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First Data (First Data) Days Sales Outstanding : 80.51 (As of Jun. 2019)


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What is First Data Days Sales Outstanding?

First Data's average Accounts Receivable for the three months ended in Jun. 2019 was $2,193 Mil. First Data's Revenue for the three months ended in Jun. 2019 was $2,485 Mil. Hence, First Data's Days Sales Outstanding for the three months ended in Jun. 2019 was 80.51.

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

FDC's Days Sales Outstanding is not ranked *
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 58.72
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Days Sales Outstanding only.

First Data's Days Sales Outstanding declined from Jun. 2018 (81.17) to Jun. 2019 (80.51).


First Data Days Sales Outstanding Historical Data

The historical data trend for First Data'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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First Data Days Sales Outstanding Chart

First Data Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
Days Sales Outstanding
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 58.90 58.97 60.62 63.18 86.16

First Data Quarterly Data
Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19
Days Sales Outstanding 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 81.17 83.84 83.13 87.47 80.51

Competitive Comparison of First Data's Days Sales Outstanding

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, First Data'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.


First Data's Days Sales Outstanding Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, First Data's Days Sales Outstanding distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where First Data's Days Sales Outstanding falls into.



First Data 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.

First Data's Days Sales Outstanding for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as

Days Sales Outstanding (A: Dec. 2018 )
=Average Accounts Receivable /Revenue*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2017 ) + Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2018 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2018 )*Days in Period
=( (2221 + 2263) / 2 ) / 9498*365
=2242 / 9498*365
=86.16

First Data's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 is calculated as:

Days Sales Outstanding (Q: Jun. 2019 )
=Average Accounts Receivable /Revenue*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Receivable (A: Mar. 2019 ) + Accounts Receivable (A: Jun. 2019 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Jun. 2019 )*Days in Period
=( (2177 + 2208) / 2 ) / 2485*365 / 4
=2192.5 / 2485*365 / 4
=80.51

* 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.


First Data  (NYSE:FDC) Days Sales Outstanding Explanation

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First Data (First Data) Business Description

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Address
225 Liberty Street, 29th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10281
First Data is a provider of e-commerce solutions including payment and transactions services as well as credit solutions. The largest segment by revenue, global business solutions, offers point-of-sale solutions such as merchant acquiring, e-commerce, and mobile commerce. The business unit facilitates the acceptance of commercial transactions at the point of sale. The other segments offer credit card and loan-processing solutions and private-label card programmes for bank and nonbank institutions, as well as network security and fraud-management solutions. First Data's largest end market is North America.
Executives
Frank Bisignano director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 225 LIBERTY STREET, 29TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10281
Barbara A. Yastine director 3120 BRECKINRIDGE BLVD., DULUTH GA 30099
Joseph J Plumeri director TEN TRINITY SQUARE, LONDON X0 00000
Michael K Neborak officer: See remarks MSCI INC., 88 PINE STREET, NEW YORK NY 10005
Adam L. Rosman officer: See remarks 200 LIBERTY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10281
James E Nevels director C/O TASTY BAKING COMPANY, NAVY YARD CORP. CTR., THREE CRESCENT DR., PHILADELPHIA PA 19112
Whorley John F Jr officer: Executive Vice President C/O SLM CORP, 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, RESTON VA 20190
Kkr Fund Holdings Gp Ltd 10 percent owner 9 WEST 57TH STREET 41ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Castro Henrique De director C/O YAHOO, INC., 701 FIRST AVENUE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
Scott C Nuttall director C/O KKR & CO. INC., 30 HUDSON YARDS, NEW YORK NY 10001
Heidi Miller director FIRST DATA CORPORATION, 225 LIBERTY STREET, 29TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10281
Tagar Olson director C/O KKR & CO. L.P., 9 W. 57TH ST., SUITE 4200, NEW YORK NY 10019
Christopher M Foskett officer: See remarks C/O VERISK ANALYTICS, INC., 545 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD, JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-1686
Kkr Group Holdings Corp. 10 percent owner C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P., 30 HUDSON YARDS, NEW YORK NY 10001
New Omaha Holdings L.p. 10 percent owner C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P., 30 HUDSON YARDS, NEW YORK NY 10001

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