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News Communications (News Communications) Change In Receivables : $-0.10 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2004)


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What is News Communications Change In Receivables?

News Communications's change in receivables for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2004 was $-0.10 Mil. It means News Communications's Accounts Receivable increased by $0.10 Mil from Dec. 2003 to Dec. 2004 .

News Communications's change in receivables for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2004 was $-0.10 Mil. It means News Communications's Accounts Receivable increased by $0.10 Mil from Dec. 2003 to Dec. 2004 .

News Communications's Accounts Receivable for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2004 was $1.02 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. News Communications's Days Sales Outstanding for the six months ended in Dec. 2004 was 15.22.

In Ben Graham's calculation of liquidation value, Apple Inc's Accounts Receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value. News Communications's liquidation value for the six months ended in Dec. 2004 was $-2.26 Mil.

News Communications Change In Receivables Historical Data

The historical data trend for News Communications's Change In Receivables can be seen below:

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News Communications Change In Receivables Chart

News Communications Annual Data
Trend Nov96 Nov97 Nov98 Nov99 Dec00 Dec01 Dec02 Dec03 Dec04
Change In Receivables
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -1.17 -0.17 0.44 -0.59 -0.10

News Communications Semi-Annual Data
Nov96 Nov97 Nov98 Nov99 Dec00 Dec01 Dec02 Dec03 Dec04
Change In Receivables Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -1.17 -0.17 0.44 -0.59 -0.10

News Communications 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.

For stock reported annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Change In Receivables for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2004 was $-0.10 Mil.

* 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.

News Communications  (OTCPK:NWCM) 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.

News Communications's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2004 is calculated as:

Days Sales Outstanding
=Accounts Receivable/Revenue*Days in Period
=1.015/12.168*91
=15.22

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

News Communications's liquidation value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2004 is calculated as:

Liquidation Value
=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities-Total Liabilities+(0.75 * Accounts Receivable)+(0.5 * Total Inventories)
=0.421-3.445+0.75 * 1.015+0.5 * 0
=-2.26

* 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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News Communications (News Communications) Business Description

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News Communications, Inc. is engaged in publishing & distribution of advertiser-supported newspapers & magazines. It publishes three newspapers, two magazines including Dans Hampton Style & Dans Hampton Sports; & a guide, Dans Hampton Style Insider Guide.
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Ross Wilbur L Jr director 328 EL VEDADO ROAD, PALM BEACH FL 33480

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