Sycamore Networks (Sycamore Networks) Accounts Receivable : $8.44 Mil (As of Jan. 2013)

Sycamore Networks Accounts Receivable Chart

Sycamore Networks Annual Data
	Trend	Jul03	Jul04	Jul05	Jul06	Jul07	Jul08	Jul09	Jul10	Jul11	Jul12
Accounts Receivable		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					8.78	12.86	14.17	8.76	7.79

Sycamore Networks Quarterly Data
	Apr08	Jul08	Oct08	Jan09	Apr09	Jul09	Oct09	Jan10	Apr10	Jul10	Oct10	Jan11	Apr11	Jul11	Oct11	Jan12	Apr12	Jul12	Oct12	Jan13
Accounts Receivable	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															12.27	6.39	7.79	5.72	8.44

Sycamore Networks Accounts Receivable Calculation

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

Sycamore Networks 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.

Sycamore Networks's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2013 is calculated as:

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

Sycamore Networks's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2013 is calculated as:

* 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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