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Alleghany (Alleghany) Net-Net Working Capital : $-1,314.98 (As of Jun. 2022)


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What is Alleghany 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.

Alleghany's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2022 was $-1,314.98.

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

Y's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Insurance industry.
Industry Median: 4.845
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Alleghany Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

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

Alleghany Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -880.15 -936.21 -980.78 -1,173.03 -1,343.57

Alleghany Quarterly Data
Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22
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 -1,268.30 -1,323.52 -1,343.57 -1,354.92 -1,314.98

Competitive Comparison of Alleghany's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, Alleghany'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.


Alleghany's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Alleghany's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

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



Alleghany Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Alleghany's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Dec. 2021 )
=(Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents+Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(927.966+1142.258+0.75 * 3654.654+0.5 * 0-23081.793
-0-0)/13.5985
=-1,343.57

Alleghany's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2022 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Jun. 2022 )
=(Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents+Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(941.519+1624.444+0.75 * 3788.699+0.5 * 0-23101.195
-0-0)/13.4555
=-1,314.98

* 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.


Alleghany  (NYSE:Y) 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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Alleghany (Alleghany) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
1411 Broadway, 34th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10018
Alleghany Corp is a property and casualty insurance company that owns and manages subsidiaries that operate reinsurance and insurance operations. The company also executes certain private capital investments. The company classifies its business into three reportable segments: reinsurance, insurance, and Alleghany Capital. These segments' underwriting activities are evaluated separately from investment and corporate activities. Reinsurance contracts are generally classified as a treaty or facultative contracts. Treaty reinsurance provides for the automatic reinsuring of all or a portion of a specified class of risk underwritten by the ceding company. Facultative reinsurance is geared toward individual risks.
Executives
Christopher Kent Dalrymple officer: VP and General Counsel C/O DARWIN PROFESSIONAL UNDERWRITERS INC 9 FARM SPRINGS ROAD FARMINGTON CT 06032
Ian H Chippendale director TRANSATLANTIC HOLDINGS, INC. 80 PINE ST NEW YORK NY 10005
Joseph Patrick Brandon officer: Executive Vice President C/O ALLEGHANY CORPORATION 1411 BROADWAY, 34TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018
Chris H Cheesman director C/O ALLEGHANY CORPORATION 1411 BROADWAY, 34TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018
Kerry J Jacobs officer: SVP, Chief Financial Officer C/O ALLEGHANY CORPORATION 1411 BROADWAY, 34TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018
William K Lavin director 375 PARK AVENUE SUITE 3201 NEW YORK NY 10152
John F Shannon officer: SVP, chief investment officer C/O ALLEGHANY CORPORATION 1411 BROADWAY, 34TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018
Phillip M Martineau director 414 EAST THIRD STREET PO BOX 1109 MUSCATINE IA 52761
Lauren M Tyler director C/O ALLEGHANY CORPORATION, 1411 BROADWAY, 34TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
Jefferson Kirby director ALLEGHANY CORPORATION 7 TIMES SQUARE TOWER, 17TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10036
Rex D Adams director
Raymond Wong director C/O SPRING MOUNTAIN CAPITAL, LP 650 MADISON AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10022
James F Will director ST VINCENT COLLEGE, 300 PRASER PURCHASE RD, LATROBE PA 15650
Roger Bryce Gorham officer: SVP, Chief Financial Officer C/O ALLEGHANY CORPORATION 1411 BROADWAY, 34TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018
Sennott John Langton Jr officer: SVP C/O ALLEGHANY CORPORATION 1411 BROADWAY, 34TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018

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