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American Pacific (FRA:ACQ) Days Sales Outstanding : 34.31 (As of Sep. 2013)


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What is American Pacific Days Sales Outstanding?

American Pacific's average Accounts Receivable for the three months ended in Sep. 2013 was €16.7 Mil. American Pacific's Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2013 was €44.3 Mil. Hence, American Pacific's Days Sales Outstanding for the three months ended in Sep. 2013 was 34.31.

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

FRA:ACQ's Days Sales Outstanding is not ranked *
in the Chemicals industry.
Industry Median: 63.96
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Days Sales Outstanding only.

American Pacific's Days Sales Outstanding declined from Sep. 2012 (41.60) to Sep. 2013 (34.31).


American Pacific Days Sales Outstanding Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Pacific's Days Sales Outstanding 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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American Pacific Days Sales Outstanding Chart

American Pacific Annual Data
Trend Sep04 Sep05 Sep06 Sep07 Sep08 Sep09 Sep10 Sep11 Sep12 Sep13
Days Sales Outstanding
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American Pacific Quarterly Data
Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13
Days Sales Outstanding 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 41.60 52.60 43.71 35.45 34.31

Competitive Comparison of American Pacific's Days Sales Outstanding

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, American Pacific's Days Sales Outstanding, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Sales Outstanding data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


American Pacific's Days Sales Outstanding Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, American Pacific's Days Sales Outstanding distribution charts can be found below:

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American Pacific 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.

American Pacific's Days Sales Outstanding for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2013 is calculated as

Days Sales Outstanding (A: Sep. 2013 )
=Average Accounts Receivable /Revenue*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Receivable (A: Sep. 2012 ) + Accounts Receivable (A: Sep. 2013 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Sep. 2013 )*Days in Period
=( (18.146 + 15.615) / 2 ) / 160.884*365
=16.8805 / 160.884*365
=38.30

American Pacific's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 is calculated as:

Days Sales Outstanding (Q: Sep. 2013 )
=Average Accounts Receivable /Revenue*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Receivable (A: Jun. 2013 ) + Accounts Receivable (A: Sep. 2013 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Sep. 2013 )*Days in Period
=( (17.685 + 15.615) / 2 ) / 44.285*365 / 4
=16.65 / 44.285*365 / 4
=34.31

* 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.


American Pacific  (FRA:ACQ) Days Sales Outstanding Explanation

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American Pacific (FRA:ACQ) Business Description

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American Pacific Corporation was incorporated in Delaware in December 1980. The Company is a custom manufacturer of fine chemicals, specialty chemicals and propulsion products. It supplies active pharmaceutical ingredients and registered intermediates to the pharmaceutical industry. The pharmaceutical ingredients it manufacture are used by its customers in drugs with indications in three primary areas: anti-viral, oncology, and central nervous system. Its customers include pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, as well as emerging pharmaceutical companies. Its continuing operations comprise three reportable business segments: Fine Chemicals, Specialty Chemicals, and Other Businesses. The Fine Chemicals segment is operated through its wholly-owned subsidiaries Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC and AMPAC Fine Chemicals Texas, LLC. Specialty Chemicals segment is principally engaged in the production of perchlorates, which include several grades of ammonium perchlorate, sodium perchlorate and potassium perchlorate. In addition, it produce and sell sodium azide, a chemical primarily used in pharmaceutical manufacturing, and Halotron, a series of clean fire extinguishing agents used in fire extinguishing products ranging from portable fire extinguishers to total flooding systems. For the aerospace and defense industry, it provides specialty chemicals used in solid rocket motors for space launch and military missiles. Other Businesses segment contains its water treatment equipment division and real estate activities PEPCON Systems, an operating division of the Company, is a manufacturer and supplier of On-Site Hypochlorite Generation systems.The Company design, manufacture and service equipment used to purify water or air in municipal, industrial and power generation applications. The systems are marketed under the ChlorMaster and Odormaster names. The main competing product to Halotron I is FE36 manufactured by DuPont. The Company's operations are subject to extensive federal, state and local regulations governing, among other things, emissions to air, discharges to water and waste management.

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