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Aspen Group (Aspen Group) Net-Net Working Capital : $-1.31 (As of Jan. 2023)


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What is Aspen Group 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.

Aspen Group's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2023 was $-1.31.

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

ASPU's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Education industry.
Industry Median: 6.78
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Aspen Group Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Aspen Group'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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Aspen Group Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Aspen Group Annual Data
Trend Feb12 Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.65 -0.02 0.03 -0.27 -0.94

Aspen Group Quarterly Data
Apr18 Jul18 Oct18 Jan19 Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23
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 -0.68 -0.94 -1.13 -1.38 -1.31

Competitive Comparison of Aspen Group's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Aspen Group'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.


Aspen Group's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Aspen Group's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



Aspen Group Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Aspen Group's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2022 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Apr. 2022 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(6.483+0.75 * 24.359+0.5 * 0-48.52
-0-0)/25.2023
=-0.94

Aspen Group's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Jan. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(1.604+0.75 * 22.517+0.5 * 0-51.898
-0-0)/25.4314
=-1.31

* 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.


Aspen Group  (OTCPK:ASPU) 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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Aspen Group (Aspen Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
276 Fifth Avenue, Suite 505, New York, NY, USA, 10001
Aspen Group Inc is an education technology holding company that leverages its infrastructure and expertise to allow its two universities, Aspen University and United States University, to deliver on the vision of making college affordable again. Its only segment is the educational delivery operation using a core infrastructure that serves the curriculum and educational delivery needs of its online and campus students regardless of geography.
Executives
Michael L Koehneman director 276 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 505, NEW YORK NY 10001
Douglas Kass director C/O EMPIRE RESOURCES, INC., ONE PARKER PLAZA, FORT LEE NJ 07024
Matthew Lavay officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O ELLIE MAE, INC., 4420 ROSEWOOD DRIVE, 5TH FL, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Cheri St. Arnauld officer: Chief Academic Officer 720 SOUTH COLORADO BOULEVARD, SUITE 1150N, DENVER CO 80246
Michael Mathews director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 257 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, SUITE 602, NEW YORK NY 10010
Robert Alessi officer: Chief Accounting Officer 276 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 505, NEW YORK NY 10001
Joan Marie Prince director 276 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 505, NEW YORK NY 10001
Gerard Wendolowski officer: Chief Operating Officer 720 SOUTH COLORADO BOULEVARD, SUITE 1150N, DENVER CO 80246
C James Jensen director C/O ASPEN GROUP, INC., 276 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 505, NEW YORK NY 10001
Frank J Cotroneo director 4400 MAIN ST, KANSAS CITY MO 64111
Anne M Mcnamara officer: Chief Nursing Officer 276 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 505, NEW YORK NY 10001
Sanford Rich director 26 BEACH DRIVE, DARIEN CT 06820
Maclean Malcolm F Iv director C/O ASPEN GROUP, INC., 1660 SOUTH ALBION STREET, SUITE 525, DENVER CO 80222
Joseph L. Sevely officer: Chief Financial Officer 276 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 306, NEW YORK NY 10001
Janet Gill officer: Executive Vice President 720 SOUTH COLORADO BOULEVARD, SUITE 1150N, DENVER CO 80246