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tw telecom (FRA:TWM) Days Sales Outstanding : 22.11 (As of Jun. 2014)


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What is tw telecom Days Sales Outstanding?

tw telecom's average Accounts Receivable for the three months ended in Jun. 2014 was €75 Mil. tw telecom's Revenue for the three months ended in Jun. 2014 was €309 Mil. Hence, tw telecom's Days Sales Outstanding for the three months ended in Jun. 2014 was 22.11.

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

FRA:TWM' s Days Sales Outstanding Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 23.39   Med: 25.64   Max: 79.95
Current: 23.94

During the past 13 years, tw telecom's highest Days Sales Outstanding was 79.95. The lowest was 23.39. And the median was 25.64.

FRA:TWM's Days Sales Outstanding is not ranked
in the Telecommunication Services industry.
Industry Median: 57.355 vs FRA:TWM: 23.94

tw telecom's Days Sales Outstanding declined from Jun. 2013 (25.32) to Jun. 2014 (22.11).


tw telecom Days Sales Outstanding Historical Data

The historical data trend for tw telecom'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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tw telecom Days Sales Outstanding Chart

tw telecom Annual Data
Trend Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13
Days Sales Outstanding
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - 25.68 24.28 24.66

tw telecom Quarterly Data
Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14
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 25.32 24.94 24.35 23.14 22.11

Competitive Comparison of tw telecom's Days Sales Outstanding

For the Telecom Services subindustry, tw telecom'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.


tw telecom's Days Sales Outstanding Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, tw telecom's Days Sales Outstanding distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where tw telecom's Days Sales Outstanding falls into.



tw telecom 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.

tw telecom's Days Sales Outstanding for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Days Sales Outstanding (A: Dec. 2013 )
=Average Accounts Receivable /Revenue*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2012 ) + Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2013 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2013 )*Days in Period
=( (75.974 + 78.298) / 2 ) / 1141.648*365
=77.136 / 1141.648*365
=24.66

tw telecom's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2014 is calculated as:

Days Sales Outstanding (Q: Jun. 2014 )
=Average Accounts Receivable /Revenue*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Receivable (A: Mar. 2014 ) + Accounts Receivable (A: Jun. 2014 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Jun. 2014 )*Days in Period
=( (71.44 + 78.263) / 2 ) / 308.901*365 / 4
=74.8515 / 308.901*365 / 4
=22.11

* 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.


tw telecom  (FRA:TWM) Days Sales Outstanding Explanation

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tw telecom Business Description

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Tw telecom inc was formed in 1998. The Company together with its wholly-owned subsidiaries provide managed network services, specializing in business Ethernet, data networking, Converged, IP-based virtual private network or "IP VPN", Internet access, voice, including voice over Internet Protocol or "VoIP", and network security services to enterprise organizations, including public sector entities, and carriers throughout the U.S., including global locations. It offers a portfolio of solutions to its customers with predictable and reliable service quality. It designs and deliver scalable and efficient solutions that enable its customers complex and evolving business applications. These solutions emphasize its data networking service offerings, which include an expanding portfolio of business Ethernet data services, managed network services and its converged service offerings comprised of data, Internet, voice, security, remote access and managed routers. It also provides a broad range of traditional services, including a dedicated network service portfolio with private line, special access and private transport services, voice services and secure Internet access. Its customers include enterprise organizations in a wide variety of industry segments, including, among others, the financial services, technology and science, health care, distribution, manufacturing and professional services industries, data centers, cloud application providers, public sector entities, system integrators and communications service providers, including ILECs, CLECs, wireless communications companies and cable companies. Its primary competition is from the ILECs, CLECs and cable companies. The ILECs, primarily AT&T Inc., Verizon Communications, Inc. and CenturyLink Inc., other CLECs and some cable companies offer services substantially similar to some of those it offers and target some of the same customers. The Company is subject to regulation by the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC"), state regulatory authorities and local government agencies.