ACUS (Acusphere) Current Accrued Expense: $4.40 Mil (As of Sep. 2008)

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What is Acusphere Current Accrued Expense?

Acusphere ACUS -90.00% Current Accrued Expense is $4.40 Mil as of Sep. 2008.

Acusphere's Current Accrued Expense for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2008 was $4.40 Mil.

Acusphere's quarterly Current Accrued Expense declined from Mar. 2008 ($5.19 Mil) to Jun. 2008 ($4.32 Mil) but then increased from Jun. 2008 ($4.32 Mil) to Sep. 2008 ($4.40 Mil).

Acusphere's annual Current Accrued Expense declined from Dec. 2005 ($6.83 Mil) to Dec. 2006 ($4.09 Mil) and declined from Dec. 2006 ($4.09 Mil) to Dec. 2007 ($3.60 Mil).

Acusphere Current Accrued Expense Historical Data

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Acusphere Current Accrued Expense Chart

Acusphere Annual Data
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Current Accrued Expense
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Acusphere Quarterly Data
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Acusphere Current Accrued Expense Calculation

Current Accrued Expense is the expense incurred during the accounting period, but not required to be paid until a later date. It includes compensation, interest, pensions and all other miscellaneous accruals reported by the company.

What does a Current Accrued Expense of $4.40 Mil mean?
Acusphere (ACUS) has a Current Accrued Expense of $4.40 Mil as of Sep. 2008. Current Accrued Expense records the total amount of accrued expenses. View historical data on Acusphere and its competitors.
Is Acusphere's Current Accrued Expense too high?
Acusphere's current Current Accrued Expense is $4.40 Mil.
How does Acusphere's Current Accrued Expense compare to CNAB and PIRE?
Acusphere's Current Accrued Expense of $4.40 Mil can be compared against companies in the Drug Manufacturers industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Current Accrued Expense for a Drug Manufacturers company?
A good Current Accrued Expense depends on the Drug Manufacturers industry context. However, Current Accrued Expense should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Current Accrued Expense mean?
A high Current Accrued Expense can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Current Accrued Expense records the total amount of accrued expenses. View historical data on Acusphere and its competitors. Acusphere's current Current Accrued Expense is $4.40 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Acusphere stock overvalued right now?
Acusphere (ACUS) has a current Current Accrued Expense of $4.40 Mil. The current Current Accrued Expense is $4.40 Mil. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Current Accrued Expense calculated?
Current Accrued Expense is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Acusphere (ACUS), the current Current Accrued Expense is $4.40 Mil as of Sep. 2008. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Acusphere Business Description

Address 99 Hayden Avenue, Suite 385, Lexington, MA, USA, 02421
Acusphere Inc is a specialty pharmaceutical company that develops new drugs and improved formulations of existing drugs using its proprietary microparticle technology.