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Comtex News Network (Comtex News Network) Days Sales Outstanding : 43.25 (As of Mar. 2010)


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What is Comtex News Network Days Sales Outstanding?

Comtex News Network's average Accounts Receivable for the three months ended in Mar. 2010 was $0.90 Mil. Comtex News Network's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2010 was $1.90 Mil. Hence, Comtex News Network's Days Sales Outstanding for the three months ended in Mar. 2010 was 43.25.

The historical rank and industry rank for Comtex News Network's Days Sales Outstanding or its related term are showing as below:

CMTX's Days Sales Outstanding is not ranked *
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 69.25
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Days Sales Outstanding only.

Comtex News Network's Days Sales Outstanding declined from Mar. 2009 (45.11) to Mar. 2010 (43.25).


Comtex News Network Days Sales Outstanding Historical Data

The historical data trend for Comtex News Network's Days Sales Outstanding 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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Comtex News Network Days Sales Outstanding Chart

Comtex News Network Annual Data
Trend Jun00 Jun01 Jun02 Jun03 Jun04 Jun05 Jun06 Jun07 Jun08 Jun09
Days Sales Outstanding
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Comtex News Network Quarterly Data
Jun05 Sep05 Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07 Jun07 Sep07 Dec07 Mar08 Jun08 Sep08 Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10
Days Sales Outstanding 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 45.11 43.56 42.50 44.68 43.25

Competitive Comparison of Comtex News Network's Days Sales Outstanding

For the Publishing subindustry, Comtex News Network's Days Sales Outstanding, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Sales Outstanding 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.


Comtex News Network's Days Sales Outstanding Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Comtex News Network's Days Sales Outstanding distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Comtex News Network's Days Sales Outstanding falls into.



Comtex News Network Days Sales Outstanding Calculation

Days Sales Outstanding measures 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.

Accounts Receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding.

Comtex News Network's Days Sales Outstanding for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2009 is calculated as

Days Sales Outstanding (A: Jun. 2009 )
=Average Accounts Receivable /Revenue*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Receivable (A: Jun. 2008 ) + Accounts Receivable (A: Jun. 2009 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Jun. 2009 )*Days in Period
=( (0.855 + 0.835) / 2 ) / 6.402*365
=0.845 / 6.402*365
=48.18

Comtex News Network's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2010 is calculated as:

Days Sales Outstanding (Q: Mar. 2010 )
=Average Accounts Receivable /Revenue*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2009 ) + Accounts Receivable (A: Mar. 2010 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Mar. 2010 )*Days in Period
=( (0.901 + 0.901) / 2 ) / 1.901*365 / 4
=0.901 / 1.901*365 / 4
=43.25

* 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.


Comtex News Network  (OTCPK:CMTX) Days Sales Outstanding Explanation

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Comtex News Network (Comtex News Network) Business Description

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Address
295 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10017
Comtex News Network Inc is a provider of economically useful electronic real-time news, content and SmarTrend(r) market products. It receives, enhances, combines and filters news and content received from national and international news bureaus, agencies and publications, and distributes more than one million total stories per day.
Executives
Chip Brian officer: President and COO 625 N WASHINGTON STREET STE 301 ALEXANDRIA VA 22314
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C W Gilluly director, officer: Interim C.E.O. 625 N. WASHINGTON ST. STE 301 ALEXANDRIA VA 22314

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