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Delhaize Group (Delhaize Group) Days Sales Outstanding : 8.86 (As of Mar. 2016)


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What is Delhaize Group Days Sales Outstanding?

Delhaize Group's average Accounts Receivable for the three months ended in Mar. 2016 was $666 Mil. Delhaize Group's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2016 was $6,852 Mil. Hence, Delhaize Group's Days Sales Outstanding for the three months ended in Mar. 2016 was 8.86.

The historical rank and industry rank for Delhaize Group's Days Sales Outstanding or its related term are showing as below:

DEG's Days Sales Outstanding is not ranked *
in the Retail - Defensive industry.
Industry Median: 24.22
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Days Sales Outstanding only.

Delhaize Group's Days Sales Outstanding declined from Mar. 2015 (10.70) to Mar. 2016 (8.86).

Delhaize Group Days Sales Outstanding Historical Data

The historical data trend for Delhaize Group's Days Sales Outstanding 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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Delhaize Group Days Sales Outstanding Chart

Delhaize Group Annual Data
Trend Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15
Days Sales Outstanding
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 10.80 9.91 10.06 10.74 9.64

Delhaize Group Quarterly Data
Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16
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Competitive Comparison of Delhaize Group's Days Sales Outstanding

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Delhaize Group's Days Sales Outstanding, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Sales Outstanding 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.

Delhaize Group's Days Sales Outstanding Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Delhaize Group's Days Sales Outstanding distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Delhaize Group's Days Sales Outstanding falls into.


Delhaize Group Days Sales Outstanding Calculation

Days Sales Outstanding measures 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 Receivable are being managed.

Accounts Receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding.

Delhaize Group's Days Sales Outstanding for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as

Days Sales Outstanding (A: Dec. 2015 )
=Average Accounts Receivable /Revenue*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2014 ) + Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2015 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2015 )*Days in Period
=( (738.594 + 665.577) / 2 ) / 26574.074*365
=702.0855 / 26574.074*365
=9.64

Delhaize Group's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2016 is calculated as:

Days Sales Outstanding (Q: Mar. 2016 )
=Average Accounts Receivable /Revenue*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2015 ) + Accounts Receivable (A: Mar. 2016 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Mar. 2016 )*Days in Period
=( (665.577 + 0) / 1 ) / 6851.893*365 / 4
=665.577 / 6851.893*365 / 4
=8.86

* 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.

Delhaize Group  (NYSE:DEG) Days Sales Outstanding Explanation

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Delhaize Group (Delhaize Group) Business Description

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http://www.delhaizegroup.com
Delhaize Group SA was founded in Belgium in 1867. It operates food supermarkets. Its conducts its retail operations through its businesses in the United States; Belgium and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, collectively as Delhaize Belgium; Greece, Romania and Serbia, collectively as Southeastern Europe; and Indonesia. Its store network also includes other store formats such as proximity, cash and carry and specialty stores. Its competitors include international, national, regional and local supermarket chains, supercenters, independent grocery stores, specialty food stores, warehouse club stores, retail drug chains, convenience stores, membership clubs, general merchandisers, discount retailers and restaurants. Food retail chains generally compete on the basis of location, quality of products, service, price, product variety, store condition and e-commerce offer. The Company's brands include Delhaize, Taste of Inspirations, 365, Care, Delhaize Eco and Delhaize Bio.