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Netobjects (Netobjects) Accounts Receivable : $0.88 Mil (As of Jun. 2001)


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What is Netobjects Accounts Receivable?

Accounts Receivable are created when a customer has received a product but has not yet paid for that product. Netobjects's accounts receivables for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2001 was $0.88 Mil.

Accounts receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding. Netobjects's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2001 was 72.98.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value. Netobjects's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2001 was $-0.09.


Netobjects Accounts Receivable Historical Data

The historical data trend for Netobjects'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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Netobjects Accounts Receivable Chart

Netobjects Annual Data
Trend Sep99 Sep00
Accounts Receivable
- 5.65

Netobjects Quarterly Data
Jun99 Sep99 Dec99 Mar00 Jun00 Sep00 Dec00 Mar01 Jun01
Accounts Receivable Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only - 5.65 - 2.17 0.88

Netobjects Accounts Receivable Calculation

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


Netobjects 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.

Netobjects's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2001 is calculated as:

Days Sales Outstanding
=Accounts Receivable/Revenue*Days in Period
=0.883/1.104*91
=72.98

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

Netobjects's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2001 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)
=(4.441+0.75 * 0.883+0.5 * 0-7.807
-0-0)/31.7996
=-0.09

* 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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Netobjects (Netobjects) Business Description

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301 Galveston Drive, Suite 250, Redwood City, CA, USA, 94063
Netobjects Inc is engaged in developing and designing software.

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