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Alere (ALRPRB.PFD) Change In Receivables : $63.05 Mil (TTM As of Jun. 2017)


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What is Alere Change In Receivables?

Alere's change in receivables for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 was $13.63 Mil. It means Alere's Accounts Receivable declined by $13.63 Mil from Mar. 2017 to Jun. 2017 .

Alere's change in receivables for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 was $26.70 Mil. It means Alere's Accounts Receivable declined by $26.70 Mil from Dec. 2015 to Dec. 2016 .

Alere's Accounts Receivable for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 was $377.96 Mil.

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 Receivable are being managed. Alere's Days Sales Outstanding for the three months ended in Jun. 2017 was 61.84.

In Ben Graham's calculation of liquidation value, Apple Inc's Accounts Receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value. Alere's liquidation value for the three months ended in Jun. 2017 was $-2,848.09 Mil.


Alere Change In Receivables Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alere's Change In Receivables 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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Alere Change In Receivables Chart

Alere Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16
Change In Receivables
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -19.81 -41.31 -4.26 -6.68 26.70

Alere Quarterly Data
Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17
Change In Receivables 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 28.31 11.68 4.65 33.11 13.63

Alere Change In Receivables Calculation

Change In Accounts Receivable relative to the previous period. It is any increase or decrease in the cash a company is owed by its customers.

Change In Receivables for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2017 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $63.05 Mil.

* 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.


Alere  (NYSE:ALRPRB.PFD) Change In Receivables 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 Receivable are being managed.

Alere's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 is calculated as:

Days Sales Outstanding
=Accounts Receivable/Revenue*Days in Period
=377.963/557.672*91
=61.84

2. In Ben Graham's calculation of liquidation value, Alere's accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value:

Alere's liquidation value for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 is calculated as:

Liquidation Value
=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities-Total Liabilities+(0.75 * Accounts Receivable)+(0.5 * Total Inventories)
=491.849-3791.262+0.75 * 377.963+0.5 * 335.71
=-2,848.09

* 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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Alere (ALRPRB.PFD) Business Description

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Alere, Inc. develops rapid point-of-care diagnostic devices in cardiology, infectious disease, toxicology, diabetes, oncology, and women's health. North America accounts for the largest portion of the firm's revenue (55%), followed by Europe (19%), Asia-Pacific (14%), and the rest of the world (12%). Alere's headquarters are in Waltham, Massachusetts.
Executives
John Bridgen officer: Sr VP, Business Development 51 SAWYER ROAD, C/O INVERNESS MEDICAL INNOVATIONS INC, WALTHAM MA 02453
Geoffrey S Ginsburg director 51 SAWYER ROAD, SUITE 200, WALTHAM MA 02453
Renuka Uppaluri officer: Senior VP, Global R&D 51 SAWYER ROAD, SUITE 200, WALTHAM MA 02453
Mark Gladwell officer: Senior VP, Global Operations 51 SAWYER ROAD, SUITE 200, WALTHAM MA 02453
Gregg J Powers director C/O QUANTUM CORPORATION, 224 AIRPORT PARKWAY SUITE 300, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Jonathan Wygant officer: VP, Controller, CAO 3750 TORREY VIEW COURT, SAN DIEGO X1 92130
Thomas Mckillop director 51 SAWYER ROAD, SUITE 200, WALTHAM MA 02453
Melissa Guerdan officer: SVP, Global Quality & Reg. 51 SAWYER ROAD, SUITE 200, WALTHAM MA 02453
Daniella Cramp officer: Global Pres., Cardiometabolic 51 SAWYER ROAD, SUITE 200, WALTHAM MA 02453
Sanjay Malkani officer: Global Pres., Toxicology 51 SAWYER ROAD, SUITE 200, WALTHAM MA 02453
James Jr. Roosevelt director 51 SAWYER ROAD, SUITE 200, HOPKINTON MA 02453
Robert Bernard Hargadon officer: SVP, Global Human Resources 4327 LAKE WASHINGTON BLVD NE #6208, KIRKLAND WA 98033
John F Levy director C/O INNVERNESS MEDICAL INNOVATIONS, INC., 51 SAWYER ROAD, WALTHAM MA 02453
John Quelch director C/O INVERNESS MEDICAL INNOVATIONS INC, 51 SAWYER RD, WALTHAM MA 02453
Carol R Goldberg director C/O INVERNESS MEDICAL INNOVATIONS INC, 51 SAWYERS RD, WALTHAM MA 02453

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