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RPX (RPXC) Days Sales Outstanding : 87.71 (As of Mar. 2018)


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What is RPX Days Sales Outstanding?

RPX's average Accounts Receivable for the three months ended in Mar. 2018 was $64.5 Mil. RPX's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2018 was $67.1 Mil. Hence, RPX's Days Sales Outstanding for the three months ended in Mar. 2018 was 87.71.

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

RPXC's Days Sales Outstanding is not ranked *
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 58.23
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Days Sales Outstanding only.

RPX's Days Sales Outstanding increased from Mar. 2017 (61.51) to Mar. 2018 (87.71).


RPX Days Sales Outstanding Historical Data

The historical data trend for RPX'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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RPX Days Sales Outstanding Chart

RPX Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Days Sales Outstanding
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 48.89 44.52 24.20 42.90 64.03

RPX Quarterly Data
Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18
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 61.51 43.02 42.37 51.63 87.71

Competitive Comparison of RPX's Days Sales Outstanding

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, RPX'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.


RPX's Days Sales Outstanding Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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

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



RPX 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.

RPX's Days Sales Outstanding for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as

Days Sales Outstanding (A: Dec. 2017 )
=Average Accounts Receivable /Revenue*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2016 ) + Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2017 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2017 )*Days in Period
=( (64.395 + 51.544) / 2 ) / 330.457*365
=57.9695 / 330.457*365
=64.03

RPX's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2018 is calculated as:

Days Sales Outstanding (Q: Mar. 2018 )
=Average Accounts Receivable /Revenue*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2017 ) + Accounts Receivable (A: Mar. 2018 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Mar. 2018 )*Days in Period
=( (51.544 + 77.485) / 2 ) / 67.121*365 / 4
=64.5145 / 67.121*365 / 4
=87.71

* 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.


RPX  (NAS:RPXC) Days Sales Outstanding Explanation

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RPX (RPXC) Business Description

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RPX Corp is a U.S.-based company that offers patent aggregation solutions. The company acquires patents and licenses to patents that are already or can possibly be asserted against the company's existing and potential clients, and after that, the company licenses these patents to clients, in a bid to help clients reduce patent litigation risks, obtain cost-effective licenses, and control patent-risk management costs. The firm's revenue primarily stems from the subscription fees paid by clients under agreement, the premiums earned from insurance policies, and management fees. The company generates most of its revenue from the United States, Japan, and Korea.
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