Lafarge (XPAR:LGNV) Days Sales Outstanding : 44.35 (As of Jun. 2015)

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What is Lafarge Days Sales Outstanding?

Lafarge's average Accounts Receivable for the three months ended in Jun. 2015 was €1,721 Mil. Lafarge's Revenue for the three months ended in Jun. 2015 was €3,540 Mil. Hence, Lafarge's Days Sales Outstanding for the three months ended in Jun. 2015 was 44.35.

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

XPAR:LGNV' s Days Sales Outstanding Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 38.74 Med: 44.07 Max: 76.88
Current: 47.91

During the past 13 years, Lafarge's highest Days Sales Outstanding was 76.88. The lowest was 38.74. And the median was 44.07.

XPAR:LGNV's Days Sales Outstanding is not ranked
in the Building Materials industry.
Industry Median: 54.87 vs XPAR:LGNV: 47.91

Lafarge's Days Sales Outstanding declined from Jun. 2014 (47.67) to Jun. 2015 (44.35).

Lafarge Days Sales Outstanding Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lafarge's Days Sales Outstanding can be seen below:

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Lafarge Days Sales Outstanding Chart

Lafarge Annual Data

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42.57

42.26

40.70

46.12

44.66

Lafarge Quarterly Data
	Sep10	Dec10	Mar11	Jun11	Sep11	Dec11	Mar12	Jun12	Sep12	Dec12	Mar13	Jun13	Sep13	Dec13	Mar14	Jun14	Sep14	Dec14	Mar15	Jun15
Days Sales Outstanding	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															47.67	50.97	52.06	52.72	44.35

Competitive Comparison of Lafarge's Days Sales Outstanding

For the Building Materials subindustry, Lafarge's Days Sales Outstanding, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Sales Outstanding data, can be viewed below:

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Lafarge's Days Sales Outstanding Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Lafarge's Days Sales Outstanding distribution charts can be found below:

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Lafarge 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.

Lafarge's Days Sales Outstanding for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

	Days Sales Outstanding (A: Dec. 2014 )
=	Average Accounts Receivable					/	Revenue	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2013 )	+	Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2014 ))	/	count )	/	Revenue (A: Dec. 2014 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (1546	+	1597)	/	2 )	/	12843	*	365
=	1571.5					/	12843	*	365
=	44.66

Lafarge's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 is calculated as:

	Days Sales Outstanding (Q: Jun. 2015 )
=	Average Accounts Receivable					/	Revenue	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Receivable (A: Mar. 2015 )	+	Accounts Receivable (A: Jun. 2015 ))	/	count )	/	Revenue (A: Jun. 2015 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (1614	+	1827)	/	2 )	/	3540	*	365 / 4
=	1720.5					/	3540	*	365 / 4
=	44.35

Lafarge (XPAR:LGNV) Days Sales Outstanding Explanation

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Lafarge SA is a French limited liability company governed by French law and was founded in France in 1833 and was incorporated in 1884 under the name "J. et A. Pavin de Lafarge". The Company provides building materials. It is engaged in producing & selling cement, aggregates and ready-mix concrete, mostly under the "Lafarge" brand name. Its building products and solutions are used to construct and renovate homes, buildings and infrastructures. At year-end 2013, Company cement production operated, in 56 countries, 113 cement plants and 42 grinding plants, with an annual production capacity of 221 million tons. It also manages cement trading activities. The Company aggregates and concrete are used as raw materials for concrete, masonry, asphalt, and other industrial processes, and as base materials for roads, landï¬lls, and building. As of December 31, 2013, Company had approximately 437 production facilities for aggregates in 23 countries. The Company's Ready-mix concrete had 1,026 concrete plants in 33 countries as of December 31, 2014. The Company also produces asphalt in North America and the United Kingdom, and sells either as a stand-alone product, or in conjunction with contracted paving. The Company operates in Western Europe, North America, Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa, and Asia.

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