Bluefly, (FRA:BFY1) Accounts Receivable : €0.00 Mil (As of Mar. 2013)

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What is Bluefly, Accounts Receivable?

Accounts Receivable are created when a customer has received a product but has not yet paid for that product. Bluefly,'s accounts receivables for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2013 was €0.00 Mil.

Accounts receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding. Bluefly,'s Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2013 was 0.00.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value. Bluefly,'s Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2013 was €-0.55.

Bluefly, Accounts Receivable Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bluefly,'s Accounts Receivable can be seen below:

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Bluefly, Accounts Receivable Calculation

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

Bluefly, 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.

Bluefly,'s Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2013 is calculated as:

	Days Sales Outstanding
=	Accounts Receivable	/	Revenue	*	Days in Period
=	0	/	15.281	*	91
=	0.00

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

Bluefly,'s Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2013 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	+	0.75 * 0	+	0.5 * 12.509	-	22.069
-	0	-	0)	/	28.577
=	-0.55

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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Bluefly, (FRA:BFY1) Business Description

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Bluefly, Inc. is an off-price Internet retailer of fashion merchandise and accessories that provides its customers with access to in-season products. It launched the bluefly.com Website in September 1998. During 2011, it expanded its website portfolio by launching the belleandclive.com website, a members-only shopping site that presents curated selections of important brands via limited-time flash sale events. The Company's marketing efforts are focused both on acquiring new customers and retaining existing customers. The Company purchases merchandise directly from various suppliers and have devoted substantial resources over the years in establishing its reputation and brand awareness of selling authentic, high-end fashion merchandise at competitive discounted prices in a high-end retail environment. E-commerce generally, and, in particular, the online retail apparel and fashion accessories market, is a relatively dynamic, high-growth market. The Company's competition for online customers come from a variety of sources, including existing traditional retailers that are using the Internet to expand their channels of distribution, established and less established Internet companies, traditional direct marketers, designer brands that may attempt to sell their products directly to consumers through the Internet and other traditional off-price retail stores. The Company relies on various intellectual property laws and contractual restrictions to protect its proprietary rights in services and technology, including confidentiality, invention assignment and nondisclosure agreements with employees and contractors. The Company is not currently subject to direct regulation by any domestic or foreign governmental agency, other than regulations applicable to businesses generally, and laws or regulations directly applicable to online commerce.

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