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MedAssets (MedAssets) Days Payable : 34.47 (As of Sep. 2015)


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What is MedAssets Days Payable?

MedAssets's average Accounts Payable for the three months ended in Sep. 2015 was $18.1 Mil. MedAssets's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Sep. 2015 was $48.0 Mil. Hence, MedAssets's Days Payable for the three months ended in Sep. 2015 was 34.47.

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

MDAS's Days Payable is not ranked *
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry.
Industry Median: 61.52
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Days Payable only.

MedAssets's Days Payable declined from Sep. 2014 (40.66) to Sep. 2015 (34.47). It may suggest that MedAssets accelerated paying its suppliers.


MedAssets Days Payable Historical Data

The historical data trend for MedAssets'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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MedAssets Days Payable Chart

MedAssets Annual Data
Trend Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14
Days Payable
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 48.53 58.89 61.45 59.52 54.13

MedAssets Quarterly Data
Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15
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 40.66 42.53 47.78 34.18 34.47

Competitive Comparison of MedAssets's Days Payable

For the Health Information Services subindustry, MedAssets'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.


MedAssets's Days Payable Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, MedAssets's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:

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



MedAssets 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.

MedAssets's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

Days Payable (A: Dec. 2014 )
=Average Accounts Payable /Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Payable (A: Dec. 2013 ) + Accounts Payable (A: Dec. 2014 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2014 )*Days in Period
=( (24.066 + 26.91) / 2 ) / 171.852*365
=25.488 / 171.852*365
=54.13

MedAssets's Days Payable for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 is calculated as:

Days Payable (Q: Sep. 2015 )
=Average Accounts Payable / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Payable (Q: Jun. 2015 ) + Accounts Payable (Q: Sep. 2015 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Sep. 2015 )*Days in Period
=( (17.254 + 19.014) / 2 ) / 48.003*365 / 4
=18.134 / 48.003*365 / 4
=34.47

* 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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MedAssets (MedAssets) Business Description

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MedAssets Inc was incorporated in 1999. It is a financial and performance improvement company providing technology-enabled products and services that, together, help mitigate the increasing financial challenges faced by hospitals, health systems, and other non-acute healthcare providers. Its solutions are designed to reduce the total cost of care delivery, enhance operational efficiency, align clinical delivery of physicians and staff to advance care coordination, and improve revenue performance mainly for hospitals and health systems. The Company's solutions integrate with its clients' existing operations and enterprise software systems, and require minimal upfront costs or capital expenditures for its clients. Its technology-enabled solutions are delivered through company-hosted software, sometimes referred to as software as a service or Web-based applications, supported by implementation, process improvement consulting and outsourced services, as well as enterprise-wide sales and client management support. The Company manages its business through two business segments, Spend and Clinical Resource Management (CM) and Revenue Cycle Management (RCM). Within the SCM segment it provides a comprehensive suite of cost management services, supply chain analytics and data capabilities that help its clients reduce their total cost of care delivery, enhance their operational efficiency and align their clinicians' delivery of care with advance care coordination. Its solutions lower operating costs through compliance to its strategic sourcing of supplies and purchased services at discounted prices, supply chain outsourcing and procurement services capabilities. It also help to improve care processes and reduce care variations through the use of its clinical and process improvement consulting services, workforce optimization solutions and business analytics and intelligence tools. The Company's RCM segment is a provider of revenue cycle management solutions to healthcare providers, mainly hospitals and health systems. It provides SaaS or Web-based software and technology-enabled services designed to improve revenue performance for healthcare organizations through patient access and financial responsibility, clinical documentation, charge capture and revenue integrity, pricing analysis, claims processing and denials management, payor contract management, extended business office revenue recovery, accounts receivable services and outsourcing. As of December 31, 2013, the Company's client base included more than 4,400 acute care hospitals and approximately 122,000 ancillary or non-acute provider locations. The Company competes with Allscripts Corporation, Epic Systems Corporation, McKesson Corporation, Siemens AG; Accenture Ltd., Accretive Health, Inc., Deloitte & Touche LLP, Ernst & Young LLP, Craneware Inc., Emdeon Inc. and among others. The Company is subject to federal and state laws and regulations designed to protect patients, government
Executives
Anthony Jr Colaluca officer: Chief Financial Officer MULTIPLAN CORPORATION, 115 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10003
Bharat Sundaram officer: President, SCM Segment 100 NORTH POINT CENTER EAST, SUITE 200, ALPHARETTA GA 30022
C A Piccolo director 199 BENSON RD, MIDDLEBURY CT 06749
Carol J Zierhoffer director 100 NORTH POINT CENTER EAST, SUITE 200, ALPHARETTA GA 30022
Kevin M Twomey director 1650 PRUDENTIAL DR, STE 400, JACKSONVILLE FL 32207
Bruce F Wesson director 1827 PACIFIC ST BROOKLYN NY 11233
R Halsey Wise director, officer: Chairman and CEO 135 PONTE VEDRA BLVD, PONTE VEDRA BEACH FL 32082
Samuel K Skinner director 233 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE, 22ND FLOOR, CHICAGO IL 60601
Loucks Vernon R Jr director 1101 SKOKIE BLVD., SUITE 240, NORTHBROOK IL 60062
Laurence Neil Hunn officer: President, Revenue Cycle Tech 100 NORTH POINT CENTER EAST, SUITE 200, ALPHARETTA GA 30022
Patrick T Ryan director, officer: President, SCM Segment 401 EDGEWATER PLACE, SUITE 500, WAKEFIELD MA 01880
Claudius Llc 10 percent owner C/O GALEN ASSOCIATES 610 FIFTH AVENUE 5TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10020
Galen Partners Iii L P 10 percent owner 610 FIFTH AVE 5TH FL NEW YORK NY 10020
Galen Partners International Iii L P 10 percent owner 610 FIFTH AVENUE 5TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10020
Galen Employee Fund Iii Lp 10 percent owner 610 FIFTH AVENUE 5TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10020

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