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Coupang (Coupang) Net-Net Working Capital : $-2.35 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Coupang 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.

Coupang's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $-2.35.

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

CPNG's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Retail - Cyclical industry.
Industry Median: 5.97
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Coupang Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

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

Coupang Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -3.24 -4.25 -1.22 -1.48 -1.65

Coupang Quarterly Data
Dec18 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 -1.37 -1.43 -1.54 -1.65 -2.35

Competitive Comparison of Coupang's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Internet Retail subindustry, Coupang'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.


Coupang's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Coupang's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



Coupang Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Coupang'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)
=(5243+0.75 * 314+0.5 * 1666-9257
-0-0)/1790.33
=-1.65

Coupang'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)
=(5226+0.75 * 601+0.5 * 1938-10750
-0-120)/1795.05
=-2.35

* 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.


Coupang  (NYSE:CPNG) 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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Coupang (Coupang) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
720 Olive Way, Suite 600, Seattle, WA, USA, 05510
Coupang Inc is an e-commerce company. The company sells apparel, electronics, footwear, food products, furniture, nutritional supplements, and other products. Its segments include Product Commerce and Developing Offerings. The company generates maximum revenue from the Product Commerce segment. Product Commerce primarily includes core retail (owned inventory) and marketplace offerings (third-party merchants) and Rocket Fresh, fresh grocery offering, as well as advertising products associated with these offerings.
Executives
Tae Jung Kim officer: See Remarks 720 OLIVE WAY, SUITE 600, SEATTLE WA 98101
Svf Investments (uk) Ltd 10 percent owner 69 GROSVENOR STREET, LONDON X0 W1K3JP
Benjamin Sun director C/O COUPANG, INC., TOWER 730, 570, SONGPA-DAERO, SONGPA-GU, SEOUL M5 05510
Greenoaks Capital Partners Llc director, 10 percent owner, other: See Remarks 4 ORINDA WAY BUILDING C, SUITE 200, ORINDA CA 94563
Pedro Franceschi director C/O COUPANG, INC., TOWER 730, 570, SONGPA-DAERO,SONGPA-GU, SEOUL M5 05510
Hanseung Kang officer: Rep Director, Business Mngmt C/O COUPANG, INC., TOWER 730, 570, SONGPA-DAERO, SONGPA-GU, SEOUL M5 05510
Ambereen Toubassy director 720 OLIVE WAY, SUITE 600, SEATTLE WA 98101
Harold Rogers officer: See Remarks C/O COUPANG, INC., TOWER 730, 570, SONGPA-DAERO, SONGPA-GU, SEOUL M5 05510
Jonathan D. Lee officer: Chief Accounting Officer ONE PARK PLACE, SUITE 600, DUBLIN CA 94568
Thuan Pham officer: Chief Technology Officer 1455 MARKET STREET 4TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Neil Mehta director 535 PACIFIC AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94133
Kevin M Warsh director 55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Michael Parker officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O COUPANG, INC., TOWER 730, 570, SONGPA-DAERO, SONGPA-GU, SEOUL M5 05510
Jason Child director C/O SPLUNK INC., 270 BRANNAN ST., SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Gaurav Anand officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O COUPANG, INC., TOWER 730, 570, SONGPA-DAERO, SONGPA-GU, SEOUL M5 05510

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