WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Other Current Assets Calculation
Technically, the other current assets line may include any asset that will be used up within the next 12 months. However, other current assets never include assets that are listed elsewhere in the current assets section of the balance sheet. For this reason, other current assets are almost never:
Cash
Trade Receivables
Inventory
The assets grouped under other current assets are most commonly:
Prepaid Expenses
Tax Assets
Non-Trade Receivables
Other (too numerous to list)
Some companies can and do choose to report each of these items separately.
Other current assets may be made up largely of Prepaid Expenses - unless these are listed on a separate line of the balance sheet.
Prepaid expenses are exactly what they sound like. If a company pays a $30 million insurance premium on the last day of June that will provide coverage for the entire month of July, the company will record a $30 million prepaid expense to account for the insurance expense it will show in July that it already paid for in June.
Tax assets can be quite complex. It is not common for companies to have both tax assets and tax liabilities. It is important that investors take note of both items when considering future taxes.
Non-Trade receivables are rarely a large item. They include money owed to the company by non-customers. Non-trade receivables can be caused by related party transactions, the sale of a business unit, etc. The notes to the company's financial statements will often provide much more detail on this item if it is truly important.
There are a variety of other current assets like non-trade receivables which are simply too numerous to list. If a company is following correct reporting procedures, it should not lump items that are different from one another and yet individually important to the company together under the line Other Current Assets.
At most companies, other current assets are a small and unimportant part of the total balance sheet.
WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) (WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman)) Business Description
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WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc was incorporated on March 16, 2007 and commenced operations and began offering pharmaceutical and biotechnology R&D outsourcing services in 2001. The Company is a pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device R&D services company, with operations in China and the United States. It provides a portfolio of laboratory and manufacturing services throughout the drug and medical device R&D process to its customers, which includes pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies. Its services are designed to assist its customers in shortening the cycle and lowering the cost of pharmaceutical and medical device R&D by providing cost-effective and efficient outsourcing solutions. Its primary China-based facilities include 1,127,000 square feet of facilities in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone used for synthetic chemistry, biology, medicinal chemistry, DMPK, formulation, analytical development, manufacturing process chemistry, research manufacturing, bioanalytical services, genomics, and biologics drug discovery and development; an R&D center in Tianjin engaged in synthetic chemistry and medicinal chemistry; a facility in Wuhan providing services in synthetic chemistry and medicinal chemistry; a small-scale cGMP clinical manufacturing facility and a large-scale cGMP commercial manufacturing plant in the Jinshan district of Shanghai; a large-scale non-GMP manufacturing plant in Changzhou; a preclinical toxicology facility in Suzhou; a laboratory for manufacturing research reagents in Suzhou; and a biologics manufacturing facility in Wuxi. It also offers services in biologics and medical device testing in three FDA-registered facilities in the United States. The Company has two segments: Laboratory services and Manufacturing services. Laboratory services are provided for pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies. China-based laboratory services for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies include services for small molecules, such as synthetic chemistry, biology, medicinal chemistry, DMPK/ADME, formulation, analytical chemistry, toxicology, clinical development, bioanalytical services, genomics, research reagent production, and clinical services, as well as services for discovery and development of biologics. U.S.-based laboratory services include testing services for biologics, medical devices, and combination products. Manufacturing services include the development of manufacturing processes and the production of intermediates and active pharmaceutical ingredients, or APIs, for use by pharmaceutical companies in preclinical and clinical trials of small-molecule products and in commercial products, as well as the production of biologics. The Company offers testing and development services to ensure that a medical device is manufactured, packaged and sterilized in accordance with GMP guidelines. Its in vivo and in vitro toxicology testing includes biocompatibility or safe
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