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Avitar (Avitar) Change In Receivables : $0.16 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2007)


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What is Avitar Change In Receivables?

Avitar's change in receivables for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2007 was $0.06 Mil. It means Avitar's Accounts Receivable declined by $0.06 Mil from Sep. 2007 to Dec. 2007 .

Avitar's change in receivables for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2007 was $0.33 Mil. It means Avitar's Accounts Receivable declined by $0.33 Mil from Sep. 2006 to Sep. 2007 .

Avitar's Accounts Receivable for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2007 was $0.17 Mil.

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 Receivable are being managed. Avitar's Days Sales Outstanding for the three months ended in Dec. 2007 was 31.26.

In Ben Graham's calculation of liquidation value, Apple Inc's Accounts Receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value. Avitar's liquidation value for the three months ended in Dec. 2007 was $-12.31 Mil.


Avitar Change In Receivables Historical Data

The historical data trend for Avitar's Change In Receivables 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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Avitar Change In Receivables Chart

Avitar Annual Data
Trend Sep98 Sep99 Sep00 Sep01 Sep02 Sep03 Sep04 Sep05 Sep06 Sep07
Change In Receivables
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.45 -0.12 0.06 -0.02 0.33

Avitar Quarterly Data
Mar03 Jun03 Sep03 Dec03 Mar04 Jun04 Sep04 Dec04 Mar05 Jun05 Sep05 Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07 Jun07 Sep07 Dec07
Change In Receivables 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 0.23 0.14 - -0.04 0.06

Avitar Change In Receivables Calculation

Change In Accounts Receivable relative to the previous period. It is any increase or decrease in the cash a company is owed by its customers.

Change In Receivables for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2007 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $0.16 Mil.

* 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.


Avitar  (OTCPK:AVTI) Change In Receivables 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 Receivable are being managed.

Avitar's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2007 is calculated as:

Days Sales Outstanding
=Accounts Receivable/Revenue*Days in Period
=0.173/0.505*91
=31.26

2. In Ben Graham's calculation of liquidation value, Avitar's accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value:

Avitar's liquidation value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2007 is calculated as:

Liquidation Value
=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities-Total Liabilities+(0.75 * Accounts Receivable)+(0.5 * Total Inventories)
=0.003-12.551+0.75 * 0.173+0.5 * 0.225
=-12.31

* 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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Avitar (Avitar) Business Description

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Avitar Inc, through its subsidiary Avitar Technologies, develops, manufactures, and markets products for oral fluid diagnostics, disease and clinical testing, and wound treating.

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