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SPAR Group (SPAR Group) Net-Net Working Capital : $-0.55 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is SPAR 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.

SPAR Group's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.55.

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

SGRP's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 6.18
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

SPAR Group Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for SPAR 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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SPAR Group Net-Net Working Capital Chart

SPAR Group 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 -1.00 -0.84 -1.05 -1.00 -0.55

SPAR Group Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -1.00 -0.55 -0.45 -0.53 -0.55

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

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, SPAR 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.


SPAR Group's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, SPAR Group's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



SPAR Group Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

SPAR Group'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)
=(10.719+0.75 * 51.567+0.5 * 0-50.035
-0.007-12.02)/23.241
=-0.55

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

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(10.719+0.75 * 51.567+0.5 * 0-50.035
-0.007-12.02)/23.241
=-0.55

* 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.


SPAR Group  (NAS:SGRP) 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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SPAR Group (SPAR Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1910 Opdyke Court, Auburn Hills, MI, USA, 48326
SPAR Group Inc is a supplier of merchandising and other marketing services. It also provides in-store event staffing, product sampling, audit services, furniture and other product assembly services, technology services and marketing research services. The company divides its operations into two reportable segments: Domestic division is comprised of all operations within the United States; and The International division is a consolidation of all other operations and joint ventures. Its customers are from retail and manufacturing segments. Its geographic presence is in Brazil, South Africa, Mexico, China, Japan, India, Canada, Australia, Turkey, and United States from where it generates maximum revenue.
Executives
Pato Antonio Calisto officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O SPAR GROUP, INC., 1910 OPDYKE COURT, AUBURN HILLS MI 48326
Robert G/ Brown director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman, Chief Executive Offi
Spar Business Services Inc other: Affiliated with Robert G Brown 7711 N MILITARY TRAIL, SUITE 1000, WEST PALM BEACH FL 33410
Williams H Bartels director, 10 percent owner, officer: Vice Chairman
Sean Whelan director C/O ZOMEDICA CORP., 100 PHOENIX DRIVE, SUITE 125, ANN ARBOR MI 48108
Michael Wager director 100 BURTT ROAD, SUITE 115, BOSTON MA 01810
Kori Belzer officer: Chief Operations Officer SPAR GROUP INC, 580 WHITE PLAINS RD., TARRYTOWN NY 10591
Fay Devriese officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O SPAR GROUP, INC., 1910 OPDYKE COURT, AUBURN HILLS MI 48326
Ronald Wayne Lutz officer: Chief Global CommercialOfficer C/O SPAR GROUP, INC., 1910 OPDYKE COURT, AUBURN HILLS MI 48326
William Linnane officer: Chief Strategy & GrowthOfficer C/O SPAR GROUP, INC., 1910 OPDYKE COURT, AUBURN HILLS MI 48326
Arthur H Baer director 61 BUSHNELL ROAD, HILLSDALE NY 12529
Mike R. Matacunas director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 500 VOLVO PARKWAY, CHESAPEAKE VA 23320
James Richard Brown director C/O SPAR GROUP, INC., 1910 OPDYKE COURT, AUBURN HILLS MI 48326
Igor Novgorodtsev director C/O SPAR GROUP, INC. 333 WESTCHESTER AVE, SOUTH BUILDING, SUITE 204, WHITE PLAINS NY 10604
James R Segreto officer: Controller C/O SPAR GROUP INC, 580 WHITE PLAINS RD, TARRYTOWN NY 10591