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Argan (AGX) Net Cash per Share

: $7.94 (As of Jan. 2024)
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Net Cash per Share is calculated as Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities minus Total Liabilities minus Minority Interest and then divided by Shares Outstanding (EOP). Argan's Net Cash per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $7.94.

The historical rank and industry rank for Argan's Net Cash per Share or its related term are showing as below:

AGX' s Price-to-Net-Cash Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.66   Med: 3.77   Max: 7.68
Current: 7.68

During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Net-Cash Ratio of Argan was 7.68. The lowest was 2.66. And the median was 3.77.

AGX's Price-to-Net-Cash is ranked worse than
53.29% of 167 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 6.94 vs AGX: 7.68

Argan Net Cash per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Argan's Net Cash per Share 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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Argan Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Net Cash per Share
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 11.49 11.13 13.98 8.69 7.94

Argan Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Net Cash per Share 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.69 8.89 9.42 8.90 7.94

Competitive Comparison

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Argan's Price-to-Net-Cash, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Net-Cash 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.


Argan Price-to-Net-Cash Distribution

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Argan's Price-to-Net-Cash distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Argan's Price-to-Net-Cash falls into.



Argan Net Cash per Share Calculation

In the calculation of a company's Net Cash per Share, assets other than cash and short term investments are considered to be worth nothing. But the company has to pay its debt and other liabilities in full. This is an extremely conservative way of valuation. Most companies have negative Net Cash per Share. But sometimes a company's price may be lower than its net-cash.

Argan's Net Cash per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Net Cash per Share (A: Jan. 2024 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities-Total Liabilities-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(412.405-307.29-0)/13.2425
=7.94

Argan's Net Cash per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Net Cash per Share (Q: Jan. 2024 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities-Total Liabilities-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(412.405-307.29-0)/13.2425
=7.94

* 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.


Argan  (NYSE:AGX) Net Cash per Share Explanation

Ben Graham invested in situations where the company's stock price was lower than its net-cash. He assigned some value to the company's other current asset. The value is called Net Current Asset Value (NCAV). 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.

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Argan (AGX) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
One Church Street, Suite 201, Rockville, MD, USA, 20850
Argan Inc is a United States-based company that primarily operates in the power industry services segment through its wholly-owned subsidiaries. Gemma Power Systems and affiliates, one of Argan's subsidiaries, contributed almost all Argan's sales. GPS is a contractor that provides a full range of engineering, procurement, and construction services for power-generating projects. GPS' works encompass complete plant design, construction, electrical interconnection, plant testing, and commissioning. Argan also generates a small portion of sales from industrial fabrication and field services, as well as telecommunication infrastructure services. It operates in three segments: Power Services, Industrial Services, and Telecom Services, out of which Power Services derive majority revenue.
Executives
Cynthia Flanders director, officer: SVP & CFO 10006 WILDWOOD ROAD, KENSINGTON MD 20895
Jeffrey John Ronald Jr. director 55 GRANDVIEW CIRCLE, MANHASSET NY 11030
Griffin William F Jr director, officer: VC/CEO of Gemma Power Systems C/O GEMMA POWER SYSTEMS, LLC, 769 HEBRON AVENUE, GLASTONBURY CT 06033
Mitchell W G Champion director NETWORK SOLUTIONS, INC., 3009 RIVER LANE, NEW BERN NC 28562
David Hibbert Watson officer: SVP and CFO C/O ARGAN, INC., ONE CHURCH STREET, SUITE 201, ROCKVILLE MD 20850
Richard H Deily officer: Vice President C/O ARGAN, INC., ONE CHURCH STREET, SUITE 201, ROCKVILLE MD 20850
Peter W Getsinger director 35 SNOW?S POINT, EDGARTOWN MA 02539
James W Quinn director PUROFLOW INCORPORATED, ONE CHURCH STREET SUITE 302, ROCKVILLE MD 20850
Trebilcock Terrance Colin officer: Co-President, Gemma Power Sys. 64 SADDLE RIDGE ROAD, GLASTONBURY CT 06033
Collins Charles Edwin Iv officer: Co-President, Gemma Power Sys. 68 HICKORY DRIVE, SOUTH GLASTONBURY CT 06073
Mano S Koilpillai director 7380 IRA SEARS ROAD, ADAMSTOWN MD 21710
James E Quinn director C/O TIFFANY & CO LEGAL DEPT, 727 FIFTH AVE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Henry A Crumpton director 2101 WILSON BLVD., SUITE 500, ARLINGTON VA 20005
William F. Leimkuhler director 43 SALEM STRAITS RD, DARIEN CT 06820
Rainer H Bosselmann director, officer: Chairman of the Board and CEO PUROFLOW INCORPORATED, ONE CHURCH STREET SUITE 302, ROCKVILLE MD 20850