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BPZ Resources (FRA:NA4) Receivables Turnover : 4.59 (As of Mar. 2015)


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What is BPZ Resources Receivables Turnover?

The Receivables Turnover ratio measures the number of times a company collects its average accounts receivable balance. It is calculated as Revenue divided by average Accounts Receivable. An efficient company has a higher accounts receivable turnover ratio while an inefficient company has a lower ratio. BPZ Resources's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2015 was €10.46 Mil. BPZ Resources's average Accounts Receivable for the three months ended in Mar. 2015 was €2.28 Mil. Hence, BPZ Resources's Receivables Turnover for the three months ended in Mar. 2015 was 4.59.


BPZ Resources Receivables Turnover Historical Data

The historical data trend for BPZ Resources's Receivables Turnover 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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BPZ Resources Receivables Turnover Chart

BPZ Resources Annual Data
Trend Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14
Receivables Turnover
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 15.20 14.34 14.66 8.98 47.32

BPZ Resources Quarterly Data
Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15
Receivables Turnover 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 1.22 0.93 1.55 4.71 4.59

Competitive Comparison of BPZ Resources's Receivables Turnover

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, BPZ Resources's Receivables Turnover, along with its competitors' market caps and Receivables Turnover 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.


BPZ Resources's Receivables Turnover Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, BPZ Resources's Receivables Turnover distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where BPZ Resources's Receivables Turnover falls into.



BPZ Resources Receivables Turnover Calculation

Receivables Turnover measures the number of times a company collects its average accounts receivable balance.

BPZ Resources's Receivables Turnover for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

Receivables Turnover (A: Dec. 2014 )
=Revenue / Average Total Inventories
=Revenue (A: Dec. 2014 ) / ((Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2013 ) + Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2014 )) / count )
=68.04 / ((1.681 + 1.195) / 2 )
=68.04 / 1.438
=47.32

BPZ Resources's Receivables Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 is calculated as

Receivables Turnover (Q: Mar. 2015 )
=Revenue / Average Total Inventories
=Revenue (Q: Mar. 2015 ) / ((Accounts Receivable (Q: Dec. 2014 ) + Accounts Receivable (Q: Mar. 2015 )) / count )
=10.459 / ((1.195 + 3.36) / 2 )
=10.459 / 2.2775
=4.59

* 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.


BPZ Resources  (FRA:NA4) Receivables Turnover Explanation

An efficient company has a higher accounts receivable turnover ratio while an inefficient company has a lower ratio. This metric is commonly used to compare companies within the same industry to check whether they are on par with their competitors.


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BPZ Resources (FRA:NA4) Business Description

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BPZ Resources Inc is a Texas corporation, incorporated in 1993. The Company is an independent oil and gas company engaged in the exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas in Peru and Ecuador. The Company is in the process of developing its Peruvian oil and gas reserves. It has completed the installation of the new CX-15 platform in the Corvina field to continue the development of the field and continued its drilling campaign there with completion of the CX-15-1D well. The customer of the Company is Peruvian national oil company, Petroleos del Peru - PETROPERU S.A.

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