Sentences with phrase «current asset»

The Fund attempts to achieve its objective by investing in a diversified portfolio of USAA mutual funds in a manner consistent with its current asset allocation as depicted in the lifestyle transition path of approximately 35 % equity / alternative securities and 65 % fixed - income securities.

Well, to ensure you don't bail out of stocks and rush to cash or gold or whatever when the market is tanking, you might write down why you've settled on your current asset allocation and promise in writing that you'll hold off at least a week before making any changes to your stocks - bonds mix.

With Webco trading at 60 % of net current asset value the company is trading below the famous 66 % number that Benjamin Graham popularized as a threshold for buying cheap value stocks.

To address this, a deeper look at our current asset allocation vs. target is required:

As I mentioned in my «5 Moves I've Made» article, I am disciplined about tracking our current asset allocation vs. our «target» asset allocation.

To evaluate what's happening I think there are three key metrics that provide the most insight: net current asset value, operating profit and AUM.

The ratio he used to identify these companies was Net Current Asset Value or NCAV.

The Ultra-low Price - to - book Portfolio contains a sickly lot from a net current asset value perspective.

After deducting total liabilities of $ 25M, we estimate IKAN's net current asset value at $ 60.8 M, and its liquidating value at $ 63.2 M or $ 2.19 per share.

AVNW is an interesting Ramius activist target trading at a small premium to net current asset value.

Posted in Activist Investors, Net Net Stocks, Network Engines Inc (NASDAQ: NENG), Stocks, Trinad Management Tagged Net Current Asset Value, Net Net Stock, Network Engines Inc (NASDAQ: NENG), Trinad Management 3 Comments

He wrote his masters thesis on the performance of Net Current Asset Value stocks.

Personal Capital automatically connects all your accounts into one simple dashboard, and it then sets up what your current asset allocation is automatically.

Its current asset value has halved over the preceding year and we are concerned it will slip out of the ER and into the morgue before the doctor can go to work.

Posted in About, Activist Investors, Net Current Asset Value, Stocks, Value Investment, tagged Aviat Networks Inc (NASDAQ: AVNW) on October 22, 2010 Leave a Comment»

$ 66.2 M of IKAN's $ 85.8 M current asset value is in cash.

Posted in Greenbackd Portfolio, Ikanos Communications Inc (NASDAQ: IKAN), Net Cash Stocks, Net Net Stocks, Stocks, tagged Ikanos Communications Inc (NASDAQ: IKAN), Liquidating Value, Net Cash Stock, Net Current Asset Value, Net Net Stock, Net Quick Value on January 27, 2009 2 Comments»

Tandy Brands Accessories Inc (NASDAQ: TBAC) presents an interesting conundrum: an undervalued asset situation with a current asset value that has deteriorated significantly over the last year and an...

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Posted in Activist Investors, MRV Communications Inc (OTC: MRVC), Special Situation, Stocks, Value Investors for Change, tagged Activist investment, Liquidation Value, MRV Communications Inc (OTC: MRVC), Net Current Asset Value, Special Situation on August 25, 2009 1 Comment»

Posted in Activist Investors, MRV Communications Inc (OTC: MRVC), Stocks, Value Investors for Change, tagged Activist investment, Liquidation Value, MRV Communications Inc (OTC: MRVC), Net Current Asset Value, Value Investors for Change on October 8, 2009 2 Comments»

As an aside, whenever I see back - test results like the ones above (or like those in the Net current asset value and net net working capital back - test refined posts) I am reminded of Marcus Brutus's oft - quoted line to Cassius in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar:

We wrote that TBAC presents an interesting conundrum: an undervalued asset situation with a current asset value that has deteriorated significantly over the year and an activist investor — Mr. Levis — with little track record.

It seems that any further analysis beyond determining the net current asset value was unnecessary for him (although he does discuss in Security Analysis other considerations for the discerning security analyst).

