Measurement Specialties (FRA:MEG) Days Payable : 54.50 (As of Jun. 2014)

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What is Measurement Specialties Days Payable?

Measurement Specialties's average Accounts Payable for the three months ended in Jun. 2014 was €30.1 Mil. Measurement Specialties's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Jun. 2014 was €50.3 Mil. Hence, Measurement Specialties's Days Payable for the three months ended in Jun. 2014 was 54.50.

The historical rank and industry rank for Measurement Specialties's Days Payable or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:MEG' s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0 Med: 0 Max: 71.85
Current: 71.85

During the past 13 years, Measurement Specialties's highest Days Payable was 71.85. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.

FRA:MEG's Days Payable is not ranked
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 68.065 vs FRA:MEG: 71.85

Measurement Specialties's Days Payable increased from Jun. 2013 (44.66) to Jun. 2014 (54.50). It may suggest that Measurement Specialties delayed paying its suppliers.

Measurement Specialties Days Payable Historical Data

The historical data trend for Measurement Specialties's Days Payable can be seen below:

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Measurement Specialties Days Payable Chart

Measurement Specialties Annual Data

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48.91

45.97

51.08

51.54

46.52

Measurement Specialties Quarterly Data
	Sep09	Dec09	Mar10	Jun10	Sep10	Dec10	Mar11	Jun11	Sep11	Dec11	Mar12	Jun12	Sep12	Dec12	Mar13	Jun13	Sep13	Dec13	Mar14	Jun14
Days Payable	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															44.66	47.85	48.26	49.70	54.50

Competitive Comparison of Measurement Specialties's Days Payable

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Measurement Specialties's Days Payable, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Payable data, can be viewed below:

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Measurement Specialties's Days Payable Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Measurement Specialties's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:

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Measurement Specialties Days Payable Calculation

Days Payable indicates the number of days that the account payable relative to cost of goods sold the company has. An increase of Days Payable may suggest that the company delays paying its suppliers.

Measurement Specialties's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2014 is calculated as

	Days Payable (A: Mar. 2014 )
=	Average Accounts Payable					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Payable (A: Mar. 2013 )	+	Accounts Payable (A: Mar. 2014 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Mar. 2014 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (20.536	+	23.835)	/	2 )	/	174.055	*	365
=	22.1855					/	174.055	*	365
=	46.52

Measurement Specialties's Days Payable for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2014 is calculated as:

	Days Payable (Q: Jun. 2014 )
=	Average Accounts Payable					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Payable (Q: Mar. 2014 )	+	Accounts Payable (Q: Jun. 2014 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jun. 2014 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (23.835	+	36.296)	/	2 )	/	50.343	*	365 / 4
=	30.0655					/	50.343	*	365 / 4
=	54.50

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Measurement Specialties (FRA:MEG) Business Description

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http://www.meas-spec.com

Measurement Specialties, Inc. is a New Jersey corporation organized in 1981. The Company is engaged in the design, development and manufacture of sensors and sensor-based systems for original equipment manufacturers (OEM) and end users, based on a broad portfolio of proprietary technology and typically characterized by the MEAS brand name. The Company is a multi-national corporation with fifteen main manufacturing facilities strategically located in the United States, China and Europe, enabling the Company to produce and market an array of sensors that use advanced technologies to measure precise ranges of physical characteristics. These sensors are used for engine and vehicle, medical, general industrial, consumer and home appliance, military/aerospace, and test and measurement applications. The Company's products include sensors for measuring pressure, linear/rotary position, force, torque, piezoelectric polymer film sensors, custom microstructures, load cells, vibrations and acceleration, optical absorption, humidity, gas concentration, gas flow rate, temperature, fluid properties and fluid level. The Company's advanced technologies include piezoresistive silicon, polymer and ceramic piezoelectric materials, application specific integrated circuits, micro-electromechanical systems ('MEMS'), foil strain gauges, electromagnetic force balance systems, fluid capacitive devices, linear and rotational variable differential transformers, anisotropic magneto-resistive devices, electromagnetic displacement sensors, hygroscopic capacitive structures, ultrasonic measurement systems, optical measurement systems, negative thermal coefficient ('NTC') ceramic sensors, 3-6 DOF (degree of freedom) force/torque structures, complex mechanical resonators, magnetic reed switches, high frequency multipoint scanning algorithms, and high precision submersible hydrostatic level detection. The Company's competitors include small independent companies and divisions of large corporations such as Danaher, General Electric, Schneider-Electric and Honeywell.