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Genesee & Wyoming (Genesee & Wyoming) Days Sales Outstanding : 68.88 (As of Sep. 2019)


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What is Genesee & Wyoming Days Sales Outstanding?

Genesee & Wyoming's average Accounts Receivable for the three months ended in Sep. 2019 was $441 Mil. Genesee & Wyoming's Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2019 was $584 Mil. Hence, Genesee & Wyoming's Days Sales Outstanding for the three months ended in Sep. 2019 was 68.88.

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

GWR' s Days Sales Outstanding Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 66.25   Med: 73.31   Max: 109.7
Current: 71.16

During the past 13 years, Genesee & Wyoming's highest Days Sales Outstanding was 109.70. The lowest was 66.25. And the median was 73.31.

GWR's Days Sales Outstanding is not ranked
in the Transportation industry.
Industry Median: 45.68 vs GWR: 71.16

Genesee & Wyoming's Days Sales Outstanding increased from Sep. 2018 (66.34) to Sep. 2019 (68.88).


Genesee & Wyoming Days Sales Outstanding Historical Data

The historical data trend for Genesee & Wyoming's Days Sales Outstanding 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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Genesee & Wyoming Days Sales Outstanding Chart

Genesee & Wyoming Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
Days Sales Outstanding
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 77.22 67.49 68.06 64.52 65.51

Genesee & Wyoming Quarterly Data
Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19
Days Sales Outstanding 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 66.34 68.76 70.78 70.55 68.88

Competitive Comparison of Genesee & Wyoming's Days Sales Outstanding

For the Railroads subindustry, Genesee & Wyoming'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.


Genesee & Wyoming's Days Sales Outstanding Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Genesee & Wyoming's Days Sales Outstanding distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Genesee & Wyoming's Days Sales Outstanding falls into.



Genesee & Wyoming 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.

Genesee & Wyoming's Days Sales Outstanding for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as

Days Sales Outstanding (A: Dec. 2018 )
=Average Accounts Receivable /Revenue*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2017 ) + Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2018 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2018 )*Days in Period
=( (416.705 + 426.305) / 2 ) / 2348.55*365
=421.505 / 2348.55*365
=65.51

Genesee & Wyoming's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2019 is calculated as:

Days Sales Outstanding (Q: Sep. 2019 )
=Average Accounts Receivable /Revenue*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Receivable (A: Jun. 2019 ) + Accounts Receivable (A: Sep. 2019 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Sep. 2019 )*Days in Period
=( (444.168 + 437.062) / 2 ) / 583.694*365 / 4
=440.615 / 583.694*365 / 4
=68.88

* 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.


Genesee & Wyoming  (NYSE:GWR) Days Sales Outstanding Explanation

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Genesee & Wyoming (Genesee & Wyoming) Business Description

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Address
20 West Avenue, Darien, CT, USA, 06820
Genesee & Wyoming manages one of the largest portfolios of short-line/regional freight railroads in North America. About 58% of revenue comes from its core North American short-line business, while its rail lines in Australia make up 14%. Roughly 28% comes from its Europe/U.K. division, which includes its European heavy haul and intermodal operations (Freightliner) that were acquired in early 2015.
Executives
Albert J Neupaver director
Hunter C Smith director C/O GENESEE & WYOMING INC., 20 WEST AVENUE, DARIEN CT 06820
Richard Harold Bott director 34 ISLAND DRIVE, RYE NY 10580
J H Pyne director
Oivind Lorentzen director C/O SEACOR SMIT, INC., 460 PARK AVENUE 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Mark A Scudder director 411 S. 13TH STREET, SUITE 200, LINCOLN NE 68508
Cynthia Lynn Hostetler director C/O EDGEN MURRAY CORPORATION, 18444 HIGHLAND ROAD, BATON ROUGE LA 70809
Ann N Reese director C/O GENESEE & WYOMING INC., 66 FIELD POINT ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06901
David A Brown officer: Chief Operating Officer GENESEE & WYOMING INC., 66 FIELD POINT ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06830
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Robert M Melzer director 61 MONMOUTH ST., ., BROOKLINE MA 02446-5605
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