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Span-America Medical Systems (Span-America Medical Systems) Accounts Receivable : $7.43 Mil (As of Mar. 2017)


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What is Span-America Medical Systems Accounts Receivable?

Accounts Receivable are created when a customer has received a product but has not yet paid for that product. Span-America Medical Systems's accounts receivables for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 was $7.43 Mil.

Accounts receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding. Span-America Medical Systems's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 was 44.55.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value. Span-America Medical Systems's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 was $4.10.


Span-America Medical Systems Accounts Receivable Historical Data

The historical data trend for Span-America Medical Systems's Accounts Receivable 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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Span-America Medical Systems Accounts Receivable Chart

Span-America Medical Systems Annual Data
Trend Sep07 Sep08 Sep09 Sep10 Sep11 Sep12 Sep13 Sep14 Sep15 Sep16
Accounts Receivable
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Span-America Medical Systems Quarterly Data
Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17
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Span-America Medical Systems Accounts Receivable Calculation

Accounts Receivable is money owed to a business by customers and shown on its Balance Sheet as an asset.


Span-America Medical Systems Accounts Receivable Explanation

1. Accounts Receivable are created when a customer has received a product but has not yet paid for that product. Days Sales Outstanding measures of 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 receivables are being managed.

Span-America Medical Systems's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 is calculated as:

Days Sales Outstanding
=Accounts Receivable/Revenue*Days in Period
=7.434/15.226*91
=44.55

2. In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC), Span-America Medical Systems's accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value:

Span-America Medical Systems's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 is calculated as:

Net-Net Working Capital Per Share
=(Cash And Cash Equivalents+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(7.274+0.75 * 7.434+0.5 * 7.371-5.228
-0-0)/2.75562
=4.10

* 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.


Be Aware

Net receivables tells us a great deal about the different competitors in the same industry. In competitive industries, some attempt to gain advantage by offering better credit terms, causing increase in sales and receivables.

If company consistently shows lower % Net receivables to gross sales than competitors, then it usually has some kind of competitive advantage which requires further digging.

Average Days Sales Outstanding is a good indicator for measuring a company's sales channel and customers. A company may book great revenue and earnings growth but never receive payment from their customers. This may force a write-off in the future and depress future earnings.


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Span-America Medical Systems (Span-America Medical Systems) Business Description

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Span-America Medical Systems Inc was incorporated under the laws of the state of South Carolina on September 21, 1970. The Company manufactures and distributes therapeutic support surfaces, mattress overlays, patient positioners, seating cushions, skin care products and fall prevention products for the medical market and pillows, mattress pads and various foam products for the custom products market throughout the United States and Canada. Its operations are divided into two main business units or segments: medical and custom products. The Company's main medical products consist of polyurethane foam mattress overlays, therapeutic support surfaces (which consist of non-powered and powered therapeutic support surfaces) and patient positioners as well as Selan (r) skin care, seating and fall protection products. The Company's custom products segment includes two product lines namely consumer bedding products and various engineered industrial products. The Company's consumer product line consists mainly of convoluted and contour-cut mattress overlays and specially designed pillows for the consumer bedding market. It sells these products mainly in North America to customers in the segments of the health care market, including acute care hospitals, long-term care facilities and home health care providers. The Company's manufacturing operations are subject to various government regulations pertaining to the discharge of materials into the environment.
Executives
Terry Allison Rappuhn director P O BOX 58062, NASHVILLE TN 37205
Thomas Joseph Sullivan director 64 PETTIT PL PRINCETON NJ 08540
Robert B Johnston director

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