)/147.454
=-20.82

Brenntag SE's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(576.9+0.75 * 2263.1+0.5 * 1376.4-5981.1
-0-52)/147.454
=-20.82

* 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.


Brenntag SE  (XTER:BNR) 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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Brenntag SE (XTER:BNR) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Messeallee 11, Essen, NW, DEU, 45131
Brenntag SE manufactures, distributes, and sells chemicals and chemical-based products in three categories: life science, material science, and environmental. Life science chemicals are used to produce cosmetics, food, animal nutrition, and pharmaceuticals. The material science chemicals are used to produce soaps and detergents, coatings, and paints as well as the extraction of oil and gas. Environmental chemicals are used in the water treatment process. The company organizes itself into four segments based on geography: North America; Latin America; Europe, Middle East, and Africa; and Asia-Pacific. More revenue comes from EMEA than any other segment.
Executives
Michael Friede Board of Directors
Ulrich Harnacke Supervisory Board
Stefanie Berlinger Supervisory Board
Ewout Van Jarwaarde Board of Directors
Dr. Kristin Neumann Board of Directors
Richard Ridinger Supervisory Board
Doreen Nowotne Supervisory Board
Dr. Andreas Rittstieg Supervisory Board