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Conduent (Conduent) Net-Net Working Capital : $-7.15 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Conduent 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.

Conduent's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $-7.15.

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

CNDT's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 7.44
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Conduent Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

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

Conduent 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 -10.54 -10.64 -9.78 -7.33 -7.64

Conduent 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 -7.35 -7.29 -7.49 -7.64 -7.15

Competitive Comparison of Conduent's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Conduent'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.


Conduent's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Conduent's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



Conduent Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Conduent'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)
=(498+0.75 * 559+0.5 * 0-2529
-0-4)/211.509
=-7.64

Conduent'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)
=(415+0.75 * 600+0.5 * 0-2353
-0-4)/208.643
=-7.15

* 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.


Conduent  (NAS:CNDT) 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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Conduent (Conduent) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
100 Campus Drive, Suite 200, Florham Park, NJ, USA, 07932
Conduent Inc acts as a provider of business process services with expertise in transaction-intensive processing, analytics, and automation. The company provides industry-focused service offerings in growth markets such as Healthcare and Transportation as well as provides multi-industry services such as transaction processing, customer care, and payment services. It operates through three segments namely Commercial Industries which is the key revenue-driving segment, Government Services, and Transportation. The group operates its business in the United States, Europe, and Other areas of which the majority of its revenue is generated in the United States.
Executives
Clifford Skelton officer: Pres.& Chief Operating Officer 100 CAMPUS DRIVE, SUITE 200, FLORHAM PARK NJ 07932
Stephen Henry Wood officer: VP, Corporate Controller 100 CAMPUS DRIVE, SUITE 200E, FLORHAM PARK NJ 07932
Randall Edmon King officer: EVP, Commercial Solutions 100 CAMPUS DRIVE, SUITE 200, FLORHAM PARK NJ 07932
Mark E King officer: EVP, Government Solutions 100 CAMPUS DRIVE, SUITE 200, FLORHAM PARK NJ 07932
Louis Edward Keyes officer: Executive Vice President & CRO 100 CAMPUS DRIVE, SUITE 200E, FLORHAM PARK NJ 07932
Michael E Krawitz officer: EVP, GC & Secretary 1690 S CONGRESS AVE, STE 201, DELRAY BEACH FL 33445
Mark Simon Brewer officer: EVP & President -Public Sector 100 CAMPUS DRIVE, SUITE 200, FLORHAM PARK NJ 07932
Mark Prout officer: EVP, Chief Information Officer 100 CAMPUS DRIVE, SUITE 200E, FLORHAM PARK NJ 07932
A. Scott Letier director 5956 SHERRY LN, SUITE 800, DALLAS TX 75225
Steven D Miller director 16690 COLLINS AVENUE, PH, SUNNY ISLE BEACH FL 33160
Hunter Clark Gary director C/O ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P., 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH, SUNNY ISLES FL 33160
Michael Montelongo director 203 EAST MAIN STREET, SPARTANBURG SC 29319
Hernandez Margarita Palau director 300 N. SAN RAFAEL AVE., PASADENA CA 91105
Higgins Victor Kathy J director 7075 FLYING CLOUD DRIVE, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55344
Carl C Icahn 10 percent owner C/O ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P., 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH-1, SUNNY ISLES BEACH FL 33160