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| Days sales outstanding, days inventory outstanding, days payables outstanding, and days working capital in 67 industry sectors. |
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CFO Staff,
CFO Magazine
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| COMPUTER RELATED HARDWARE |
| COMPANY |
DSO |
DIO |
DPO |
DWC |
| 2003 |
Change '03 - '02 |
Change '02 - '01 |
2003 |
Change '03 - '02 |
Change '02 - '01 |
2003 |
Change '03 - '02 |
Change '02 - '01 |
2003 |
Change '03 - '02 |
Change '02 - '01 |
| DELL |
32 |
+20% |
+0% |
3 |
-9% |
-3% |
64 |
+4% |
+4% |
-30 |
+7% |
-8% |
| APPLE COMPUTER |
45 |
+25% |
+13% |
3 |
+15% |
+24% |
68 |
+17% |
+6% |
-20 |
-2% |
-7% |
| WESTERN DIGITAL |
33 |
-12% |
+56% |
13 |
+5% |
-16% |
47 |
-8% |
+23% |
-1 |
+22% |
+45% |
| MAXTOR |
48 |
+38% |
-4% |
19 |
+15% |
-5% |
65 |
+5% |
+9% |
3 |
N/M |
+272% |
| HEWLETT PACKARD |
59 |
-1% |
+12% |
30 |
+4% |
-30% |
46 |
+31% |
+16% |
43 |
-20% |
-17% |
| QUANTUM CORP |
53 |
-6% |
+4% |
22 |
-17% |
-28% |
30 |
-31% |
+94% |
44 |
+15% |
-43% |
| LEXMARK |
47 |
-6% |
-19% |
34 |
-2% |
-14% |
36 |
+13% |
-6% |
45 |
-15% |
-22% |
| UNISYS |
63 |
+2% |
-6% |
15 |
-23% |
-9% |
32 |
-8% |
-18% |
46 |
-0% |
+3% |
| SILICON GRAPHICS |
51 |
-4% |
-24% |
27 |
-9% |
-26% |
29 |
+16% |
-24% |
49 |
-15% |
-26% |
| SUN MICROSYSTEMS |
76 |
-5% |
+36% |
13 |
-23% |
-18% |
29 |
-5% |
+45% |
60 |
-10% |
+13% |
| EMC |
56 |
-6% |
-15% |
30 |
+2% |
-2% |
24 |
-16% |
+32% |
62 |
+3% |
-23% |
| IMATION |
62 |
+31% |
+1% |
50 |
+5% |
+18% |
47 |
+41% |
+30% |
65 |
+5% |
+0% |
| NCR |
80 |
+2% |
+13% |
20 |
+17% |
-0% |
27 |
+13% |
+7% |
73 |
+2% |
+12% |
| IBM |
104 |
-4% |
+1% |
12 |
-15% |
-23% |
35 |
+1% |
+15% |
81 |
-7% |
-8% |
| STORAGE TECHNOLOGY |
90 |
-11% |
+12% |
18 |
-23% |
-27% |
22 |
-9% |
+104% |
86 |
-14% |
-9% |
| Sector Average |
71 |
-1% |
+0% |
17 |
-6% |
-18% |
43 |
+11% |
+14% |
45 |
-12% |
-15% |
All data based on public financials and adjusted as needed for comparability.
DSO: Days Sales Outstanding
DIO: Days Inventory Outstanding
DPO: Days Payables Outstanding
DWC: Days Working Capital
* Adjusted for effects of securitization
N/M: Not meaningful
Source: REL Consultancy Group
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