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CreditPulse is an online journal for credit and finance professionals that provides in-depth coverage, analysis and perspective in specific areas of credit risk management, accounting and credit markets. CreditPulse also monitors the credit standards and performance benchmarks of public companies through its proprietary Credit Standards Index.
| Rank | Company | Industry | Revenue* | Bad Debt Allow | DSO | Ops Cash as % of Rev | Current Ratio | Debts/ Assets | CSI Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Arena Resources Inc Tulsa, OK |
Oil/Gas-Independent | 208,859 | 0.0% | 20.05 | 84.9% | 4.52 | 0.18 | 1.00 |
| 2 |
Monolithic Power Systems Inc Los Gatos, CA |
Semiconductor | 160,511 | 0.0% | 20.73 | 24.7% | 5.53 | 0.16 | 1.00 |
| 3 |
Tessera Technologies Inc San Jose, CA |
Semiconductor Equip | 248,291 | 0.4% | 21.65 | 27.6% | 7.21 | 0.11 | 1.00 |
| 4 |
Gen-Probe Inc San Diego, CA |
Medical Equip/Supplies | 472,695 | 2.1% | 25.79 | 37.7% | 13.49 | 0.06 | 1.00 |
| 5 |
United Microelectronics Hsinchu City, Taiwan |
Semiconductor | 3,071,496 | 0.1% | 31.62 | 46.7% | 5.37 | 0.15 | 1.10 |
* in thousands
| Rank | Industry | No. of Comp | Write- Offs | Int'l Sales | Bad Debt Allow | DSO | Ops Cash as % of Rev | Current Ratio | Debts/ Assets | CSI Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semiconductor | 89 | 51% | 70.00% | 3.2% | 41.56 | 15.0% | 4.69 | 0.33 | 2.18 |
| 2 | Diagnostic Substances | 10 | 83% | 15.80% | 3.1% | 58.23 | 18.0% | 4.96 | 0.22 | 2.29 |
| 3 | Biotechnology | 17 | 147% | 25.60% | 2.4% | 58.09 | 23.0% | 4.77 | 0.37 | 2.32 |
| 4 | Mining/Quarrying | 28 | 14% | 27.80% | 1.4% | 35.44 | 21.0% | 1.77 | 0.54 | 2.45 |
| 5 | Oil/Gas-Independent | 63 | 27% | 3.60% | 2.3% | 37.09 | 57.0% | 1.20 | 0.56 | 2.46 |
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CSI Rankings
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86 Companies in the CSI
- Innophos Holdings Inc
Cranbury, NJ
CSI Score: 1.60
- Fastenal Co
Winona, MN
CSI Score: 1.80
- Hawkins Inc
Minneapolis, MN
CSI Score: 2.10
- Schiff Nutrition Int'l Inc
Salt Lake City, UT
CSI Score: 2.10
- Olympic Steel Inc
Bedford Heights, OH
CSI Score: 2.20
- Weyco Group Inc
Milwaukee, WI
CSI Score: 2.20
- Reliance Steel & Aluminum
Los Angeles, CA
CSI Score: 2.30
- Houston Wire & Cable Co
Houston, TX
CSI Score: 2.40
- RC2 Corp
Oak Brook, IL
CSI Score: 2.40
- Sigma-Aldrich Corp
St. Louis, MO
CSI Score: 2.40
Based on 2009 figures
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