Sentry Technology (Sentry Technology) Days Payable : 73.94 (As of Jun. 2011)

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What is Sentry Technology Days Payable?

Sentry Technology's average Accounts Payable for the three months ended in Jun. 2011 was $1.13 Mil. Sentry Technology's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Jun. 2011 was $1.39 Mil. Hence, Sentry Technology's Days Payable for the three months ended in Jun. 2011 was 73.94.

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

SKVY's Days Payable is not ranked ^*
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 46.77
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Sentry Technology's Days Payable increased from Jun. 2010 (55.48) to Jun. 2011 (73.94). It may suggest that Sentry Technology delayed paying its suppliers.

Sentry Technology Days Payable Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sentry Technology's Days Payable can be seen below:

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Sentry Technology Days Payable Chart

Sentry Technology Annual Data

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26.43

38.48

44.73

50.84

56.45

Sentry Technology Quarterly Data
	Sep06	Dec06	Mar07	Jun07	Sep07	Dec07	Mar08	Jun08	Sep08	Dec08	Mar09	Jun09	Sep09	Dec09	Mar10	Jun10	Sep10	Dec10	Mar11	Jun11
Days Payable	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															55.48	46.23	52.27	69.06	73.94

Competitive Comparison of Sentry Technology's Days Payable

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, Sentry Technology's Days Payable, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Payable data, can be viewed below:

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Sentry Technology's Days Payable Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Sentry Technology's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:

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Sentry Technology 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.

Sentry Technology's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2010 is calculated as

	Days Payable (A: Dec. 2010 )
=	Average Accounts Payable					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Payable (A: Dec. 2009 )	+	Accounts Payable (A: Dec. 2010 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2010 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (0.902	+	0.989)	/	2 )	/	6.114	*	365
=	0.9455					/	6.114	*	365
=	56.45

Sentry Technology's Days Payable for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2011 is calculated as:

	Days Payable (Q: Jun. 2011 )
=	Average Accounts Payable					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Payable (Q: Mar. 2011 )	+	Accounts Payable (Q: Jun. 2011 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jun. 2011 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (1.115	+	1.136)	/	2 )	/	1.389	*	365 / 4
=	1.1255					/	1.389	*	365 / 4
=	73.94

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1881 Lakeland Avenue, Ronkonkoma, NY, USA, 11779

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Sentry Technology Corp through its subsidiaries is engaged in designing, manufacturing, selling and installing a complete line of video surveillance systems, Robotic CCTV systems, Electro-Magnetic and Radio Frequency Identification based library management systems, as well as radio frequency and EM electronic article surveillance systems. The company also manufactures travelling, robotic CCTV systems servicing customers in North and South America, Africa and Australia.

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