Interplay Entertainment (Interplay Entertainment) Cash Conversion Cycle : 105.61 (As of Mar. 2011)

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What is Interplay Entertainment Cash Conversion Cycle?

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

Interplay Entertainment's Days Sales Outstanding for the three months ended in Mar. 2011 was 73.67.
Interplay Entertainment's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2011 was 31.94.
Interplay Entertainment's Days Payable for the three months ended in Mar. 2011 was 0.
Therefore, Interplay Entertainment's Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC) for the three months ended in Mar. 2011 was 105.61.

Interplay Entertainment Cash Conversion Cycle Historical Data

The historical data trend for Interplay Entertainment's Cash Conversion Cycle can be seen below:

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Interplay Entertainment Cash Conversion Cycle Chart

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Cash Conversion Cycle

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-16,487.22

-149,665.13

-27,664.19

59.48

73.33

Interplay Entertainment Quarterly Data
	Jun06	Sep06	Dec06	Mar07	Jun07	Sep07	Dec07	Mar08	Jun08	Sep08	Dec08	Mar09	Jun09	Sep09	Dec09	Mar10	Jun10	Sep10	Dec10	Mar11
Cash Conversion Cycle	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															160.26	33.80	68.97	68.27	105.61

Competitive Comparison of Interplay Entertainment's Cash Conversion Cycle

For the Software - Application subindustry, Interplay Entertainment'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.

Interplay Entertainment's Cash Conversion Cycle Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Interplay Entertainment's Cash Conversion Cycle distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Interplay Entertainment's Cash Conversion Cycle falls into.

Interplay Entertainment 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.

Interplay Entertainment's Cash Conversion Cycle for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2010 is calculated as

Cash Conversion Cycle	=	Days Sales Outstanding	+	Days Inventory	-	Days Payable
	=	37.95	+	35.38	-	0
	=	73.33

Interplay Entertainment's Cash Conversion Cycle for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2011 is calculated as:

Cash Conversion Cycle	=	Days Sales Outstanding	+	Days Inventory	-	Days Payable
	=	73.67	+	31.94	-	0
	=	105.61

Interplay Entertainment (OTCPK:IPLY) 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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