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GNRD (General DataComm Industries) Days Payable : 285.12 (As of Jun. 2010)


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What is General DataComm Industries Days Payable?

General DataComm Industries's average Accounts Payable for the three months ended in Jun. 2010 was $3.05 Mil. General DataComm Industries's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Jun. 2010 was $0.98 Mil. Hence, General DataComm Industries's Days Payable for the three months ended in Jun. 2010 was 285.12.

The historical rank and industry rank for General DataComm Industries's Days Payable or its related term are showing as below:

GNRD's Days Payable is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 68.3
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Days Payable only.

General DataComm Industries's Days Payable increased from Jun. 2009 (191.45) to Jun. 2010 (285.12). It may suggest that General DataComm Industries delayed paying its suppliers.


General DataComm Industries Days Payable Historical Data

The historical data trend for General DataComm Industries's Days Payable can be seen below:

* 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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General DataComm Industries Days Payable Chart

General DataComm Industries Annual Data
Trend Sep96 Sep97 Sep98 Sep99 Sep00 Sep05 Sep06 Sep07 Sep08 Sep09
Days Payable
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 733.11 124.15 179.51 163.37 193.13

General DataComm Industries Quarterly Data
Sep05 Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07 Jun07 Sep07 Dec07 Mar08 Jun08 Sep08 Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10
Days Payable Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 191.45 249.26 176.55 393.89 285.12

Competitive Comparison of General DataComm Industries's Days Payable

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, General DataComm Industries's Days Payable, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Payable 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.


General DataComm Industries's Days Payable Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, General DataComm Industries's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where General DataComm Industries's Days Payable falls into.



General DataComm Industries Days Payable Calculation

Days Payable indicates the number of days that the account payable relative to cost of goods sold the company has. An increase of Days Payable may suggest that the company delays paying its suppliers.

General DataComm Industries's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2009 is calculated as

Days Payable (A: Sep. 2009 )
=Average Accounts Payable /Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Payable (A: Sep. 2008 ) + Accounts Payable (A: Sep. 2009 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Sep. 2009 )*Days in Period
=( (2.58 + 3.014) / 2 ) / 5.286*365
=2.797 / 5.286*365
=193.13

General DataComm Industries's Days Payable for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2010 is calculated as:

Days Payable (Q: Jun. 2010 )
=Average Accounts Payable / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Payable (Q: Mar. 2010 ) + Accounts Payable (Q: Jun. 2010 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jun. 2010 )*Days in Period
=( (2.983 + 3.11) / 2 ) / 0.975*365 / 4
=3.0465 / 0.975*365 / 4
=285.12

* 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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General DataComm Industries Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
6 Rubber Avenue, Naugatuck, CT, USA, 06770
General DataComm Industries Inc is a provider of networking and telecommunications products, services and solutions. The company is focused on providing multi-service provisioning solutions using multi-service access and switching products.
Executives
Howard S Modlin director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer P O BOX 813, LIBERTY CORNER NJ 07938

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