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Aon (AON) Net-Net Working Capital : $-157.10 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Aon 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.

Aon's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-157.10.

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

AON's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Insurance industry.
Industry Median: 5.51
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Aon Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

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

Aon 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 -98.10 -111.42 -128.95 -145.15 -157.10

Aon 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 -145.15 -113.35 -120.43 -114.59 -157.10

Competitive Comparison of Aon's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Insurance Brokers subindustry, Aon'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.


Aon's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Aon's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



Aon Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Aon'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)
=(1147+0.75 * 3254+0.5 * 0-34701
-0-84)/198.587
=-157.10

Aon'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)
=(1147+0.75 * 3254+0.5 * 0-34701
-0-84)/198.587
=-157.10

* 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.


Aon  (NYSE:AON) 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.


Aon Net-Net Working Capital Related Terms

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Aon (AON) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
James Joyce Street, Metropolitan Building, Dublin 1, IRL, D01 K0Y8
Aon is a leading global provider of insurance and reinsurance brokerage and human resource solutions. Its operations are tilted toward its brokerage operations. Headquartered in London, Aon has about 50,000 employees and operations in over 120 countries around the world.
Executives
Byron Spruell director 200 EAST RANDOLPH ST., CHICAGO IL 60601
Eric Andersen officer: CEO, Aon Benfield 200 EAST RANDOLPH ST., CHICAGO IL 60601
Sarah G Smith director C/O GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC, 200 WEST STREET, NEW YORK NY 10282
Christa Davies officer: EVP, Global Finance AON CORPORATE LAW DEPT, 200 EAST RANDOLPH ST, 8TH FL, CHICAGO IL 60601
Michael Neller officer: Principal Accounting Officer 200 EAST RANDOLPH ST., CHICAGO IL 60601
Mindy F. Simon officer: Chief Operating Officer FOUR EMBARCADERO CENTER, SUITE 2100, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Adriana Karaboutis director C/O BIOGEN IDEC INC., 225 BINNEY ST., CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Darren Zeidel officer: General Counsel 200 EAST RANDOLPH ST., CHICAGO IL 60640
Lester B Knight director C/O AON CORP, 200 EAST RANDOLPH STREET, CHICAGO IL 60601
Jillian Slyfield officer: Chief Innovation Officer 200 E RANDOLPH ST., CHICAGO IL 60601
J Michael Losh director H.B. FULLER COMPANY, P.O. BOX 64683, ST. PAUL MN 55164-0683
James Platt officer: Chief Operating Officer THE LEADENHALL BUILDING, 122 LEADENHALL ST., LONDON X0 EC3V 4AN
John G Bruno officer: Executive Vice President, CIO
Carolyn Y Woo director 801 E. 86TH AVENUE, MERRILLVILLE IN 4641-
Anthony R Goland officer: EVP and CHRO C/O AON LAW DEPARTMENT, 200 EAST RANDOLPH ST, CHICAGO IL 60601

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