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PubliGroupe (XSWX:PUBN) Net-Net Working Capital : CHF-49.16 (As of Dec. 2013)


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What is PubliGroupe 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.

PubliGroupe's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 was CHF-49.16.

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

XSWX:PUBN's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 4.73
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

PubliGroupe Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

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

PubliGroupe Annual Data
Trend Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -63.70 -49.32 -35.03 -9.59 -49.16

PubliGroupe Semi-Annual Data
Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13
Net-Net Working Capital Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -63.70 -49.32 -35.03 -9.59 -49.16

Competitive Comparison of PubliGroupe's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, PubliGroupe'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.


PubliGroupe's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, PubliGroupe's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



PubliGroupe Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

PubliGroupe's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Dec. 2013 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(70+0.75 * 172.9+0.5 * 0-297.5
-0-11.8)/2.230
=-49.16

PubliGroupe's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2013 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(70+0.75 * 172.9+0.5 * 0-297.5
-0-11.8)/2.230
=-49.16

* 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.


PubliGroupe  (XSWX:PUBN) 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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PubliGroupe (XSWX:PUBN) Business Description

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PubliGroupe SA is engaged in sale of advertising space in Switzerland and abroad. It is a provider of marketing and media sales services. The Company operates in the following segments: Search & Find; Media Sales, and Digital & Marketing Services, Corporate and Others. The Search & Find is active in Switzerland and France. It produces and sells instruments facilitating the search for persons, companies, products and services. The printed and interactive directories are the foundation of the Search & Find platform. This platform is supplemented by offers of additional services such as leisure, guides and classified. Media Sales offers all media sales activities (print, electronic, digital & interactive media) in Switzerland and abroad. It is based on partnerships with the media established now for many years. Digital & Marketing Services brings together an international and interactive marketing services portfolio for advertising customers and agencies, including consultancy for the development and implementation of efficient communication and media strategies as well as online marketing platforms deploying access to a wide range of marketing channels. Corporate and Others" includes the Group general management costs, corporate support to develop new activities, real estate management and companies that fall outside the three other operating segments.

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