Sigma-Aldrich's Days Sales Outstanding for the
three
months ended in Sep. 2015 was 53.54.
Sigma-Aldrich's Days Inventory for the
three
months ended in Sep. 2015 was 200.67.
Sigma-Aldrich's Days Payable for the
three
months ended in Sep. 2015 was 54.38.
Therefore, Sigma-Aldrich's Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC) for the
three
months ended in Sep. 2015 was 199.83.
Sigma-Aldrich Cash Conversion Cycle Historical Data
The historical data trend for Sigma-Aldrich's Cash Conversion Cycle 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.
Competitive Comparison of Sigma-Aldrich's Cash Conversion Cycle
For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Sigma-Aldrich's Cash Conversion Cycle, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash Conversion Cycle data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Sigma-Aldrich's Cash Conversion Cycle Distribution in the Chemicals Industry
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Sigma-Aldrich's Cash Conversion Cycle distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Sigma-Aldrich's Cash Conversion Cycle falls into.
Sigma-Aldrich Cash Conversion Cycle Calculation
Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC) measures how fast a company can convert cash on hand into even more cash on hand. This metric looks at the amount of time needed to sell inventory, the amount of time needed to collect receivables and the length of time the company is afforded to pay its bills without incurring penalties.
Cash Conversion Cycle is one of several measures of management effectiveness.
Sigma-Aldrich's Cash Conversion Cycle for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as
* 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.
Generally, the lower this number is, the better for the company. Although it should be combined with other metrics (such as ROE % and ROA %), it can be especially useful for comparing close competitors, because the company with the lowest CCC is often the one with better management.
Be Aware
CCC is most effective with retail-type companies, which have inventories that are sold to customers. Consulting businesses, software companies and insurance companies are all examples of companies for whom this metric is meaningless.
The CCC is one of several tools that can help you evaluate management, especially if it is calculated for several consecutive time periods and for several competitors. Decreasing or steady CCCs are good, while rising ones should motivate you to dig a bit deeper.
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Sigma-Aldrich Corp was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware in May 1975. The Company is a life science and a technology company that helps in enhancing human health and safety. The Company manufactures and distributes chemicals, biochemicals and other essential products and equipment products to its customers in research and applied labs as well as in industrial and commercial markets. The Company operates in three units including Research, Applied and SAFC Commercial. The Research unit products and services includes chemicals, reagents and kits, enabling the scientists to discover and develop new drugs and materials; Applied unit products and services includes high quality components and kits, chemical reagents, critical raw materials and certified reference standards, providing customized solutions to and constitute critical components and materials for diagnostic companies, testing laboratories and industrial companies; SAFC Commercial unit's products and services are used by its customers to develop and manufacture pharma, biopharma and electronics products. Its customers include pharmaceutical companies, universities, commercial laboratories, industrial companies, biotechnology companies, non-profit organizations, governmental institutions, diagnostic, chemical and electronics companies and hospitals. The Company's trademarks are the brand names; Sigma-Aldrich, Sigma, Aldrich, Fluka, Riedel-de Haën, Supelco, SAFC, SAFC Biosciences, SAFC Hitech, Genosys, Proligo, Pharmorphix, Cerilliant, Vetec, BioReliance and Cell Marque. The Company is subject to extensive regulation by federal, state and local governments and similar international agencies relating to the manufacture, sale and distribution of its products.
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