2U (TWOU) Days Sales Outstanding

: 20.43 (As of Dec. 2023)

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2U's average Accounts Receivable for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $57.2 Mil. 2U's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $255.7 Mil. Hence, 2U's Days Sales Outstanding for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 20.43.

The historical rank and industry rank for 2U's Days Sales Outstanding or its related term are showing as below:

TWOU' s Days Sales Outstanding Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.81 Med: 15.88 Max: 22
Current: 22

During the past 13 years, 2U's highest Days Sales Outstanding was 22.00. The lowest was 0.81. And the median was 15.88.

TWOU's Days Sales Outstanding is ranked better than
55.65% of 248 companies
in the Education industry
Industry Median: 28.47 vs TWOU: 22.00

2U's Days Sales Outstanding declined from Dec. 2022 (21.83) to Dec. 2023 (20.43).

2U Days Sales Outstanding Historical Data

The historical data trend for 2U's Days Sales Outstanding can be seen below:

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2U Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Days Sales Outstanding

17.20

14.55

19.89

20.99

17.62

2U Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Days Sales Outstanding																21.83	19.95	25.20	27.28	20.43

Competitive Comparison

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, 2U's Days Sales Outstanding, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Sales Outstanding 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.

2U Days Sales Outstanding Distribution

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, 2U's Days Sales Outstanding distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where 2U's Days Sales Outstanding falls into.

2U 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.

2U's Days Sales Outstanding for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

	Days Sales Outstanding (A: Dec. 2023 )
=	Average Accounts Receivable					/	Revenue	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2022 )	+	Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2023 ))	/	count )	/	Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (47.93	+	43.419)	/	2 )	/	945.953	*	365
=	45.6745					/	945.953	*	365
=	17.62

2U's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

	Days Sales Outstanding (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=	Average Accounts Receivable					/	Revenue	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Receivable (A: Sep. 2023 )	+	Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2023 ))	/	count )	/	Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (71.041	+	43.419)	/	2 )	/	255.661	*	365 / 4
=	57.23					/	255.661	*	365 / 4
=	20.43

2U (NAS:TWOU) Days Sales Outstanding Explanation

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2U (TWOU) Business Description

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2U1:Germany

Address

7900 Harkins Road, Lanham, MD, USA, 20706

Website

https://www.2u.com

2U Inc provides educational technology services for nonprofit colleges and universities. It builds, delivers, and monitors educational platforms that enable online delivery of degree programs and alternative credentials such as short technical courses. The company provides cloud-based software-as-a-service platform and various technology-enabled services such as learning technology, live class application monitoring, content development, marketing, among others that help its clients to reach students globally. It is organized in two reportable business segments: Degree Program segment and Alternative Credential segment. The vast majority of revenue comes from the company's Degree Program segment, and most of the company's revenue is earned in the United States.

Executives

Aaron Mccullough	officer: CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER	C/O 2U, INC., 7900 HARKINS ROAD, LANHAM MD 20706
Edward S. Macias	director	C/O 2U, INC., 8201 CORPORATE DRIVE, SUITE 900, LANDOVER MD 20785
Gregory K Peters	director	C/O NETFLIX, INC., 121 ALBRIGHT WAY, LOS GATOS CA 95032
Christopher J Paucek	director, officer: Chief Executive Officer	7900 HARKINS ROAD, LANHAM MD 20706
Paul A Maeder	director	C/O HIGHLAND CAPITAL PARTNERS, HIGH ST TOWER 125 HIGH ST, BOSTON MA 02110
Alexis Maybank	director	C/O 2U, INC., 7900 HARKINS ROAD, LANHAM MD 20706
James Kenigsberg	officer: Chief Technology Officer	C/O 2U, INC., 7900 HARKINS ROAD, LANHAM MD 20706
Matthew J. Norden	officer: Co-General Counsel	C/O 2U, INC., 7900 HARKINS ROAD, LANHAM MD 20706
Mark Chernis	director	2315 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10024
Paul S Lalljie	officer: Chief Financial Officer	7900 HARKINS ROAD, LANHAM MD 20706
John M Larson	director	2895 GREENSPOINT PARKWAY, SUITE 600, HOFFMAN ESTATES IL 60195
Robert M Stavis	director	211 HOMMOCKS ROAD, LARCHMONT NY 10538
John B. Ellis	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	THREE GLENLAKE PKWY., ATLANTA GA 30328
Earl Lewis	director	C/O 2U, INC., 8201 CORPORATE DRIVE, LANDOVER MD 20785
Timothy M Haley	director	3000 SAND HILL ROAD, 2-290, MENLO PARK CA 94025