Bede (LSE:BED) Days Sales Outstanding : 13.59 (As of Sep. 2007)

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What is Bede Days Sales Outstanding?

Bede's average Accounts Receivable for the three months ended in Sep. 2007 was £0.33 Mil. Bede's Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2007 was £2.23 Mil. Hence, Bede's Days Sales Outstanding for the three months ended in Sep. 2007 was 13.59.

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Bede's Days Sales Outstanding declined from Sep. 2006 (25.15) to Sep. 2007 (13.59).

Bede Days Sales Outstanding Historical Data

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

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Bede Days Sales Outstanding Chart

Bede Annual Data

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83.79

99.39

90.89

93.65

86.75

Bede Quarterly Data
	Mar02	Sep03	Mar04	Jun04	Sep04	Dec04	Mar05	Jun05	Sep05	Dec05	Mar06	Jun06	Sep06	Dec06	Mar07	Jun07	Sep07
Days Sales Outstanding	Get a 7-Day Free Trial												25.15	22.25	60.25	49.40	13.59

Competitive Comparison of Bede's Days Sales Outstanding

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Bede's Days Sales Outstanding Distribution in the Industry

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Bede 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.

Bede's Days Sales Outstanding for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2006 is calculated as

	Days Sales Outstanding (A: Dec. 2006 )
=	Average Accounts Receivable					/	Revenue	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2005 )	+	Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2006 ))	/	count )	/	Revenue (A: Dec. 2006 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (1.229	+	1.604)	/	2 )	/	5.96	*	365
=	1.4165					/	5.96	*	365
=	86.75

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

	Days Sales Outstanding (Q: Sep. 2007 )
=	Average Accounts Receivable					/	Revenue	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Receivable (A: Jun. 2007 )	+	Accounts Receivable (A: Sep. 2007 ))	/	count )	/	Revenue (A: Sep. 2007 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (0.346	+	0.317)	/	2 )	/	2.226	*	365 / 4
=	0.3315					/	2.226	*	365 / 4
=	13.59

Bede (LSE:BED) Days Sales Outstanding Explanation

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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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