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HomeAway (HomeAway) Cash Conversion Cycle : -20.09 (As of Sep. 2015)


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What is HomeAway Cash Conversion Cycle?

Cash Conversion Cycle is one of several measures of management effectiveness. It equals Days Sales Outstanding + Days Inventory - Days Payable.

HomeAway's Days Sales Outstanding for the three months ended in Sep. 2015 was 18.98.
HomeAway's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Sep. 2015 was 0.
HomeAway's Days Payable for the three months ended in Sep. 2015 was 39.07.
Therefore, HomeAway's Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC) for the three months ended in Sep. 2015 was -20.09.


HomeAway Cash Conversion Cycle Historical Data

The historical data trend for HomeAway's Cash Conversion Cycle 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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HomeAway Cash Conversion Cycle Chart

HomeAway Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14
Cash Conversion Cycle
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -35.70 -22.19 -18.10 -14.57 -14.10

HomeAway Quarterly Data
Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15
Cash Conversion Cycle 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 -35.16 -36.27 -28.63 -24.38 -20.09

Competitive Comparison of HomeAway's Cash Conversion Cycle

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, HomeAway's Cash Conversion Cycle, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash Conversion Cycle 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.


HomeAway's Cash Conversion Cycle Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, HomeAway's Cash Conversion Cycle distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where HomeAway's Cash Conversion Cycle falls into.



HomeAway Cash Conversion Cycle Calculation

Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC) measures how fast a company can convert cash on hand into even more cash on hand. This metric looks at the amount of time needed to sell inventory, the amount of time needed to collect receivables and the length of time the company is afforded to pay its bills without incurring penalties.

Cash Conversion Cycle is one of several measures of management effectiveness.

HomeAway's Cash Conversion Cycle for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

Cash Conversion Cycle=Days Sales Outstanding +Days Inventory-Days Payable
=17.8+0-31.9
=-14.10

HomeAway's Cash Conversion Cycle for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 is calculated as:

Cash Conversion Cycle=Days Sales Outstanding+Days Inventory-Days Payable
=18.98+0-39.07
=-20.09

* 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.


HomeAway  (NAS:AWAY) Cash Conversion Cycle Explanation

Generally, the lower this number is, the better for the company. Although it should be combined with other metrics (such as ROE % and ROA %), it can be especially useful for comparing close competitors, because the company with the lowest CCC is often the one with better management.


Be Aware

CCC is most effective with retail-type companies, which have inventories that are sold to customers. Consulting businesses, software companies and insurance companies are all examples of companies for whom this metric is meaningless.

The CCC is one of several tools that can help you evaluate management, especially if it is calculated for several consecutive time periods and for several competitors. Decreasing or steady CCCs are good, while rising ones should motivate you to dig a bit deeper.


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HomeAway (HomeAway) Business Description

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HomeAway, Inc., was incorporated in 2004 as CEH Holdings, Inc. in the State of Delaware. In 2006, the Company changed its name to HomeAway, Inc. The Company operates as an online marketplace for the vacation rental industry. Vacation rentals are fully furnished, privately owned residential properties, including homes, condominiums, villas and cabins that can be rented on a nightly, weekly or monthly basis. The Company's marketplace brings together millions of travelers seeking vacation rentals online with hundreds of thousands of owners and managers of vacation rental properties located in over 145 countries around the world. Its ambition is to make every vacation rental in the world available to every traveler in the world through its online marketplace. The Company's Products and Services includes Paid Listings. Paid listings appear in search results on websites when travelers search for vacation rentals based on location, type of property, size or other characteristics. A paid listing provides the property owner or manager with a set of tools for managing an availability calendar, reservations, inquiries and the content of the listing; Transaction-Based Listings: The Company offers property managers with large inventories of vacation rentals the opportunity to post listings for no initial up-front fees and, instead, charge fees based on the number of inquiries and online reservations that result from their listing on its websites; Property Management Software: Property managers can use Company's enterprise software solutions to manage their businesses, customers and properties. It provides software solutions to property managers under the brand names Escapia, PropertyPlus, V12, Entech and First Resort and offer software tailored to professional. Its strategies to achieve goal includes: Increase the Size of Marketplace by Providing the Online Experience: It intends to build on its market scale by providing the online experience for travelers, property owners and managers. For travelers, the Company will leverage the scale and scope of the current listings on marketplace, the latest web technologies and own innovations in user interface, visual design, features and functionality; Bring More Choice and Value to Property Owners, Managers and Traveler. It derives its revenue from paid listings from its property owners and managers. The Company's customers generally pay for their listings at the beginning of the listing term, and revenue is recognized monthly over the term of the listing, which is generally one year.
Executives
Simon J Breakwell director C/O EXPEDIA INC, 333 108TH AVENUE NE, BELLEVUE WA 98004
Thomas E Hale officer: Chief Operating Officer 600 TOWNSEND ST, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Rebecca Lynn Atchison officer: Chief Financial Officer 10355 PECAN PARK BOULEVARD, AUSTIN TX 78729
Charles Baker director C/O MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC., 622 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Brian Sharples director, officer: CEO, President and Chairman 1250 CAPITAL OF TX HWY, BLDG 2, PLAZA 1, AUSTIN TX 78746
Christopher P Marshall director 250 MIDDLEFIELD RD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Brent Bellm officer: President & COO 11305 FOUR POINTS DRIVE, BUILDING II, THIRD FLOOR, AUSTIN TX 78726
Robert Solomon director 600 WEST CHICAGO AVENUE, SUITE 620, CHICAGO IL 60654
Av Partners X, L.p. 10 percent owner 300 W. 6TH STREET, SUITE 2300, AUSTIN TX 78701
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John D Thornton 10 percent owner 300 WEST SIXTH ST., SUITE 2300, AUSTIN TX 78701
Kenneth P Deangelis 10 percent owner 300 WEST SIXTH ST STE 2300, AUSTIN TX 78701
Joseph C Aragona 10 percent owner C/O AUSTIN VENTURES, 300 W. SIXTH ST., STE. 2300, AUSTIN TX 78701

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