VWR (VWR) Days Sales Outstanding : 52.25 (As of Sep. 2017)

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What is VWR Days Sales Outstanding?

VWR's average Accounts Receivable for the three months ended in Sep. 2017 was $684 Mil. VWR's Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2017 was $1,195 Mil. Hence, VWR's Days Sales Outstanding for the three months ended in Sep. 2017 was 52.25.

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

VWR's Days Sales Outstanding is not ranked ^*
in the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry.
Industry Median: 69.32
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Days Sales Outstanding only.

VWR's Days Sales Outstanding increased from Sep. 2016 (51.03) to Sep. 2017 (52.25).

VWR Days Sales Outstanding Historical Data

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

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VWR Days Sales Outstanding Chart

VWR Annual Data

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Dec12

Dec13

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Days Sales Outstanding

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52.76

51.53

48.76

49.30

48.13

VWR Quarterly Data
	Dec12	Mar13	Jun13	Sep13	Dec13	Mar14	Jun14	Sep14	Dec14	Mar15	Jun15	Sep15	Dec15	Mar16	Jun16	Sep16	Dec16	Mar17	Jun17	Sep17
Days Sales Outstanding	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															51.03	50.00	50.70	51.88	52.25

Competitive Comparison of VWR's Days Sales Outstanding

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, VWR's Days Sales Outstanding, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Sales Outstanding data, can be viewed below:

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VWR's Days Sales Outstanding Distribution in the Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry

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

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

VWR 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.

VWR's Days Sales Outstanding for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as

	Days Sales Outstanding (A: Dec. 2016 )
=	Average Accounts Receivable					/	Revenue	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2015 )	+	Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2016 ))	/	count )	/	Revenue (A: Dec. 2016 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (583.2	+	607.2)	/	2 )	/	4514.2	*	365
=	595.2					/	4514.2	*	365
=	48.13

VWR's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 is calculated as:

	Days Sales Outstanding (Q: Sep. 2017 )
=	Average Accounts Receivable					/	Revenue	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Receivable (A: Jun. 2017 )	+	Accounts Receivable (A: Sep. 2017 ))	/	count )	/	Revenue (A: Sep. 2017 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (677.6	+	691.1)	/	2 )	/	1195.2	*	365 / 4
=	684.35					/	1195.2	*	365 / 4
=	52.25

VWR (NAS:VWR) Days Sales Outstanding Explanation

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VWR (VWR) Business Description

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VWR Corp operates in the healthcare sector based in the United States. It primarily offers laboratory products mainly in the American market, while distributing a minor share abroad. It provides a suite of products such as chemicals, reagents, consumables, durable products and scientific equipment and instruments to customers in the life science, general research and applied markets, including the biopharma, agricultural, chemical, environmental, food and beverage, healthcare, microelectronic, and petrochemical industries.

Executives

Madison Dearborn Partners Llc	10 percent owner	THREE FIRST NATIONAL PLAZA, 70 WEST MADISON STREET, SUITE 4600, CHICAGO IL 60602
Gregory L Cowan	officer: See remarks	1717 ARCH STREET, 35TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Edward A Blechschmidt	director	ONE HEALTHSOUTH PARKWAY, BIRMINGHAM AL 35243
Douglas J. Pitts	officer: See remarks	100 MATSONFORD ROAD, RADNOR PA 19087
Pamela Forbes Lieberman	director	3400 N.WOLF ROAD, FRANKLIN PARK IL 60131
Robert Zollars	director	3061 ZANKER RD, SAN JOSEC CA 95134
Timothy P Sullivan	director, 10 percent owner	THREE FIRST NATIONAL PLZ, SUITE 3800, CHICAGO IL 60602
Nicholas W Alexos	director, 10 percent owner	C/O DENTSPLY SIRONA INC, 13320 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PLACE, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Kraemer Harry M Jansen Jr	director	DENTSPLY SIRONA INC., 13320 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PLACE, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Madison Dearborn Partners V-a&c, L.p.	10 percent owner	THREE FIRST NATIONAL PLAZA, SUITE 3800, CHICAGO IL 60602
Madison Dearborn Capital Partners V Executive-a L P	10 percent owner	THREE FIRST NATIONAL PLAZA, SUITE 3800, CHICAGO IL 60602
Madison Dearborn Capital Partners V - C L P	10 percent owner	THREE FIRST NATIONAL PLAZA, SUITE 3800, CHICAGO IL 60602
Madison Dearborn Capital Partners V - A L P	10 percent owner	THREE FIRST NATIONAL PLAZA, SUITE 4600, CHICAGO IL 60602
Samuel M Mencoff	10 percent owner	BUCKEYE TECHNOLOGIES INC, 1001 TILLMAN STREET, MEMPHIS TN 38112
Paul J Finnegan	10 percent owner	PO BOX 2000, 3905 DAKOTA STREET SW, ALEXANDRIA MN 56308

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