Metrics glossary · Efficiency

Days sales outstanding (DSO) (Days sales outstanding)

About how many days customers take to pay. Rising fast can mean customers pay later, or looser terms to win sales.

How Tickdelta computes it

Receivables ÷ revenue × 365

From the latest 10-K's fiscal year.

Where the numbers come from

Input XBRL line items, in the order tried

Receivables

Input	XBRL line items, in the order tried
Receivables	`us-gaap:AccountsReceivableNetCurrent` `us-gaap:ReceivablesNetCurrent`
Revenue	`us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax` `us-gaap:Revenues` `us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerIncludingAssessedTax` `us-gaap:SalesRevenueNet` `us-gaap:RevenuesNetOfInterestExpense` `us-gaap:RegulatedAndUnregulatedOperatingRevenue` `us-gaap:InterestIncomeExpenseNet + us-gaap:NoninterestIncome` `us-gaap:OperatingLeaseLeaseIncome` `us-gaap:OilAndGasRevenue` `us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss + us-gaap:CostsAndExpenses`

us-gaap:AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
us-gaap:ReceivablesNetCurrent

Revenue

us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax
us-gaap:Revenues
us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerIncludingAssessedTax
us-gaap:SalesRevenueNet
us-gaap:RevenuesNetOfInterestExpense
us-gaap:RegulatedAndUnregulatedOperatingRevenue
us-gaap:InterestIncomeExpenseNet + us-gaap:NoninterestIncome
us-gaap:OperatingLeaseLeaseIncome
us-gaap:OilAndGasRevenue
us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss + us-gaap:CostsAndExpenses

The first line item the filing reports is used. On a company page, hover or tap the number to see which one it was and the filing it came from; click it to open that filing at SEC.

Asset turnover

Revenue for each dollar of assets.

Inventory turns

How many times a year the inventory is sold and replaced.

Sales per employee

Revenue for each person employed.

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