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BG Medicine (BG Medicine) Receivables Turnover : 1.74 (As of Dec. 2015)


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What is BG Medicine Receivables Turnover?

The Receivables Turnover ratio measures the number of times a company collects its average accounts receivable balance. It is calculated as Revenue divided by average Accounts Receivable. An efficient company has a higher accounts receivable turnover ratio while an inefficient company has a lower ratio. BG Medicine's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2015 was $0.29 Mil. BG Medicine's average Accounts Receivable for the three months ended in Dec. 2015 was $0.17 Mil. Hence, BG Medicine's Receivables Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 2015 was 1.74.


BG Medicine Receivables Turnover Historical Data

The historical data trend for BG Medicine's Receivables Turnover can be seen below:

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BG Medicine Receivables Turnover Chart

BG Medicine Annual Data
Trend Dec05 Dec06 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15
Receivables Turnover
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.63 11.04 11.41 11.31 8.82

BG Medicine Quarterly Data
Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15
Receivables Turnover 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 2.59 2.86 2.61 1.64 1.74

Competitive Comparison of BG Medicine's Receivables Turnover

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, BG Medicine's Receivables Turnover, along with its competitors' market caps and Receivables Turnover 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.


BG Medicine's Receivables Turnover Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, BG Medicine's Receivables Turnover distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where BG Medicine's Receivables Turnover falls into.



BG Medicine Receivables Turnover Calculation

Receivables Turnover measures the number of times a company collects its average accounts receivable balance.

BG Medicine's Receivables Turnover for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as

Receivables Turnover (A: Dec. 2015 )
=Revenue / Average Total Inventories
=Revenue (A: Dec. 2015 ) / ((Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2014 ) + Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2015 )) / count )
=1.566 / ((0.174 + 0.181) / 2 )
=1.566 / 0.1775
=8.82

BG Medicine's Receivables Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as

Receivables Turnover (Q: Dec. 2015 )
=Revenue / Average Total Inventories
=Revenue (Q: Dec. 2015 ) / ((Accounts Receivable (Q: Sep. 2015 ) + Accounts Receivable (Q: Dec. 2015 )) / count )
=0.29 / ((0.152 + 0.181) / 2 )
=0.29 / 0.1665
=1.74

* 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.


BG Medicine  (OTCPK:BGMD) Receivables Turnover Explanation

An efficient company has a higher accounts receivable turnover ratio while an inefficient company has a lower ratio. This metric is commonly used to compare companies within the same industry to check whether they are on par with their competitors.


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BG Medicine (BG Medicine) Business Description

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303 Wyman Street, Suite 300, Waltham, MA, USA, 02451
BG Medicine Inc manufacture and sell diagnostic products that are used to guide the patients suffering from heart failure and related disorders in the United States. It distributes its products such as BGM Galectin-3 Test, an in vitro diagnostic device that measures galectin-3 in serum or plasma by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay on a microtiter plate platform; and CardioSCORE Test, a multi-analyte biomarker-based blood test used for the assessment of near-term risk of atherothrombotic cardiovascular events, such as heart attack and ischemic stroke.
Executives
Jeffrey R Luber director 100 CAMPUS DRIVE, C/O EXACT SCIENCES CORP, MARLBOROUGH MA 01752
Noubar Afeyan director, 10 percent owner C/O FLAGSHIP PIONEERING, INC., 55 CAMBRIDGE PARKWAY, SUITE 800E, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Stelios Papadopoulos director 3 SOMERSET DRIVE SOUTH, GREAT NECK NY 11020
Harry W Wilcox director ONE KENDALL SQ, BLDG 700, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Agtc Partners, L.p. 10 percent owner C/O FLAGSHIP VENTURES ONE MEMORIAL DRIVE, 7TH FLOOR CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Newcogen Group, Inc. 10 percent owner C/O FLAGSHIP VENTURES ONE MEMORIAL DRIVE, 7TH FLOOR CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Applied Genomic Technology Capital Fund Lp 10 percent owner C/O FLAGSHIP VENTURES ONE MEMORIAL DRIVE, 7TH FLOOR CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Flagship Pioneering Inc. 10 percent owner 55 CAMBRIDGE PARKWAY, SUITE 800E, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Agtc Advisors Fund Lp 10 percent owner ONE MEMORIAL DRIVE 7TH FLOOR CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Kania Edwin M Jr 10 percent owner
Flagship Ventures Fund 2007, L.p. 10 percent owner 55 CAMBRIDGE PARKWAY, 8TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Flagship Ventures 2007 General Partner Llc 10 percent owner 55 CAMBRIDGE PARKWAY, SUITE 800E, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Brian S Posner director 14 CAMBRIDGE CENTER, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Stephane Bancel director 320 BENT STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02141
Harris Timothy J.r. director C/O BG MEDICINE, 610 LINCOLN STREET NORTH, WALTHAM MA 02451

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