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Bede (LSE:BED) Change In Receivables : £-1.26 Mil (TTM As of Sep. 2007)


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What is Bede Change In Receivables?

Bede's change in receivables for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2007 was £-1.10 Mil. It means Bede's Accounts Receivable increased by £1.10 Mil from Jun. 2007 to Sep. 2007 .

Bede's change in receivables for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2006 was £-0.30 Mil. It means Bede's Accounts Receivable increased by £0.30 Mil from Dec. 2005 to Dec. 2006 .

Bede's Accounts Receivable for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2007 was £0.32 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. Bede's Days Sales Outstanding for the three months ended in Sep. 2007 was 12.99.

In Ben Graham's calculation of liquidation value, Apple Inc's Accounts Receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value. Bede's liquidation value for the three months ended in Sep. 2007 was £-0.16 Mil.


Bede Change In Receivables Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bede'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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Bede Change In Receivables Chart

Bede Annual Data
Trend Dec97 Dec98 Dec99 Dec00 Dec01 Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06
Change In Receivables
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.15 -0.49 -1.07 1.14 -0.30

Bede Quarterly Data
Mar02 Sep03 Mar04 Jun04 Sep04 Dec04 Mar05 Jun05 Sep05 Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07 Jun07 Sep07
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 0.02 -1.18 0.08 0.95 -1.10

Bede 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. 2007 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was £-1.26 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.


Bede  (LSE:BED) 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.

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

Days Sales Outstanding
=Accounts Receivable/Revenue*Days in Period
=0.317/2.226*91
=12.99

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

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

Liquidation Value
=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities-Total Liabilities+(0.75 * Accounts Receivable)+(0.5 * Total Inventories)
=0.151-2.427+0.75 * 0.317+0.5 * 3.75
=-0.16

* 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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Bede (LSE:BED) Business Description

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Bede PLC is engaged in designing, manufacturing, integration, sale and service of X-ray metrology tools for the semiconductor industry. The group comprises two business segments: Design, manufacture, integration and sale of X-ray metrology tools; and Service of X-ray metrology tools for the semiconductor industry.

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