Alere (ALRPRB.PFD) Days Payable : 65.48 (As of Jun. 2017)

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What is Alere Days Payable?

Alere's average Accounts Payable for the three months ended in Jun. 2017 was $218.82 Mil. Alere's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Jun. 2017 was $304.94 Mil. Hence, Alere's Days Payable for the three months ended in Jun. 2017 was 65.48.

The historical rank and industry rank for Alere's Days Payable or its related term are showing as below:

ALRPRB.PFD' s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 45.36 Med: 53.06 Max: 65.7
Current: 65.7

During the past 13 years, Alere's highest Days Payable was 65.70. The lowest was 45.36. And the median was 53.06.

ALRPRB.PFD's Days Payable is not ranked
in the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry.
Industry Median: 68.79 vs ALRPRB.PFD: 65.70

Alere's Days Payable increased from Jun. 2016 (49.98) to Jun. 2017 (65.48). It may suggest that Alere delayed paying its suppliers.

Alere Days Payable Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alere's Days Payable can be seen below:

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Alere Days Payable Chart

Alere Annual Data

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Days Payable

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51.71

49.49

52.90

55.45

55.56

Alere Quarterly Data
	Sep12	Dec12	Mar13	Jun13	Sep13	Dec13	Mar14	Jun14	Sep14	Dec14	Mar15	Jun15	Sep15	Dec15	Mar16	Jun16	Sep16	Dec16	Mar17	Jun17
Days Payable	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															49.98	58.54	56.48	60.63	65.48

Competitive Comparison of Alere's Days Payable

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Alere's Days Payable, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Payable 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.

Alere's Days Payable Distribution in the Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry

For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Alere's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Alere's Days Payable falls into.

Alere Days Payable Calculation

Days Payable indicates the number of days that the account payable relative to cost of goods sold the company has. An increase of Days Payable may suggest that the company delays paying its suppliers.

Alere's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as

	Days Payable (A: Dec. 2016 )
=	Average Accounts Payable					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Payable (A: Dec. 2015 )	+	Accounts Payable (A: Dec. 2016 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2016 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (195.752	+	195.879)	/	2 )	/	1286.468	*	365
=	195.8155					/	1286.468	*	365
=	55.56

Alere's Days Payable for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 is calculated as:

	Days Payable (Q: Jun. 2017 )
=	Average Accounts Payable					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Payable (Q: Mar. 2017 )	+	Accounts Payable (Q: Jun. 2017 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jun. 2017 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (211.43	+	226.212)	/	2 )	/	304.94	*	365 / 4
=	218.821					/	304.94	*	365 / 4
=	65.48

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Alere (ALRPRB.PFD) Business Description

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http://www.alere.com

Alere, Inc. develops rapid point-of-care diagnostic devices in cardiology, infectious disease, toxicology, diabetes, oncology, and women's health. North America accounts for the largest portion of the firm's revenue (55%), followed by Europe (19%), Asia-Pacific (14%), and the rest of the world (12%). Alere's headquarters are in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Executives

John Bridgen	officer: Sr VP, Business Development	51 SAWYER ROAD, C/O INVERNESS MEDICAL INNOVATIONS INC, WALTHAM MA 02453
Geoffrey S Ginsburg	director	51 SAWYER ROAD, SUITE 200, WALTHAM MA 02453
Renuka Uppaluri	officer: Senior VP, Global R&D	51 SAWYER ROAD, SUITE 200, WALTHAM MA 02453
Mark Gladwell	officer: Senior VP, Global Operations	51 SAWYER ROAD, SUITE 200, WALTHAM MA 02453
Gregg J Powers	director	C/O QUANTUM CORPORATION, 224 AIRPORT PARKWAY SUITE 300, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Jonathan Wygant	officer: VP, Controller, CAO	3750 TORREY VIEW COURT, SAN DIEGO X1 92130
Thomas Mckillop	director	51 SAWYER ROAD, SUITE 200, WALTHAM MA 02453
Melissa Guerdan	officer: SVP, Global Quality & Reg.	51 SAWYER ROAD, SUITE 200, WALTHAM MA 02453
Daniella Cramp	officer: Global Pres., Cardiometabolic	51 SAWYER ROAD, SUITE 200, WALTHAM MA 02453
Sanjay Malkani	officer: Global Pres., Toxicology	51 SAWYER ROAD, SUITE 200, WALTHAM MA 02453
James Jr. Roosevelt	director	51 SAWYER ROAD, SUITE 200, HOPKINTON MA 02453
Robert Bernard Hargadon	officer: SVP, Global Human Resources	4327 LAKE WASHINGTON BLVD NE #6208, KIRKLAND WA 98033
John F Levy	director	C/O INNVERNESS MEDICAL INNOVATIONS, INC., 51 SAWYER ROAD, WALTHAM MA 02453
John Quelch	director	C/O INVERNESS MEDICAL INNOVATIONS INC, 51 SAWYER RD, WALTHAM MA 02453
Carol R Goldberg	director	C/O INVERNESS MEDICAL INNOVATIONS INC, 51 SAWYERS RD, WALTHAM MA 02453