Avitar (Avitar) Days Sales Outstanding : 36.32 (As of Dec. 2007)

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What is Avitar Days Sales Outstanding?

Avitar's average Accounts Receivable for the three months ended in Dec. 2007 was $0.20 Mil. Avitar's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2007 was $0.51 Mil. Hence, Avitar's Days Sales Outstanding for the three months ended in Dec. 2007 was 36.32.

The historical rank and industry rank for Avitar's Days Sales Outstanding or its related term are showing as below:

AVTI's Days Sales Outstanding is not ranked ^*
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry.
Industry Median: 64.21
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Days Sales Outstanding only.

Avitar's Days Sales Outstanding declined from Dec. 2006 (46.88) to Dec. 2007 (36.32).

Avitar Days Sales Outstanding Historical Data

The historical data trend for Avitar's Days Sales Outstanding can be seen below:

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Avitar Days Sales Outstanding Chart

Avitar Annual Data

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Days Sales Outstanding

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65.97

52.01

49.14

47.65

48.83

Avitar Quarterly Data
	Mar03	Jun03	Sep03	Dec03	Mar04	Jun04	Sep04	Dec04	Mar05	Jun05	Sep05	Dec05	Mar06	Jun06	Sep06	Dec06	Mar07	Jun07	Sep07	Dec07
Days Sales Outstanding	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															46.88	35.96	22.31	28.84	36.32

Competitive Comparison of Avitar's Days Sales Outstanding

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Avitar's Days Sales Outstanding, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Sales Outstanding data, can be viewed below:

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Avitar's Days Sales Outstanding Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Avitar's Days Sales Outstanding distribution charts can be found below:

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Avitar Days Sales Outstanding Calculation

Days Sales Outstanding measures 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.

Accounts Receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding.

Avitar's Days Sales Outstanding for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2007 is calculated as

	Days Sales Outstanding (A: Sep. 2007 )
=	Average Accounts Receivable					/	Revenue	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Receivable (A: Sep. 2006 )	+	Accounts Receivable (A: Sep. 2007 ))	/	count )	/	Revenue (A: Sep. 2007 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (0.602	+	0.229)	/	2 )	/	3.106	*	365
=	0.4155					/	3.106	*	365
=	48.83

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

	Days Sales Outstanding (Q: Dec. 2007 )
=	Average Accounts Receivable					/	Revenue	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Receivable (A: Sep. 2007 )	+	Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2007 ))	/	count )	/	Revenue (A: Dec. 2007 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (0.229	+	0.173)	/	2 )	/	0.505	*	365 / 4
=	0.201					/	0.505	*	365 / 4
=	36.32

Avitar (OTCPK:AVTI) Days Sales Outstanding Explanation

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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.