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Essar Energy (LSE:ESSR) Days Sales Outstanding : 19.01 (As of Mar. 2013)


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What is Essar Energy Days Sales Outstanding?

Essar Energy's average Accounts Receivable for the six months ended in Mar. 2013 was £941 Mil. Essar Energy's Revenue for the six months ended in Mar. 2013 was £18,072 Mil. Hence, Essar Energy's Days Sales Outstanding for the six months ended in Mar. 2013 was 9.51.

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

LSE:ESSR' s Days Sales Outstanding Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 27.51   Med: 28.27   Max: 32.58
Current: 29.18

During the past 3 years, Essar Energy's highest Days Sales Outstanding was 32.58. The lowest was 27.51. And the median was 28.27.

LSE:ESSR's Days Sales Outstanding is not ranked
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 48.615 vs LSE:ESSR: 29.18

Essar Energy's Days Sales Outstanding declined from Dec. 2009 (32.58) to Mar. 2013 (19.01).


Essar Energy Days Sales Outstanding Historical Data

The historical data trend for Essar Energy'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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Essar Energy Days Sales Outstanding Chart

Essar Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Mar13
Days Sales Outstanding
32.58 24.74 19.01

Essar Energy Semi-Annual Data
Dec09 Dec10 Mar13
Days Sales Outstanding 32.58 24.74 19.01

Competitive Comparison of Essar Energy's Days Sales Outstanding

For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, Essar Energy'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.


Essar Energy's Days Sales Outstanding Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Essar Energy's Days Sales Outstanding distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Essar Energy's Days Sales Outstanding falls into.



Essar Energy 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.

Essar Energy's Days Sales Outstanding for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2013 is calculated as

Days Sales Outstanding (A: Mar. 2013 )
=Average Accounts Receivable /Revenue*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2010 ) + Accounts Receivable (A: Mar. 2013 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Mar. 2013 )*Days in Period
=( (483.314 + 1399.527) / 2 ) / 18071.855*365
=941.4205 / 18071.855*365
=19.01

Essar Energy's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2013 is calculated as:

Days Sales Outstanding (Q: Mar. 2013 )
=Average Accounts Receivable /Revenue*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2010 ) + Accounts Receivable (A: Mar. 2013 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Mar. 2013 )*Days in Period
=( (483.314 + 1399.527) / 2 ) / 18071.855*365 / 2
=941.4205 / 18071.855*365 / 2
=9.51

* 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.


Essar Energy  (LSE:ESSR) Days Sales Outstanding Explanation

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Essar Energy (LSE:ESSR) Business Description

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Essar Energy plc is incorporated in United Kingdom. It is a holding company. The business activities of the Group of which it is the parent are those of an India-focused energy company with assets across the power and oil and gas industries. The Group comprises four operating divisions are Refining and Marketing India, Refining and Marketing UK, Exploration and Production, Power Generation and Transmission. Refining and Marketing India owns a petroleum refinery on the west coast of India, together with a 50% interest in a petroleum refinery in Kenya, and oil retailing stations on franchise across India. Its products are high speed diesel, motor spirit, fuel oil and superior kerosene oil. The activities of Refining and Marketing include the refining of crude oil and trading, marketing and transportation of finished products and by-products. Refining and Marketing UK products include high speed diesel, motor spirit, fuel oil and superior kerosene oil. The activities of Refining and Marketing include the refining of crude oil and trading, marketing and transportation of finished products and by-products. Exploration and Production has a diverse portfolio of 15 blocks for the exploration and production of oil and gas in India, Indonesia, Madagascar, Nigeria and Vietnam. Power segment operates gas and liquid fuel-based power plants in India and Canada together with a number of mining assets. Corporate comprises Essar Energy plc and its subsidiary companies that provide services to the Group as a whole.

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