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S&P Global (S&P Global) Net-Net Working Capital : $-71.46 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is S&P Global 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.

S&P Global's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $-71.46.

The industry rank for S&P Global's Net-Net Working Capital or its related term are showing as below:

SPGI's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Capital Markets industry.
Industry Median: 6.76
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

S&P Global Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for S&P Global'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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S&P Global Net-Net Working Capital Chart

S&P Global 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 -27.84 -27.87 -21.78 -67.55 -73.08

S&P Global Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -70.10 -67.82 -68.14 -73.08 -71.46

Competitive Comparison of S&P Global's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges subindustry, S&P Global'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.


S&P Global's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, S&P Global's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where S&P Global's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital falls into.



S&P Global Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

S&P Global'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)
=(1316+0.75 * 2826+0.5 * 0-22489
-0-3900)/314.1
=-73.08

S&P Global's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Mar. 2024 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(1543+0.75 * 2979+0.5 * 0-22228
-0-3922)/313.1
=-71.46

* 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.


S&P Global  (NYSE:SPGI) 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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S&P Global (S&P Global) Business Description

Address
55 Water Street, New York, NY, USA, 10041
S&P Global provides data and benchmarks to capital and commodity market participants. Its ratings business is the largest credit rating agency in the world and S&P's largest segment by profitability. S&P's largest segment by revenue is market intelligence, which provides desktop, data and advisory solutions, enterprise solutions, and credit/risk solutions mostly in the financial-services industry. S&P's other segments include commodity insights (Platts and other data), mobility (Carfax), and indexes.
Executives
Douglas L. Peterson director, officer: CEO & President MCGRAW HILL FINANCIAL, 1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10020
Saugata Saha officer: President, S&P Global Platts 55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK NY 10041
Ewout L Steenbergen officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer 230 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10169
Adam Jason Kansler officer: President, Market Intelligence C/O MARKIT LTD, 4TH FL, ROPEMAKER PLACE, 25 ROPEMAKER STREET, LONDON X0 EC2Y 9LY
Dimitra Manis officer: Chief People Officer 55 WATER STREET, S&P GLOBAL, 45TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10041
Steven J Kemps officer: EVP, General Counsel 2515 MCKINNEY AVENUE, SUITE 1200, DALLAS TX 75201
Sally Moore officer: EVP, Strategic Alliances 55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK NY 10041
Deborah D Mcwhinney director PO BOX 40 EAST BROADWAY, BUTTE MT 59701
Robert P Kelly director ONE MELLON CENTER, PITTSBURGH PA 15258-0001
Christopher Craig officer: SVP and Controller 55 WATER STREET, LEGAL DEPARTMENT, NEW YORK NY 10041
Martina Cheung officer: EMD, Head of Global Risk Svcs 55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK NY 10020
John L Berisford officer: President, S&P Ratings C/O THE PEPSI BOTTLING GROUP, INC., ONE PEPSI WAY, SOMERS NY 10589
Nancy Luquette officer: SVP, Chief Risk & Audit Exec S&P GLOBAL, 55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK NY 10041
Jacques Esculier director C/O AMERICAN STANDARD COMPANIES INC, ONE CENTENNIAL AVENUE, PISCATAWAY NJ 08855
Gay Huey Evans director SHIPPING & RECEIVING CENTER, 16930 PARK ROW DR., HOUSTON TX 77084