SGS AG (SGS AG) Days Sales Outstanding

: 50.98 (As of Dec. 2023)

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SGS AG's average Accounts Receivable for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,078 Mil. SGS AG's Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $3,860 Mil. Hence, SGS AG's Days Sales Outstanding for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was 50.98.

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

SGSOF' s Days Sales Outstanding Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 50.83 Med: 56.9 Max: 63.42
Current: 53.12

During the past 13 years, SGS AG's highest Days Sales Outstanding was 63.42. The lowest was 50.83. And the median was 56.90.

SGSOF's Days Sales Outstanding is ranked better than
56.91% of 1042 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 58.4 vs SGSOF: 53.12

SGS AG's Days Sales Outstanding declined from Dec. 2022 (51.84) to Dec. 2023 (50.98).

SGS AG Days Sales Outstanding Historical Data

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

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SGS AG Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Days Sales Outstanding

52.89

55.94

51.73

52.94

51.18

SGS AG Semi-Annual Data
	Jun14	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23
Days Sales Outstanding																52.17	54.74	51.84	53.29	50.98

Competitive Comparison

For the Consulting Services subindustry, SGS AG'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.

SGS AG Days Sales Outstanding Distribution

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, SGS AG's Days Sales Outstanding distribution charts can be found below:

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

SGS AG 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.

SGS AG'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
=	( (1060.541	+	1086.957)	/	2 )	/	7657.262	*	365
=	1073.749					/	7657.262	*	365
=	51.18

SGS AG'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: Jun. 2023 )	+	Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2023 ))	/	count )	/	Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (1069.525	+	1086.957)	/	2 )	/	3859.852	*	365 / 2
=	1078.241					/	3859.852	*	365 / 2
=	50.98

SGS AG (OTCPK:SGSOF) Days Sales Outstanding Explanation

For retailers, when we compare Days Sales Outstanding, it is important to compare the same period in the previous years.

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SGSOY:USA SGSNz:UK 0QMI:UK SGSN:Switzerland

Address

1 Place des Alpes, P.O. Box 2152, Geneva, CHE, CH-1211

Website

https://www.sgs.com

Switzerland-listed SGS is the largest and one of the oldest companies in the testing, inspection, and certification industry. The company's primary activities involve testing products and materials, inspecting sites/industrial equipment, and certifying products and systems to ensure global/company standards. SGS is one of only four TIC companies that operate globally across numerous industries, including agriculture, food and life science, and transport services. SGS was first listed in 1981 and employs almost 100,000 people worldwide.

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