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Pacer International, (FRA:PA1) Receivables Turnover : 2.34 (As of Dec. 2013)


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What is Pacer International, 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. Pacer International,'s Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2013 was €189.7 Mil. Pacer International,'s average Accounts Receivable for the three months ended in Dec. 2013 was €81.1 Mil. Hence, Pacer International,'s Receivables Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 2013 was 2.34.


Pacer International, Receivables Turnover Historical Data

The historical data trend for Pacer International,'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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Pacer International, Receivables Turnover Chart

Pacer International, Annual Data
Trend Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13
Receivables Turnover
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.99 10.34 10.37 10.65 7.89

Pacer International, Quarterly Data
Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13
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 2.55 2.01 2.25 2.26 2.34

Competitive Comparison of Pacer International,'s Receivables Turnover

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, Pacer International,'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.


Pacer International,'s Receivables Turnover Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Pacer International,'s Receivables Turnover distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Pacer International,'s Receivables Turnover falls into.



Pacer International, Receivables Turnover Calculation

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

Pacer International,'s Receivables Turnover for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Receivables Turnover (A: Dec. 2013 )
=Revenue / Average Total Inventories
=Revenue (A: Dec. 2013 ) / ((Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2012 ) + Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2013 )) / count )
=715.838 / ((101.117 + 80.3) / 2 )
=715.838 / 90.7085
=7.89

Pacer International,'s Receivables Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Receivables Turnover (Q: Dec. 2013 )
=Revenue / Average Total Inventories
=Revenue (Q: Dec. 2013 ) / ((Accounts Receivable (Q: Sep. 2013 ) + Accounts Receivable (Q: Dec. 2013 )) / count )
=189.727 / ((81.981 + 80.3) / 2 )
=189.727 / 81.1405
=2.34

* 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.


Pacer International,  (FRA:PA1) 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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Pacer International, (FRA:PA1) Business Description

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Pacer International, Inc., is an asset-light transportation and global logistics services provider. The Company provide its services from two operating segments, an intermodal segment, which provides intermodal transportation services mainly to beneficial cargo owners, transportation intermediaries and steamship lines who use intermodal transportation, and the logistics segment, which provides highway brokerage, supply chain management services, international freight forwarding, ocean shipping, and warehousing and distribution services to a wide variety of end-user customers. Intermodal segment offers full service door-to-door intermodal services to its customers, which include end-user customers, transportation intermediaries, such as intermodal marketing companies, and steamship lines. The Company logistics segment consists of: Highway brokerage services; International freight forwarding and NVOCC services; Warehousing and Distribution services; and Supply Chain Management services. The Company provides transportation and logistics services to many Fortune 500 and multi-national companies as well as to numerous other shippers and transportation third parties. The Company has direct sales and customer service representatives in its intermodal and logistics segments that sell and support its portfolio of services to a diverse customer base which includes beneficial cargo owners, steamship lines, truckload carriers, truck brokers, freight forwarders and other third party transportation service providers such as intermodal marketing companies, third-party logistics companies, and shippers' agents. The Company's main competitors are J.B. Hunt Transport, Schneider National, the Hub Group, C.H. Robinson, the supply chain solutions divisions of Ryder and Menlo Worldwide, Expeditors International and UTi Worldwide, Inc. The Company's facilities and operations are subject to federal, state and local environmental, hazardous materials transportation and occupational health and safety requirements, including those relating to the handling, labeling, shipping and transportation of hazardous materials, discharges of substances into the air, water and land, the handling, storage and disposal of wastes and the cleanup of properties affected by pollutants.

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