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Smiths News (FRA:T6N) Cash Conversion Cycle : -7.17 (As of Feb. 2024)


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What is Smiths News Cash Conversion Cycle?

Cash Conversion Cycle is one of several measures of management effectiveness. It equals Days Sales Outstanding + Days Inventory - Days Payable.

Smiths News's Days Sales Outstanding for the six months ended in Feb. 2024 was 29.26.
Smiths News's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Feb. 2024 was 6.28.
Smiths News's Days Payable for the six months ended in Feb. 2024 was 42.71.
Therefore, Smiths News's Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC) for the six months ended in Feb. 2024 was -7.17.


Smiths News Cash Conversion Cycle Historical Data

The historical data trend for Smiths News'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.

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Smiths News Cash Conversion Cycle Chart

Smiths News Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Cash Conversion Cycle
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -5.96 -6.54 -7.38 -7.73 -7.52

Smiths News Semi-Annual Data
Aug14 Feb15 Aug15 Feb16 Aug16 Feb17 Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23 Feb24
Cash Conversion Cycle 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 -6.82 -7.28 -8.05 -6.98 -7.17

Competitive Comparison of Smiths News's Cash Conversion Cycle

For the Publishing subindustry, Smiths News'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.


Smiths News's Cash Conversion Cycle Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Smiths News's Cash Conversion Cycle distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Smiths News's Cash Conversion Cycle falls into.



Smiths News 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.

Smiths News's Cash Conversion Cycle for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

Cash Conversion Cycle=Days Sales Outstanding +Days Inventory-Days Payable
=22.47+6-35.99
=-7.52

Smiths News's Cash Conversion Cycle for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as:

Cash Conversion Cycle=Days Sales Outstanding+Days Inventory-Days Payable
=29.26+6.28-42.71
=-7.17

* 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.


Smiths News  (FRA:T6N) Cash Conversion Cycle Explanation

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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Smiths News (FRA:T6N) Business Description

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Rowan House, Cherry Orchard North, Kembrey Park, Swindon, Wiltshire, GBR, SN2 8UH
Smiths News PLC is a UK-based wholesale distributor of published content. The group is one of the UK's foremost publishers of newspapers and magazines, and it also operates as a book distributor through bookstores and an online platform serving the needs of academics and public libraries. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from the United Kingdom. Its segments include Smiths News Core; Dawson Media Direct (DMD); Instore and others.

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