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Vasamed (Vasamed) Accounts Receivable : $0.32 Mil (As of Sep. 2006)


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What is Vasamed Accounts Receivable?

Accounts Receivable are created when a customer has received a product but has not yet paid for that product. Vasamed's accounts receivables for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2006 was $0.32 Mil.

Accounts receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding. Vasamed's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2006 was 57.63.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value. Vasamed's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2006 was $-0.88.


Vasamed Accounts Receivable Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vasamed'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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Vasamed Accounts Receivable Chart

Vasamed Annual Data
Trend Dec96 Dec97 Dec98 Dec99 Dec00 Dec01 Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05
Accounts Receivable
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.04 0.42 0.20 0.19 0.48

Vasamed Quarterly Data
Dec01 Mar02 Jun02 Sep02 Dec02 Mar03 Jun03 Sep03 Dec03 Mar04 Jun04 Sep04 Dec04 Mar05 Jun05 Sep05 Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06
Accounts Receivable Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.33 0.48 0.46 0.43 0.32

Vasamed Accounts Receivable Calculation

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


Vasamed 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.

Vasamed's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2006 is calculated as:

Days Sales Outstanding
=Accounts Receivable/Revenue*Days in Period
=0.324/0.513*91
=57.63

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

Vasamed's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2006 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)
=(0.625+0.75 * 0.324+0.5 * 0.703-4.548
-0.047-0)/3.85506
=-0.88

* 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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Vasamed (Vasamed) Business Description

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7615 Golden Triangle Drive, Suite A, Eden Prairie, MN, USA, 55344-3733
Vasamed Inc develops, manufactures and markets low-cost, non-invasive peripheral and cardiovascular diagnostic systems for hemodynamic assessment.

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