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Bell Industries (Bell Industries) Change In Receivables : $-6.0 Mil (TTM As of Sep. 2010)


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What is Bell Industries Change In Receivables?

Bell Industries's change in receivables for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2010 was $-5.1 Mil. It means Bell Industries's Accounts Receivable increased by $5.1 Mil from Jun. 2010 to Sep. 2010 .

Bell Industries's change in receivables for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2009 was $-1.1 Mil. It means Bell Industries's Accounts Receivable increased by $1.1 Mil from Dec. 2008 to Dec. 2009 .

Bell Industries's Accounts Receivable for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2010 was $18.1 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. Bell Industries's Days Sales Outstanding for the three months ended in Sep. 2010 was 41.14.

In Ben Graham's calculation of liquidation value, Apple Inc's Accounts Receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value. Bell Industries's liquidation value for the three months ended in Sep. 2010 was $-12.3 Mil.


Bell Industries Change In Receivables Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bell Industries'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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Bell Industries Change In Receivables Chart

Bell Industries Annual Data
Trend Dec00 Dec01 Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09
Change In Receivables
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.60 -2.47 1.78 3.86 -1.13

Bell Industries Quarterly Data
Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07 Jun07 Sep07 Dec07 Mar08 Jun08 Sep08 Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10
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 0.73 2.83 -2.37 -1.43 -5.08

Bell Industries 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 Sep. 2010 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-6.0 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.


Bell Industries  (GREY:BLLI) 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.

Bell Industries's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2010 is calculated as:

Days Sales Outstanding
=Accounts Receivable/Revenue*Days in Period
=18.143/40.241*91
=41.14

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

Bell Industries's liquidation value for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2010 is calculated as:

Liquidation Value
=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities-Total Liabilities+(0.75 * Accounts Receivable)+(0.5 * Total Inventories)
=0.792-30.251+0.75 * 18.143+0.5 * 7.185
=-12.3

* 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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Bell Industries (Bell Industries) Business Description

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Address
4400 W 96th Street, Indianapolis, IN, USA, 46268
Bell Industries Inc is an information technology managed services and solutions company. It provides transformational Next Generation Digital Workplace and Infrastructure Management Solutions to large and mid-market enterprises, as well as the public sector. It also offers End User Computing, Infrastructure Management and Cloud Computing, IT Lifecycle Services and Enterprise Mobility Management.
Executives
Newcastle Partners L P other: see attached explanation 5420 LYNDON B. JOHNSON FREEWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75240
Mark E Schwarz director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman, other: see attached explanation 5420 LYNDON B. JOHNSON FREEWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75240
Newcastle Capital Group Llc other: see attached explanation 5420 LYNDON B. JOHNSON FREEWAY, STE 1400, DALLAS TX 75240
Newcastle Capital Management Lp other: see attached explanation 5420 LYNDON B. JOHNSON FREEWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75240
Clinton J Coleman director, other: see attached explanation C/O NEWCASTLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P., 200 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 1400, DALLAS TX 75201
Dale Booth director

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