Sigma-Aldrich (FRA:SIQ) Days Sales Outstanding : 53.54 (As of Sep. 2015)

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What is Sigma-Aldrich Days Sales Outstanding?

Sigma-Aldrich's average Accounts Receivable for the three months ended in Sep. 2015 was €368 Mil. Sigma-Aldrich's Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2015 was €626 Mil. Hence, Sigma-Aldrich's Days Sales Outstanding for the three months ended in Sep. 2015 was 53.54.

The historical rank and industry rank for Sigma-Aldrich's Days Sales Outstanding or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:SIQ' s Days Sales Outstanding Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 44.75 Med: 48.95 Max: 53.42
Current: 53.42

During the past 13 years, Sigma-Aldrich's highest Days Sales Outstanding was 53.42. The lowest was 44.75. And the median was 48.95.

FRA:SIQ's Days Sales Outstanding is not ranked
in the Chemicals industry.
Industry Median: 63.76 vs FRA:SIQ: 53.42

Sigma-Aldrich's Days Sales Outstanding increased from Sep. 2014 (52.92) to Sep. 2015 (53.54).

Sigma-Aldrich Days Sales Outstanding Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sigma-Aldrich's Days Sales Outstanding can be seen below:

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Sigma-Aldrich Days Sales Outstanding Chart

Sigma-Aldrich Annual Data

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Days Sales Outstanding

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43.85

44.04

46.91

50.86

48.55

Sigma-Aldrich Quarterly Data
	Dec10	Mar11	Jun11	Sep11	Dec11	Mar12	Jun12	Sep12	Dec12	Mar13	Jun13	Sep13	Dec13	Mar14	Jun14	Sep14	Dec14	Mar15	Jun15	Sep15
Days Sales Outstanding	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															52.92	50.52	50.58	54.58	53.54

Competitive Comparison of Sigma-Aldrich's Days Sales Outstanding

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Sigma-Aldrich's Days Sales Outstanding, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Sales Outstanding data, can be viewed below:

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Sigma-Aldrich's Days Sales Outstanding Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Sigma-Aldrich's Days Sales Outstanding distribution charts can be found below:

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Sigma-Aldrich Days Sales Outstanding Calculation

Days Sales Outstanding measures the average number of days that a company takes to collect revenue after a sale has been made. It is a financial ratio that illustrates how well a company's Accounts Receivable are being managed.

Accounts Receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding.

Sigma-Aldrich's Days Sales Outstanding for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

	Days Sales Outstanding (A: Dec. 2014 )
=	Average Accounts Receivable					/	Revenue	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2013 )	+	Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2014 ))	/	count )	/	Revenue (A: Dec. 2014 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (278.86	+	321.967)	/	2 )	/	2258.635	*	365
=	300.4135					/	2258.635	*	365
=	48.55

Sigma-Aldrich's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 is calculated as:

	Days Sales Outstanding (Q: Sep. 2015 )
=	Average Accounts Receivable					/	Revenue	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Receivable (A: Jun. 2015 )	+	Accounts Receivable (A: Sep. 2015 ))	/	count )	/	Revenue (A: Sep. 2015 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (372.438	+	362.637)	/	2 )	/	626.373	*	365 / 4
=	367.5375					/	626.373	*	365 / 4
=	53.54

Sigma-Aldrich (FRA:SIQ) Days Sales Outstanding Explanation

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Sigma-Aldrich Corp was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware in May 1975. The Company is a life science and a technology company that helps in enhancing human health and safety. The Company manufactures and distributes chemicals, biochemicals and other essential products and equipment products to its customers in research and applied labs as well as in industrial and commercial markets. The Company operates in three units including Research, Applied and SAFC Commercial. The Research unit products and services includes chemicals, reagents and kits, enabling the scientists to discover and develop new drugs and materials; Applied unit products and services includes high quality components and kits, chemical reagents, critical raw materials and certified reference standards, providing customized solutions to and constitute critical components and materials for diagnostic companies, testing laboratories and industrial companies; SAFC Commercial unit's products and services are used by its customers to develop and manufacture pharma, biopharma and electronics products. Its customers include pharmaceutical companies, universities, commercial laboratories, industrial companies, biotechnology companies, non-profit organizations, governmental institutions, diagnostic, chemical and electronics companies and hospitals. The Company's trademarks are the brand names; Sigma-Aldrich, Sigma, Aldrich, Fluka, Riedel-de HaÃ«n, Supelco, SAFC, SAFC Biosciences, SAFC Hitech, Genosys, Proligo, Pharmorphix, Cerilliant, Vetec, BioReliance and Cell Marque. The Company is subject to extensive regulation by federal, state and local governments and similar international agencies relating to the manufacture, sale and distribution of its products.

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