Agrium (Agrium) Days Sales Outstanding : 137.49 (As of Sep. 2017)

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What is Agrium Days Sales Outstanding?

Agrium's average Accounts Receivable for the three months ended in Sep. 2017 was $3,589 Mil. Agrium's Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2017 was $2,382 Mil. Hence, Agrium's Days Sales Outstanding for the three months ended in Sep. 2017 was 137.49.

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

AGU's Days Sales Outstanding is not ranked ^*
in the Agriculture industry.
Industry Median: 74.86
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Days Sales Outstanding only.

Agrium's Days Sales Outstanding increased from Sep. 2016 (137.37) to Sep. 2017 (137.49).

Agrium Days Sales Outstanding Historical Data

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

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Agrium Days Sales Outstanding Chart

Agrium Annual Data

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45.08

45.98

41.41

43.77

49.17

Agrium 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															137.37	90.77	70.77	44.17	137.49

Competitive Comparison of Agrium's Days Sales Outstanding

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, Agrium's Days Sales Outstanding, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Sales Outstanding data, can be viewed below:

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Agrium's Days Sales Outstanding Distribution in the Agriculture Industry

For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, Agrium's Days Sales Outstanding distribution charts can be found below:

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Agrium 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.

Agrium'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
=	( (1778	+	1904)	/	2 )	/	13665	*	365
=	1841					/	13665	*	365
=	49.17

Agrium'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
=	( (3803	+	3375)	/	2 )	/	2382	*	365 / 4
=	3589					/	2382	*	365 / 4
=	137.49

Agrium (NYSE:AGU) Days Sales Outstanding Explanation

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With more than 1,400 retail centers, Canada-based Agrium is the largest agricultural retailer in the United States, selling fertilizers, crop chemicals, and seed directly to farm customers. The company's wholesale business produces and markets the three main crop nutrients--nitrogen, potash, and phosphate--with natural resources located mainly in Canada and the United States. The bulk of Agrium's sales are generated in the U.S., Canada, and Australia.