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ArthroCare (FRA:BQK) Receivables Turnover : 1.84 (As of Mar. 2014)


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What is ArthroCare 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. ArthroCare's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2014 was €69.4 Mil. ArthroCare's average Accounts Receivable for the three months ended in Mar. 2014 was €37.7 Mil. Hence, ArthroCare's Receivables Turnover for the three months ended in Mar. 2014 was 1.84.


ArthroCare Receivables Turnover Historical Data

The historical data trend for ArthroCare'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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ArthroCare Receivables Turnover Chart

ArthroCare 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 7.30 7.86 7.10 7.36 7.28

ArthroCare Quarterly Data
Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14
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 1.90 2.00 2.19 2.15 1.84

Competitive Comparison of ArthroCare's Receivables Turnover

For the Medical Devices subindustry, ArthroCare'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.


ArthroCare's Receivables Turnover Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, ArthroCare's Receivables Turnover distribution charts can be found below:

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



ArthroCare Receivables Turnover Calculation

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

ArthroCare'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 )
=275.932 / ((37.247 + 38.551) / 2 )
=275.932 / 37.899
=7.28

ArthroCare's Receivables Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2014 is calculated as

Receivables Turnover (Q: Mar. 2014 )
=Revenue / Average Total Inventories
=Revenue (Q: Mar. 2014 ) / ((Accounts Receivable (Q: Dec. 2013 ) + Accounts Receivable (Q: Mar. 2014 )) / count )
=69.448 / ((38.551 + 36.885) / 2 )
=69.448 / 37.718
=1.84

* 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.


ArthroCare  (FRA:BQK) 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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ArthroCare (FRA:BQK) Business Description

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ArthroCare was incorporated in California in 1993 and reincorporated in Delaware in 1995. The Company is a multi-business medical device Company that develops, manufactures and markets minimally invasive surgical products, many of which are based on its patented Coblation(r) technology. The Company has grown well beyond its roots in arthroscopy to capitalize on numerous market opportunities across several medical specialties, improving many existing soft-tissue surgical procedures and enabling new minimally invasive procedures. With its innovative technologies, the Company is improving the lives of individuals suffering from conditions as diverse as torn rotator cuffs and anterior cruciate ligaments to herniated discs and enlarged tonsils/tonsillitis. The Company currently markets minimally invasive surgical products across three core business units-ArthroCare Sports Medicine, which include shoulder and knee arthroscopic products; ArthroCare Spine, which include spinal and neurosurgery products; and ArthroCare Ear, Nose and Throat, which include ear, nose, throat and the Visage(r) cosmetic products; - but also has developed, manufactured and marketed Coblation-based and complementary products for application in neurology, cosmetic surgery, urology and gynecology, with research continuing in additional areas. In each of its core business units, the Company is focusing on driving the application of enabling technologies, primarily for plasma-based soft tissue removal, and increasing the number of minimally invasive procedures being performed. The Company is marketing and selling its arthroscopic/sports medicine, spinal surgery, ENT and cosmetic surgery products using a combination of distributors supported by regional sales mangers, a direct sales force and corporate partners to sell its products both domestically and internationally. The Company owns over 170 issued U.S. patents and over 195 issued international patents. The Company's products are considered medical devices and are subject to regulation in the United States, with the approval of FDA for each of its products. Its primary competitors include Medtronic, Inc., Smith & Nephew, Stryker Corporation, Johnson & Johnson, Olympus (through its subsidiary Gyrus) and Arthrex, Inc.

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