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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co) Net-Net Working Capital : $-21.35 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co 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.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $-21.35.

The industry rank for Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co's Net-Net Working Capital or its related term are showing as below:

HPE's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 6.425
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co'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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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -21.38 -23.29 -22.11 -21.55 -21.02

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 -21.41 -21.41 -22.00 -21.02 -21.35

Competitive Comparison of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co'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.


Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital falls into.



Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Oct. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(4270+0.75 * 3254+0.5 * 4607-35915
-0-56)/1282.63
=-21.02

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Jan. 2024 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(3758+0.75 * 3540+0.5 * 6049-37134
-0-52)/1299.77
=-21.35

* 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.


Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co  (NYSE:HPE) 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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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co) Business Description

Address
1701 East Mossy Oaks Road, Spring, TX, USA, 77389
Hewlett Packard Enterprise is an information technology vendor that provides hardware and software to enterprises. Its primary product lines are compute servers, storage arrays, and networking equipment; it also has a high-performance computing business. HPE's stated goal is to be a complete edge-to-cloud company, and its portfolio enables hybrid clouds and hyperconverged infrastructure. It uses a primarily outsourced manufacturing model and employs 60,000 people worldwide.
Executives
Jeremy Cox officer: SVP Controller and CTO 3000 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Phil Mottram officer: President, Intelligent Edge 11445 COMPAQ CENTER DRIVE WEST, HOUSTON TX 77070
Kirt P Karros officer: SVP, Finance & Treasurer 12400 HIGH BLUFF DR. SUITE 600, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Justin Hotard officer: SVP, GM, HPC and AI 11445 COMPAQ CENTER DRIVE WEST, HOUSTON TX 77070
Neil B Macdonald officer: SVP, GM of Compute 6280 AMERICA CENTER DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95002
Fidelma Russo officer: EVP, GM, HC and CTO C/O IRON MOUNTAIN INCORPORATED, ONE FEDERAL STREET, BOSTON MA 02110
John F Schultz officer: EVP, COLO C/O HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY, 3000 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Gerri Gold officer: EVP, Pres & CEO Financial Serv 4 INDUSTRIAL WAY WEST, SUITE 300, EATONTOWN NJ 07724
Alan Richard May officer: EVP, Chief People Officer 3000 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Antonio F Neri officer: President and CEO 3000 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Black Thomas E Jr officer: SVP, GM of Storage 6280 AMERICA CENTER DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95002
Bethany Mayer director C/O IXIA, 26601 W. AGOURA ROAD, CALABASAS CA 91302
Tarek Robbiati officer: EVP & CFO 6200 SPRINT PARKWAY, OVERLAND PARK KS 66251
Jean M. Hobby director 10000 WEHRLE DRIVE, CLARENCE NY 14031
Frank A Damelio director C/O PFIZER INC., 235 EAST 42ND ST., NEW YORK NY 10017