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VMware (VMware) Net-Net Working Capital : $-48.74 (As of Jul. 2023)


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What is VMware 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.

VMware's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2023 was $-48.74.

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

VMW's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 7.425
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

VMware Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

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

VMware Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -26.50 -35.81 -32.92 -57.77 -53.24

VMware Quarterly Data
Oct18 Jan19 Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23
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 -54.56 -51.61 -53.24 -48.37 -48.74

Competitive Comparison of VMware's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, VMware'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.


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

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

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



VMware Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

VMware's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Jan. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(5100+0.75 * 2510+0.5 * 0-29703
-0-0)/426.741
=-53.24

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

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Jul. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(6801+0.75 * 2432+0.5 * 0-29652
-0-0)/431.379
=-48.74

* 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.


VMware  (NYSE:VMW) 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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VMware (VMware) Business Description

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3401 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA, USA, 94304
VMware is an industry titan in virtualizing IT infrastructure and became a stand-alone entity after spinning off from Dell Technologies in November 2021. The software provider operates in three segments: licenses; subscriptions and software as a service; and services. VMware's solutions are used across IT infrastructure, application development, and cybersecurity teams, and the company takes a neutral approach to being the cohesion between cloud environments. The Palo Alto, California, firm operates and sells on a global scale, with about half its revenue from the United States, through direct sales, distributors, and partnerships.
Executives
Jean Pierre Brulard officer: EVP, Worldwide Sales 3401 HILLVIEW AVENUE, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Zane Rowe officer: Chief Financial Officer & EVP 1600 SMITH STREET, HQSEO, HOUSTON TX 77002
Sumit Dhawan officer: President 3401 HILLVIEW AVENUE, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Amy Fliegelman Olli officer: Sr. VP and General Counsel C/O VMWARE, INC., 3401 HILLVIEW AVENUE, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Pebbie L Verdecanna officer: Interim CAO 3401 HILLVIEW AVENUE, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Nicole Anasenes director 2600 ANSYS DRIVE, CANONSBURG PA 15317
Slta Spv-2 (gp), L.l.c. director, 10 percent owner C/O SILVER LAKE, 2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Slta Spv-2, L.p. director, 10 percent owner C/O SILVER LAKE, 2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Silver Lake Technology Investors V, L.p. director, 10 percent owner C/O SILVER LAKE, 2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Slta V (gp), L.l.c. director, 10 percent owner C/O SILVER LAKE, 2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Silver Lake Technology Associates V, L.p. director, 10 percent owner C/O SILVER LAKE, 2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Silver Lake Partners V De (aiv), L.p. director, 10 percent owner C/O SILVER LAKE, 2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100, MENLO PARK CA 94025
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Dell Inc 10 percent owner ONE DELL WAY, ROUND ROCK TX 78682
Rangarajan (raghu) Raghuram officer: EVP, Cloud Infrastructure 3401 HILLVIEW AVENUE, PALO ALTO CA 94304