Railpower Technologies (Railpower Technologies) Change In Receivables : $-0.53 Mil (TTM As of Sep. 2008)

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What is Railpower Technologies Change In Receivables?

Railpower Technologies's change in receivables for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2008 was $-1.70 Mil. It means Railpower Technologies's Accounts Receivable increased by $1.70 Mil from Jun. 2008 to Sep. 2008 .

Railpower Technologies's change in receivables for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2007 was $6.36 Mil. It means Railpower Technologies's Accounts Receivable declined by $6.36 Mil from Dec. 2006 to Dec. 2007 .

Railpower Technologies's Accounts Receivable for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2008 was $3.65 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. Railpower Technologies's Days Sales Outstanding for the three months ended in Sep. 2008 was 122.45.

In Ben Graham's calculation of liquidation value, Apple Inc's Accounts Receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value. Railpower Technologies's liquidation value for the three months ended in Sep. 2008 was $-14.30 Mil.

Railpower Technologies Change In Receivables Historical Data

The historical data trend for Railpower Technologies's Change In Receivables can be seen below:

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Railpower Technologies Annual Data

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-0.04

-0.40

-4.87

-3.47

6.36

Railpower Technologies Quarterly Data
	Dec03	Mar04	Jun04	Sep04	Dec04	Mar05	Jun05	Sep05	Dec05	Mar06	Jun06	Sep06	Dec06	Mar07	Jun07	Sep07	Dec07	Mar08	Jun08	Sep08
Change In Receivables	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															13.96	-0.30	0.35	1.11	-1.70

Railpower Technologies 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. 2008 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-0.53 Mil.

Railpower Technologies (OTCPK:RLPHQ) 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.

Railpower Technologies's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2008 is calculated as:

	Days Sales Outstanding
=	Accounts Receivable	/	Revenue	*	Days in Period
=	3.654	/	2.723	*	91
=	122.45

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

Railpower Technologies's liquidation value for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2008 is calculated as:

	Liquidation Value
=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	-	Total Liabilities	+	(0.75 * Accounts Receivable)	+	(0.5 * Total Inventories)
=	25.166	-	49.481	+	0.75 * 3.654	+	0.5 * 14.542
=	-14.30

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9955 De Catania Avenue, Suite 105, Brossard, QC, CAN, J4Z 3V5

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Railpower Technologies Corp is engaged in the development, construction, marketing and sales of high performance, clean locomotives and power plants for the transportation and related industries.

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