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Cara Therapeutics (Cara Therapeutics) Cash Conversion Cycle : -918.21 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Cara Therapeutics Cash Conversion Cycle?

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

Cara Therapeutics's Days Sales Outstanding for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 92.89.
Cara Therapeutics's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 456.78.
Cara Therapeutics's Days Payable for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 1467.88.
Therefore, Cara Therapeutics's Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC) for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was -918.21.


Cara Therapeutics Cash Conversion Cycle Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cara Therapeutics'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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Cara Therapeutics Cash Conversion Cycle Chart

Cara Therapeutics Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash Conversion Cycle
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Cara Therapeutics 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 -261.09 -74.19 -202.70 -266.47 -918.21

Competitive Comparison of Cara Therapeutics's Cash Conversion Cycle

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Cara Therapeutics'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.


Cara Therapeutics's Cash Conversion Cycle Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Cara Therapeutics's Cash Conversion Cycle distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cara Therapeutics's Cash Conversion Cycle falls into.



Cara Therapeutics 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.

Cara Therapeutics'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
=52.44+153.83-626.28
=-420.01

Cara Therapeutics'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
=92.89+456.78-1467.88
=-918.21

* 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.


Cara Therapeutics  (NAS:CARA) 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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Cara Therapeutics (Cara Therapeutics) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
107 Elm Street, 9th Floor, 4 Stamford Plaza, Stamford, CT, USA, 06902
Cara Therapeutics Inc is an emerging biotechnology company involved in the development of novel therapeutics to treat human diseases associated with inflammation, pain, and pruritus. Cara's most advanced compound, CR845, aims to treat acute pain and pruritus. This patented compound has analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antipruritic properties that can be used for multiple therapeutic applications. Additionally, Cara's objective is to use its proprietary drug-screening technology to develop a future pipeline of first-in-class molecules with analgesic and anti-inflammatory features.
Executives
Christopher Posner director C/O CARA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 4 STAMFORD PLAZA, 107 ELM STREET, 9TH FL, STAMFORD CT 06902
Helen M Boudreau director 200 TECHNOLOGY SQUARE, 4TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Joana Goncalves officer: Chief Medical Officer C/O CARA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 4 STAMFORD PLAZA, 107 ELM STREET, 9TH FL, STAMFORD CT 06902
Scott Terrillion officer: Sec'y; Chief Compliance & G.C. C/O CARA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 4 STAMFORD PLAZA, 107 ELM STREET, 9TH FL, STAMFORD CT 06902
Menzaghi Frederique Ph.d. officer: VP-Research & Development C/O CARA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 1 PARROTT DRIVE, SHELTON CT 06484
Moltke Lisa Von director C/O SERESTHERAPEUTICS, INC., 200 SIDNEY STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Martin Vogelbaum director 675 ALMANOR AVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94085
Ryan D Maynard officer: Chief Financial Officer RIGEL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 1180 VETERANS BLVD., SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Csl Ltd 10 percent owner
Jeffrey L. Ives director C/O CARA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 1 PARROTT DRIVE, SHELTON CT 06484
Bains Harrison M Jr director
Thomas Charles Reilly officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O CARA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 4 STAMFORD PLAZA, 107 ELM STREET, STAMFORD CT 06902
Vifor Fresenius Medical Care Renal Pharma Ltd. 10 percent owner RECHENSTRASSE 37, CH-9014, ST. GALLEN V8 9014
Vifor (international) Ltd 10 percent owner RECHENSTRASSE 37, ST. GALLEN V8 9000
Vifor Pharma Ltd. 10 percent owner UNTERMATTWEG 8, BERNE V8 CH-3027