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Bell Industries (Bell Industries) Accounts Receivable : $18.1 Mil (As of Sep. 2010)


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What is Bell Industries Accounts Receivable?

Accounts Receivable are created when a customer has received a product but has not yet paid for that product. Bell Industries's accounts receivables for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2010 was $18.1 Mil.

Accounts receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding. Bell Industries's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2010 was 41.14.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value. Bell Industries's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2010 was $-28,509.88.


Bell Industries Accounts Receivable Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bell Industries's Accounts Receivable 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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Bell Industries Accounts Receivable Chart

Bell Industries Annual Data
Trend Dec00 Dec01 Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09
Accounts Receivable
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Bell Industries Quarterly Data
Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07 Jun07 Sep07 Dec07 Mar08 Jun08 Sep08 Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10
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Bell Industries Accounts Receivable Calculation

Accounts Receivable is money owed to a business by customers and shown on its Balance Sheet as an asset.


Bell Industries Accounts Receivable Explanation

1. Accounts Receivable are created when a customer has received a product but has not yet paid for that product. Days Sales Outstanding measures of 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 receivables are being managed.

Bell Industries's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2010 is calculated as:

Days Sales Outstanding
=Accounts Receivable/Revenue*Days in Period
=18.143/40.241*91
=41.14

2. In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC), Bell Industries's accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value:

Bell Industries's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2010 is calculated as:

Net-Net Working Capital Per Share
=(Cash And Cash Equivalents+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(0.792+0.75 * 18.143+0.5 * 7.185-30.251
-0-0)/0.00043
=-28,509.88

* 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.


Be Aware

Net receivables tells us a great deal about the different competitors in the same industry. In competitive industries, some attempt to gain advantage by offering better credit terms, causing increase in sales and receivables.

If company consistently shows lower % Net receivables to gross sales than competitors, then it usually has some kind of competitive advantage which requires further digging.

Average Days Sales Outstanding is a good indicator for measuring a company's sales channel and customers. A company may book great revenue and earnings growth but never receive payment from their customers. This may force a write-off in the future and depress future earnings.


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Bell Industries (Bell Industries) Business Description

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Address
4400 W 96th Street, Indianapolis, IN, USA, 46268
Bell Industries Inc is an information technology managed services and solutions company. It provides transformational Next Generation Digital Workplace and Infrastructure Management Solutions to large and mid-market enterprises, as well as the public sector. It also offers End User Computing, Infrastructure Management and Cloud Computing, IT Lifecycle Services and Enterprise Mobility Management.
Executives
Newcastle Partners L P other: see attached explanation 5420 LYNDON B. JOHNSON FREEWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75240
Mark E Schwarz director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman, other: see attached explanation 5420 LYNDON B. JOHNSON FREEWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75240
Newcastle Capital Group Llc other: see attached explanation 5420 LYNDON B. JOHNSON FREEWAY, STE 1400, DALLAS TX 75240
Newcastle Capital Management Lp other: see attached explanation 5420 LYNDON B. JOHNSON FREEWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75240
Clinton J Coleman director, other: see attached explanation C/O NEWCASTLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P., 200 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 1400, DALLAS TX 75201
Dale Booth director

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