Ergo Science (Ergo Science) Accounts Receivable : $4.24 Mil (As of Sep. 2006)

Ergo Science Accounts Receivable Chart

Ergo Science Annual Data
	Trend	Dec96	Dec97	Dec98	Dec99	Dec00	Dec01	Dec02	Dec03	Dec04	Dec05
Accounts Receivable		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					-	-	-	6.85	4.70

Ergo Science Quarterly Data
	Dec01	Mar02	Jun02	Sep02	Dec02	Mar03	Jun03	Sep03	Dec03	Mar04	Jun04	Sep04	Dec04	Mar05	Jun05	Sep05	Dec05	Mar06	Jun06	Sep06
Accounts Receivable	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															4.06	4.70	3.94	4.10	4.24

Ergo Science Accounts Receivable Calculation

Accounts Receivable is money owed to a business by customers and shown on its Balance Sheet as an asset.

Ergo Science Accounts Receivable Explanation

1. Accounts Receivable are created when a customer has received a product but has not yet paid for that product. Days Sales Outstanding measures of 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 receivables are being managed.

Ergo Science's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2006 is calculated as:

2. In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC), Ergo Science's accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value:

Ergo Science's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2006 is calculated as:

* 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.

Be Aware

Net receivables tells us a great deal about the different competitors in the same industry. In competitive industries, some attempt to gain advantage by offering better credit terms, causing increase in sales and receivables.

If company consistently shows lower % Net receivables to gross sales than competitors, then it usually has some kind of competitive advantage which requires further digging.

Average Days Sales Outstanding is a good indicator for measuring a company's sales channel and customers. A company may book great revenue and earnings growth but never receive payment from their customers. This may force a write-off in the future and depress future earnings.

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