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Railpower Technologies (Railpower Technologies) Receivables Turnover : 0.96 (As of Sep. 2008)


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What is Railpower Technologies 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. Railpower Technologies's Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2008 was $2.72 Mil. Railpower Technologies's average Accounts Receivable for the three months ended in Sep. 2008 was $2.84 Mil. Hence, Railpower Technologies's Receivables Turnover for the three months ended in Sep. 2008 was 0.96.


Railpower Technologies Receivables Turnover Historical Data

The historical data trend for Railpower Technologies'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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Railpower Technologies Receivables Turnover Chart

Railpower Technologies Annual Data
Trend Sep00 Sep01 Sep02 Sep03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07
Receivables Turnover
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 2.63 2.14 5.87 3.17 15.74

Railpower Technologies Quarterly Data
Dec03 Mar04 Jun04 Sep04 Dec04 Mar05 Jun05 Sep05 Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07 Jun07 Sep07 Dec07 Mar08 Jun08 Sep08
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 3.32 - 0.98 1.80 0.96

Competitive Comparison of Railpower Technologies's Receivables Turnover

For the Railroads subindustry, Railpower Technologies'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.


Railpower Technologies's Receivables Turnover Distribution in the Transportation Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Railpower Technologies's Receivables Turnover falls into.



Railpower Technologies Receivables Turnover Calculation

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

Railpower Technologies's Receivables Turnover for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2007 is calculated as

Receivables Turnover (A: Dec. 2007 )
=Revenue / Average Total Inventories
=Revenue (A: Dec. 2007 ) / ((Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2006 ) + Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2007 )) / count )
=95.624 / ((8.604 + 3.545) / 2 )
=95.624 / 6.0745
=15.74

Railpower Technologies's Receivables Turnover for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2008 is calculated as

Receivables Turnover (Q: Sep. 2008 )
=Revenue / Average Total Inventories
=Revenue (Q: Sep. 2008 ) / ((Accounts Receivable (Q: Jun. 2008 ) + Accounts Receivable (Q: Sep. 2008 )) / count )
=2.723 / ((2.035 + 3.654) / 2 )
=2.723 / 2.8445
=0.96

* 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.


Railpower Technologies  (OTCPK:RLPHQ) 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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Railpower Technologies (Railpower Technologies) Business Description

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9955 De Catania Avenue, Suite 105, Brossard, QC, CAN, J4Z 3V5
Railpower Technologies Corp is engaged in the development, construction, marketing and sales of high performance, clean locomotives and power plants for the transportation and related industries.

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