Allocate Software (LSE:ALLA) Other Current Assets: £4.56 Mil (As of May. 2014)

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What is Allocate Software Other Current Assets?

Allocate Software LSE:ALLA Other Current Assets is £4.56 Mil as of May. 2014. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review.

Allocate Software's other current assets for the quarter that ended in May. 2014 was £4.56 Mil.

Allocate Software's quarterly other current assets declined from May. 2013 (£3.56 Mil) to Nov. 2013 (£0.09 Mil) but then increased from Nov. 2013 (£0.09 Mil) to May. 2014 (£4.56Mil).

Allocate Software's annual other current assets increased from May. 2012 (£2.75 Mil) to May. 2013 (£3.56 Mil) increased from May. 2013 (£3.56 Mil) to May. 2014 (£4.56 Mil).


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Allocate Software Other Current Assets Historical Data

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Allocate Software Other Current Assets Chart

Allocate Software Annual Data
Trend May05 May06 May07 May08 May09 May10 May11 May12 May13 May14
Other Current Assets
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.66 2.74 2.75 3.56 4.56

Allocate Software Semi-Annual Data
Nov04 May05 Nov05 May06 Nov06 May07 Nov07 May08 Nov08 May09 Nov09 May10 Nov10 May11 Nov11 May12 Nov12 May13 Nov13 May14
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Allocate Software Other Current Assets Calculation

Technically, the other current assets line may include any asset that will be used up within the next 12 months. However, other current assets never include assets that are listed elsewhere in the current assets section of the balance sheet. For this reason, other current assets are almost never:


Cash
Trade Receivables
Inventory

The assets grouped under other current assets are most commonly:


Prepaid Expenses
Tax Assets
Non-Trade Receivables
Other (too numerous to list)

Some companies can and do choose to report each of these items separately.

Other current assets may be made up largely of Prepaid Expenses - unless these are listed on a separate line of the balance sheet.

Prepaid expenses are exactly what they sound like. If a company pays a $30 million insurance premium on the last day of June that will provide coverage for the entire month of July, the company will record a $30 million prepaid expense to account for the insurance expense it will show in July that it already paid for in June.

Tax assets can be quite complex. It is not common for companies to have both tax assets and tax liabilities. It is important that investors take note of both items when considering future taxes.

Non-Trade receivables are rarely a large item. They include money owed to the company by non-customers. Non-trade receivables can be caused by related party transactions, the sale of a business unit, etc. The notes to the company's financial statements will often provide much more detail on this item if it is truly important.

There are a variety of other current assets like non-trade receivables which are simply too numerous to list. If a company is following correct reporting procedures, it should not lump items that are different from one another and yet individually important to the company together under the line Other Current Assets.

At most companies, other current assets are a small and unimportant part of the total balance sheet.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Other Current Assets →
What does a Other Current Assets of £4.56 Mil mean?
Allocate Software (LSE:ALLA) has a Other Current Assets of £4.56 Mil as of May. 2014. Other current assets as record on a company's balance sheet not categorized as standard assets. View historical data on Allocate Software.
Is Allocate Software's Other Current Assets too high?
Allocate Software's current Other Current Assets is £4.56 Mil.
How does Allocate Software's Other Current Assets compare to SREV and ASUR?
Allocate Software's Other Current Assets of £4.56 Mil can be compared against companies in the Software industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Other Current Assets for a Software company?
A good Other Current Assets depends on the Software industry context. However, Other Current Assets should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Other Current Assets mean?
A high Other Current Assets can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Other current assets as record on a company's balance sheet not categorized as standard assets. View historical data on Allocate Software. Allocate Software's current Other Current Assets is £4.56 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Allocate Software stock overvalued right now?
Allocate Software (LSE:ALLA) has a current Other Current Assets of £4.56 Mil. The current Other Current Assets is £4.56 Mil. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Other Current Assets calculated?
Other Current Assets is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Allocate Software (LSE:ALLA), the current Other Current Assets is £4.56 Mil as of May. 2014. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Allocate Software Business Description

Allocate Software PLC is engaged in the development, sale and support of workforce management solutions, and the provision of related IT services to major healthcare, defence, government and commercial customers. The business of the company is focused principally on the Healthcare market in addition to Defence. Its segments are Licence, Subscriptions, Support, and Services. Licence and Subscriptions segments represent the sale of non-cancellable software licence agreements and subscriptions associated with that software. Support and Services segments represent the provision of installation, consulting, training and product support. It operates in UK, Europe, USA and Australia.