API Group (LSE:APIA) Cash Conversion Cycle : 22.90 (As of Sep. 2014)

API Group Cash Conversion Cycle Chart

API Group Annual Data
	Trend	Sep04	Sep05	Sep06	Mar08	Mar09	Mar10	Mar11	Mar12	Mar13	Mar14
Cash Conversion Cycle		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					66.25	45.00	27.75	27.62	26.17

API Group Semi-Annual Data
	Sep04	Mar05	Sep05	Mar06	Sep06	Mar07	Sep07	Sep08	Mar09	Sep09	Mar10	Sep10	Mar11	Sep11	Mar12	Sep12	Mar13	Sep13	Mar14	Sep14
Cash Conversion Cycle	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															22.32	26.14	20.70	19.45	22.90

Competitive Comparison of API Group's Cash Conversion Cycle

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, API Group'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.

API Group's Cash Conversion Cycle Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, API Group's Cash Conversion Cycle distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where API Group's Cash Conversion Cycle falls into.

API Group 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.

API Group's Cash Conversion Cycle for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2014 is calculated as

API Group's Cash Conversion Cycle for the quarter that ended in Sep. 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.

API Group  (LSE:APIA) 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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