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athenahealth (athenahealth) Accounts Receivable : $167 Mil (As of Sep. 2018)


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What is athenahealth Accounts Receivable?

Accounts Receivable are created when a customer has received a product but has not yet paid for that product. athenahealth's accounts receivables for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was $167 Mil.

Accounts receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding. athenahealth's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was 46.36.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value. athenahealth's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was $-2.27.


athenahealth Accounts Receivable Historical Data

The historical data trend for athenahealth's Accounts Receivable 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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athenahealth Accounts Receivable Chart

athenahealth Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Accounts Receivable
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athenahealth Quarterly Data
Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18
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athenahealth Accounts Receivable Calculation

Accounts Receivable is money owed to a business by customers and shown on its Balance Sheet as an asset.


athenahealth Accounts Receivable Explanation

1. Accounts Receivable are created when a customer has received a product but has not yet paid for that product. Days Sales Outstanding measures of the average number of days that a company takes to collect revenue after a sale has been made. It is a financial ratio that illustrates how well a company's accounts receivables are being managed.

athenahealth's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 is calculated as:

Days Sales Outstanding
=Accounts Receivable/Revenue*Days in Period
=167.4/329.5*91
=46.36

2. In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC), athenahealth's accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value:

athenahealth's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 is calculated as:

Net-Net Working Capital Per Share
=(Cash And Cash Equivalents+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(303.4+0.75 * 167.4+0.5 * 0-521.1
-0-0)/40.6
=-2.27

* 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.


Be Aware

Net receivables tells us a great deal about the different competitors in the same industry. In competitive industries, some attempt to gain advantage by offering better credit terms, causing increase in sales and receivables.

If company consistently shows lower % Net receivables to gross sales than competitors, then it usually has some kind of competitive advantage which requires further digging.

Average Days Sales Outstanding is a good indicator for measuring a company's sales channel and customers. A company may book great revenue and earnings growth but never receive payment from their customers. This may force a write-off in the future and depress future earnings.


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athenahealth (athenahealth) Business Description

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Athenahealth provides healthcare IT (HCIT) services through cloud-based and mobile application products largely for smaller to midsize medical groups and health systems. Their services include revenue cycle and practice management, electronic health records, patient engagement, population health management, and care coordination. The business services segment generates 96% of revenue, which provides cloud-based solutions and support to healthcare providers. Athenahealth is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.
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Marc A Levine officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O ATHENAHEALTH, INC., 311 ARSENAL STREET, WATERTOWN MA 02472
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