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Cerus (CERS) Cash Conversion Cycle : 102.80 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Cerus Cash Conversion Cycle?

Cash Conversion Cycle is one of several measures of management effectiveness. It equals Days Sales Outstanding + Days Inventory - Days Payable.

Cerus's Days Sales Outstanding for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 58.58.
Cerus's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 180.95.
Cerus's Days Payable for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 136.73.
Therefore, Cerus's Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC) for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 102.80.


Cerus Cash Conversion Cycle Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cerus's Cash Conversion Cycle 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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Cerus Cash Conversion Cycle Chart

Cerus Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash Conversion Cycle
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 20.34 59.34 36.46 35.87 112.98

Cerus Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Cash Conversion Cycle 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 52.01 75.15 64.27 72.05 102.80

Competitive Comparison of Cerus's Cash Conversion Cycle

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Cerus's Cash Conversion Cycle, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash Conversion Cycle 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.


Cerus's Cash Conversion Cycle Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Cerus's Cash Conversion Cycle distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cerus's Cash Conversion Cycle falls into.



Cerus Cash Conversion Cycle Calculation

Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC) measures how fast a company can convert cash on hand into even more cash on hand. This metric looks at the amount of time needed to sell inventory, the amount of time needed to collect receivables and the length of time the company is afforded to pay its bills without incurring penalties.

Cash Conversion Cycle is one of several measures of management effectiveness.

Cerus's Cash Conversion Cycle for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Cash Conversion Cycle=Days Sales Outstanding +Days Inventory-Days Payable
=81.61+179.64-148.27
=112.98

Cerus's Cash Conversion Cycle for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Conversion Cycle=Days Sales Outstanding+Days Inventory-Days Payable
=58.58+180.95-136.73
=102.80

* 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.


Cerus  (NAS:CERS) Cash Conversion Cycle Explanation

Generally, the lower this number is, the better for the company. Although it should be combined with other metrics (such as ROE % and ROA %), it can be especially useful for comparing close competitors, because the company with the lowest CCC is often the one with better management.


Be Aware

CCC is most effective with retail-type companies, which have inventories that are sold to customers. Consulting businesses, software companies and insurance companies are all examples of companies for whom this metric is meaningless.

The CCC is one of several tools that can help you evaluate management, especially if it is calculated for several consecutive time periods and for several competitors. Decreasing or steady CCCs are good, while rising ones should motivate you to dig a bit deeper.


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Cerus (CERS) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1220 Concord Avenue, Suite 600, Concord, CA, USA, 94520
Cerus Corp is a biomedical products company focused on the field of blood transfusion safety. The INTERCEPT Blood System is designed to reduce the risk of transfusion-transmitted infections by inactivating a broad range of pathogens such as viruses, bacteria, and parasites. The company sells its INTERCEPT platelet and plasma systems in the United States of America, Europe, the Commonwealth of Independent States countries, the Middle East, and selected countries in other regions around the world. The firm continues to operate in only one segment: Blood safety and generates revenue from the same.
Executives
Eric Bjerkholt director 132 PURDURE AVENUE, KENGSINGTON CA 94708
Ann Lucena director C/O CERUS CORPORATION, 1220 CONCORD AVE. SUITE 600, CONCORD CA 94520
Swisher Daniel N Jr director C/O SUNESIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 395 OYSTER POINT BLVD., SUITE 400, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Gail Schulze director 3451 WELLS ROAD, MALVERN PA 19355
Laurence M Corash director C/O CERUS CORP, 2411 STENWELL DRIVE, CONCORD CA 94520
William Mariner Greenman officer: President, Cerus Europe C/O CERUS CORPORATION, 2411 STANWELL DRIVE, CONCORD CA 94520
Chrystal Menard officer: Chief Legal Officer C/O CERUS CORPORATION, 2550 STANWELL DRIVE, CONCORD CA 94520
Kevin Dennis Green officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O CERUS CORPORATION, 2411 STANWELL DRIVE, CONCORD CA 94520
Richard J Benjamin officer: Chief Medical Officer 15 WHITE PINE ROAD, NEWTON MA 02464
Vivek K Jayaraman officer: Chief Commercial Officer 3910 BRICKWAY BLVD, SANTA ROSA CA 95403
Hua Shan director C/O CERUS CORPORATION, 1220 CONCORD AVE., STE. 600, CONCORD CA 94520
Carol Moore officer: SR. V.P. Regulatory, Clinical C/O CERUS CORPORATION, 2550 STANWELL DRIVE, CONCORD CA 94520
Timothy B Anderson director C/O JAN STERN REED BAXTER INTERNATIONAL, ONE BAXTER PARKWAY DF2 2W, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Timothy L. Moore director C/O KITE PHARMA, INC., 2225 COLORADO AVE., SANTA MONICA CA 90404
Frank Witney director 940 WINTER STREET, C/O PERKINELMER, WALTHAM MA 02451