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Altair Engineering (Altair Engineering) Cash Conversion Cycle : 59.57 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Altair Engineering Cash Conversion Cycle?

Cash Conversion Cycle is one of several measures of management effectiveness. It equals Days Sales Outstanding + Days Inventory - Days Payable.

Altair Engineering's Days Sales Outstanding for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 81.71.
Altair Engineering's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.
Altair Engineering's Days Payable for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 22.14.
Therefore, Altair Engineering's Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC) for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 59.57.


Altair Engineering Cash Conversion Cycle Historical Data

The historical data trend for Altair Engineering's Cash Conversion Cycle 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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Altair Engineering Cash Conversion Cycle Chart

Altair Engineering Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash Conversion Cycle
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 53.64 56.34 62.53 69.58 74.92

Altair Engineering Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Cash Conversion Cycle 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 58.28 58.04 66.54 68.36 59.57

Competitive Comparison of Altair Engineering's Cash Conversion Cycle

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Altair Engineering's Cash Conversion Cycle, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash Conversion Cycle 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.


Altair Engineering's Cash Conversion Cycle Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Altair Engineering's Cash Conversion Cycle distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Altair Engineering's Cash Conversion Cycle falls into.



Altair Engineering Cash Conversion Cycle Calculation

Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC) measures how fast a company can convert cash on hand into even more cash on hand. This metric looks at the amount of time needed to sell inventory, the amount of time needed to collect receivables and the length of time the company is afforded to pay its bills without incurring penalties.

Cash Conversion Cycle is one of several measures of management effectiveness.

Altair Engineering's Cash Conversion Cycle for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Cash Conversion Cycle=Days Sales Outstanding +Days Inventory-Days Payable
=104.03+0-29.11
=74.92

Altair Engineering's Cash Conversion Cycle for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Conversion Cycle=Days Sales Outstanding+Days Inventory-Days Payable
=81.71+0-22.14
=59.57

* 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.


Altair Engineering  (NAS:ALTR) Cash Conversion Cycle Explanation

Generally, the lower this number is, the better for the company. Although it should be combined with other metrics (such as ROE % and ROA %), it can be especially useful for comparing close competitors, because the company with the lowest CCC is often the one with better management.


Be Aware

CCC is most effective with retail-type companies, which have inventories that are sold to customers. Consulting businesses, software companies and insurance companies are all examples of companies for whom this metric is meaningless.

The CCC is one of several tools that can help you evaluate management, especially if it is calculated for several consecutive time periods and for several competitors. Decreasing or steady CCCs are good, while rising ones should motivate you to dig a bit deeper.


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Altair Engineering (Altair Engineering) Business Description

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Address
1820 East Big Beaver Road, Troy, MI, USA, 48083
Altair Engineering Inc is a provider of enterprise-class engineering software enabling origination of the entire product lifecycle from concept design to in-service operation. The integrated suite of software provided by the company optimizes design performance across multiple disciplines encompassing structures, motion, fluids, thermal management, system modeling, and embedded systems. It operates through two segments: Software which includes the portfolio of software products such as solvers and optimization technology products, modeling and visualization tools, industrial and concept design tools, and others; and Client Engineering Services which provides client engineering services to support customers. Majority of its revenue comes from the software segment.
Executives
James Ralph Scapa director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 1820 E BIG BEAVER RD, TROY MI 48083
James R. Scapa Declaration Of Trust 10 percent owner 1820 E BIG BEAVER RD, TROY MI 48083
Jrs Investments Llc 10 percent owner 1820 E BIG BEAVER RD, TROY MI 48083
Gc Investments Llc 10 percent owner 1820 E BIG BEAVER RD, TROY MI 48083
George J Christ 10 percent owner 1820 E BIG BEAVER RD, TROY MI 48083
Teresa A Harris director 1820 E BIG BEAVER RD, TROY MI 48083
Christ Revocable Trust 10 percent owner 1820 E BIG BEAVER RD, TROY MI 48083
Ravi Kunju officer: Chief Product Strategy Officer C/O ALTAIR ENGINEERING INC., 1820 E. BIG BEAVER RD., TROY MI 48083
Raoul Maitra officer: Chief Legal Officer C/O ALTAIR ENGINEERING INC., 1820 E. BIG BEAVER ROAD, TROY MI 48083
Jeffrey Marraccini officer: See Remarks C/O ALTAIR ENGINEERING INC., 1820 E. BIG BEAVER RD., TROY MI 48083
Amy Messano officer: Chief Marketing Officer 1820 E. BIG BEAVER ROAD, TROY MI 48083
Mahalingam Srikanth officer: See Remarks 1820 E BIG BEAVER RD, TROY MI 48083
Gilma Saravia officer: Chief People Officer C/O ALTAIR ENGINEERING INC., 1820 E. BIG BEAVER ROAD, TROY MI 48083
Nelson Dias officer: Executive Vice President 1820 E BIG BEAVER RD, TROY MI 48083
Uwe Schramm officer: See Remarks 1820 E BIG BEAVER RD, TROY MI 48083