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| Days sales outstanding, days inventory outstanding, days payables outstanding, and days working capital in 36 industry sectors. |
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CFO Staff,
CFO Magazine
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For a fuller discussion of working capital, return to the article "Barely Working: The 2003 Working Capital Survey"
Working Capital in 36 Industry Sectors
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| CONSUMER AND HOUSEHOLD SERVICES |
| COMPANY |
DSO |
DIO |
DPO |
DWC |
ROCE |
| 2002 |
QRT |
CHANGE |
2002 |
QRT |
CHANGE |
2002 |
QRT |
CHANGE |
2002 |
QRT |
CHANGE |
2002 |
CHANGE |
| EARTHLINK |
15 |
1 |
+21% |
- |
- |
- |
13 |
4 |
-10% |
2 |
1 |
N/M |
-6.6% |
+8% |
| SERVICE CORP INTERNATIONAL |
47 |
3 |
-17% |
22 |
3 |
-11% |
58 |
1 |
-17% |
11 |
1 |
+1% |
8.3% |
+1% |
| ANC RENTAL |
43 |
2 |
-39% |
- |
- |
- |
21 |
2 |
-17% |
22 |
2 |
-52% |
492.7% |
+335% |
| EBAY |
40 |
2 |
-20% |
- |
- |
- |
14 |
3 |
-12% |
25 |
2 |
-24% |
23.7% |
+10% |
| APOLLO GROUP |
36 |
1 |
-18% |
- |
- |
- |
8 |
4 |
+2% |
28 |
3 |
-22% |
32.4% |
-10% |
| AMERCO |
50 |
4 |
+1% |
14 |
2 |
-17% |
26 |
2 |
-18% |
37 |
3 |
+12% |
16.5% |
+2% |
| CENDANT |
44 |
3 |
-20% |
29 |
4 |
-14% |
30 |
1 |
-26% |
44 |
4 |
-10% |
17.3% |
+1% |
| UNITED RENTALS |
61 |
4 |
+6% |
12 |
1 |
+10% |
27 |
1 |
+3% |
45 |
4 |
+8% |
19.2% |
-1% |
| Sector Averages |
44 |
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-16% |
25 |
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-6% |
27 |
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-18% |
42 |
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-8% |
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DSO: Days Sales Outstanding
DIO: Days Inventory Outstanding
DPO: Days Payable Outstanding
DWC: Days Working Capital
ROCE: Return on Capital Employed
QRT: Quartile
* Securitized assets added back on the balance sheet.
N/M: Not meaningful
(i): Improvement in DWC
(d): Deterioration in DWC
Source: REL Consultancy Group
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