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Photoelectron (Photoelectron) Days Payable : 126.63 (As of Sep. 2002)


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What is Photoelectron Days Payable?

Photoelectron's average Accounts Payable for the three months ended in Sep. 2002 was $0.40 Mil. Photoelectron's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Sep. 2002 was $0.29 Mil. Hence, Photoelectron's Days Payable for the three months ended in Sep. 2002 was 126.63.

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

PECN's Days Payable is not ranked *
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry.
Industry Median: 72.505
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Days Payable only.

Photoelectron's Days Payable declined from Sep. 2001 (478.31) to Sep. 2002 (126.63). It may suggest that Photoelectron accelerated paying its suppliers.


Photoelectron Days Payable Historical Data

The historical data trend for Photoelectron'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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Photoelectron Days Payable Chart

Photoelectron Annual Data
Trend Dec94 Dec95 Dec96 Dec97 Dec98 Dec99 Dec00 Dec01
Days Payable
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 365.00 273.75 365.00 706.85 158.04

Photoelectron Quarterly Data
Dec97 Mar98 Jun98 Sep98 Dec98 Mar99 Jun99 Sep99 Dec99 Mar00 Jun00 Sep00 Dec00 Mar01 Jun01 Sep01 Dec01 Mar02 Jun02 Sep02
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 478.31 334.07 189.47 122.36 126.63

Competitive Comparison of Photoelectron's Days Payable

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Photoelectron'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.


Photoelectron's Days Payable Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Photoelectron's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Photoelectron's Days Payable falls into.



Photoelectron 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.

Photoelectron's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2001 is calculated as

Days Payable (A: Dec. 2001 )
=Average Accounts Payable /Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Payable (A: Dec. 2000 ) + Accounts Payable (A: Dec. 2001 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2001 )*Days in Period
=( (0.219 + 0.298) / 2 ) / 0.597*365
=0.2585 / 0.597*365
=158.04

Photoelectron's Days Payable for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2002 is calculated as:

Days Payable (Q: Sep. 2002 )
=Average Accounts Payable / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Payable (Q: Jun. 2002 ) + Accounts Payable (Q: Sep. 2002 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Sep. 2002 )*Days in Period
=( (0.413 + 0.378) / 2 ) / 0.285*365 / 4
=0.3955 / 0.285*365 / 4
=126.63

* 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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Photoelectron (Photoelectron) Business Description

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9 Executive Park Drive, North Billerica, Billerica, MA, USA, 01862
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Photoelectron Corp is engaged in the design, development & commercialization of the Photon Radiosurgery System, a proprietary, therapeutic device for the treatment of cancerous tumors through the application of x-ray radiation directly to the tumor site. It is manufacturing miniature x-ray systems for a variety of applications in healthcare and non-healthcare related markets.

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