Sigma-Aldrich (FRA:SIQ) Change In Receivables : €-30 Mil (TTM As of Sep. 2015)

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What is Sigma-Aldrich Change In Receivables?

Sigma-Aldrich's change in receivables for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was €5 Mil. It means Sigma-Aldrich's Accounts Receivable declined by €5 Mil from Jun. 2015 to Sep. 2015 .

Sigma-Aldrich's change in receivables for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 was €-32 Mil. It means Sigma-Aldrich's Accounts Receivable increased by €32 Mil from Dec. 2013 to Dec. 2014 .

Sigma-Aldrich's Accounts Receivable for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was €363 Mil.

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 Receivable are being managed. Sigma-Aldrich's Days Sales Outstanding for the three months ended in Sep. 2015 was 52.83.

In Ben Graham's calculation of liquidation value, Apple Inc's Accounts Receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value. Sigma-Aldrich's liquidation value for the three months ended in Sep. 2015 was €723 Mil.

Sigma-Aldrich Change In Receivables Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sigma-Aldrich's Change In Receivables can be seen below:

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Sigma-Aldrich Quarterly Data
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Change In Receivables	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															2.33	-4.06	-19.40	-11.58	5.35

Sigma-Aldrich Change In Receivables Calculation

Change In Accounts Receivable relative to the previous period. It is any increase or decrease in the cash a company is owed by its customers.

Change In Receivables for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2015 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €-30 Mil.

Sigma-Aldrich (FRA:SIQ) Change In Receivables 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 Receivable are being managed.

Sigma-Aldrich's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 is calculated as:

	Days Sales Outstanding
=	Accounts Receivable	/	Revenue	*	Days in Period
=	362.637	/	626.373	*	91
=	52.83

2. In Ben Graham's calculation of liquidation value, Sigma-Aldrich's accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value:

Sigma-Aldrich's liquidation value for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 is calculated as:

	Liquidation Value
=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	-	Total Liabilities	+	(0.75 * Accounts Receivable)	+	(0.5 * Total Inventories)
=	1059.399	-	951.588	+	0.75 * 362.637	+	0.5 * 686.961
=	723

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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 HaÃ«n, 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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