Posted in Liquidation Value, Net Current Asset Value, Net Quick Stocks, Net Quick Value, Seth Klarman, Stocks Tagged Liquidating Value, Net Current Asset Value, Net Net Stock, Seth Klarman 7 Comments

Posted in Activist Investors, Audiovox Corporation (NASDAQ: VOXX), Howson Tattersall, Net Net Stocks, Stocks Tagged Audiovox Corporation (NASDAQ: VOXX), Howson Tattersall, Liquidating Value, Net Current Asset Value, Net Net Stock 1 Comment

The few stocks that do have a positive net current asset value are generally trading a substantial premium to that value, with the exception of NWD and ZING, which qualify as Graham net nets.

CRC has a market capitalization of only $ 2.8 M, but the company's written - down net current asset value is much higher at around $ 15M.

Posted in About, Net Current Asset Value, Stocks, Value Investment Tagged NCAV, Net Current Asset Value, Price - to - book Value 3 Comments

Posted in About, Austrian Economics, Net Current Asset Value, Stocks, Value Investment, tagged Austrian School of Economics, Joe Calandro, Value Investment on December 9, 2009 Leave a Comment»

Balance sheet / Liquidity Pristine condition with $ 137 mm of net cash, $ 189 mm of net working capital (current asset minus total liab) and $ 80 mm untapped credit facility.

Regardless, it can be a good exercise to look at the current asset accruals of the non-financial companies that you own to see if they look high, because of the higher odds of an earnings disappointment if those accruals are too aggressive.

Viewed as an investment vehicle, that merchandise inventory was indeed a current asset, something that, item by item, would be converted to cash over the next twelve months.

6) Are you concerned about your risk profile and your current asset allocation?

Whether Kmart's merchandise inventories ought to be reclassified as a fixed asset, and whether Forest City's PP&E ought to be reclassified as a current asset, is something for the analyst to decide.

At the last meeting, we took turns describing our current asset allocations and what we've done to respond to the faltering economy.

You may also find redemption fee information on the investment website under the «Current Asset Alignments» link.

Working capital calculations such as Net Current Asset Value (NCAV) and Net Net Working Capital (NNWC) provide valuable metrics with which to measure against price in order to identify bargain stocks.

Can we get a recap of what comprises the current asset mix in the 60/40 portfolio?

Net Current Asset Value (NCAV) = Cash and Short - Term Investments + (0.75 * Accounts Receivable) + (0.5 * Inventory)-- Total Liabilities

Most interestingly, there is a quote from Warren Buffett which is perhaps the most quantitative statement he has made in recent years on interest rates and current asset prices: «Warren Buffett, the most famous disciple of Ben Graham, said this week that stocks would look cheap in three years» time if interest rates were one percentage - point higher, but not if they were three percentage points higher.»

I try to highlight two values, net current asset value and discounted net current asset value which is labeled net - net working capital.

In consideration of «current asset size, recent purchase and redemption history and projected expenses,» BPV High Quality Short Duration Income Fund (BPASX) will liquidate on July 11, 2016.

The first being Benjamin Graham's net current asset value method that looks for companies trading for less than two - thirds their current assets less all their liabilities, which is a rough measure of their liquidation value.

Greenbackd is so called because it was initially solely devoted to stocks trading at a discount to net cash value (stocks backed by a surplus of Greenbacks, hence «Greenback'd»), net current asset value, negative enterprise value, or liquidation value.

You will never find a good company trading below net current asset value because these insanely cheap valuations are the result of small size and business problems.

Estate taxes are based upon the total current asset value, so 2nd to Die Life Insurance can protect family estates such as real estate, property, family farms and other hard assets from liquidation.

The Net Current Asset Value (NCAV) calculates the value of a firm's cash, inventory, and receivables less all liabilities and preferred stock which is treated as debt.

Net Current Asset Value = (Current Assets --(Total Liabilities + Preferred Stock)-RRB- / Total Shares Outstanding

Schwab Target Date Index Fund will pursue «capital appreciation and income consistent with its current asset allocation.»