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Epiq Systems (Epiq Systems) Days Payable : 32.09 (As of Jun. 2016)


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What is Epiq Systems Days Payable?

Epiq Systems's average Accounts Payable for the three months ended in Jun. 2016 was $25.8 Mil. Epiq Systems's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Jun. 2016 was $73.5 Mil. Hence, Epiq Systems's Days Payable for the three months ended in Jun. 2016 was 32.09.

The historical rank and industry rank for Epiq Systems's Days Payable or its related term are showing as below:

EPIQ's Days Payable is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 51.44
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Days Payable only.

Epiq Systems's Days Payable increased from Jun. 2015 (23.67) to Jun. 2016 (32.09). It may suggest that Epiq Systems delayed paying its suppliers.


Epiq Systems Days Payable Historical Data

The historical data trend for Epiq Systems's Days Payable 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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Epiq Systems Days Payable Chart

Epiq Systems Annual Data
Trend Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15
Days Payable
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 40.92 31.00 34.56 36.34 30.33

Epiq Systems Quarterly Data
Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16
Days Payable 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 23.67 26.61 30.78 31.39 32.09

Competitive Comparison of Epiq Systems's Days Payable

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Epiq Systems's Days Payable, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Payable 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.


Epiq Systems's Days Payable Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Epiq Systems's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Epiq Systems's Days Payable falls into.



Epiq Systems Days Payable Calculation

Days Payable indicates the number of days that the account payable relative to cost of goods sold the company has. An increase of Days Payable may suggest that the company delays paying its suppliers.

Epiq Systems's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as

Days Payable (A: Dec. 2015 )
=Average Accounts Payable /Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Payable (A: Dec. 2014 ) + Accounts Payable (A: Dec. 2015 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2015 )*Days in Period
=( (18.548 + 28.704) / 2 ) / 284.35*365
=23.626 / 284.35*365
=30.33

Epiq Systems's Days Payable for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2016 is calculated as:

Days Payable (Q: Jun. 2016 )
=Average Accounts Payable / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Payable (Q: Mar. 2016 ) + Accounts Payable (Q: Jun. 2016 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jun. 2016 )*Days in Period
=( (26.373 + 25.298) / 2 ) / 73.466*365 / 4
=25.8355 / 73.466*365 / 4
=32.09

* 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.


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Epiq Systems (Epiq Systems) Business Description

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Epiq Systems Inc was incorporated in the State of Missouri on July 13, 1988, and on July 15, 1988 acquired all of the assets of an unrelated predecessor corporation. The Company is a provider of integrated technology solutions for the legal profession. The Company's solutions streamline the administration of bankruptcy, litigation, financial transactions and regulatory compliance matters. It offers managed technology solutions for eDiscovery, document review, legal notification, claims administration and controlled disbursement of funds. Its clients include law firms, corporate legal departments, bankruptcy trustees, government agencies, mortgage processors, and financial institutions. The Company's business is organized into two reportable segments: the Technology segment and the Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration segment. The Company's Technology segment provides eDiscovery managed services and technology solutions comprised of consulting, collections and forensics, processing, search and review, production of documents and document review services to companies and the litigation departments of law firms. The Company's eDataMatrix software analyzes filters, deduplicates and produces documents for review. The Company's customers are corporations that use its products and services cooperatively with their legal counsel to manage the eDiscovery process for litigation, investigations, anti-trust filings and regulatory matters. Produced documents are made available mainly through a hosted environment utilizing its proprietary software DocuMatrix and third-party software which allows for efficient attorney review and data requests. Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration segment provides managed services and technology solutions that address the needs of its customers with respect to litigation, claims and project administration, compliance matters, controlled disbursements, corporate restructuring, bankruptcy and class action proceedings. The Company's Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration segment provides managed services and technology solutions that address the needs of its customers with respect to litigation, claims and project administration, compliance matters, controlled disbursements, corporate restructuring, bankruptcy and class action proceedings. The Company's Technology segment, eDiscovery competes with companies such as, Kroll Ontrack, FTI Consulting, Inc., Huron Consulting Group Inc., The Dolan Company, Symantec Corporation, Recommind, Inc., Xerox and Autonomy. The Company's Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration segment, bankruptcy services competes with companies such as, Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc., which is a provider in Chapter 7 bankruptcy market. While in Chapter 11 bankruptcy market, the Company competes with Kurtzman Carson Consultants LLC and The Garden City Group, Inc. In Chapter 13 market, the Company's main competitor is Bankruptcy Software Specialists, LLC. The Company is subject to
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