Thermo Fisher Scientific TMO
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Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) Change in Receivables (2009 - 2020)

Thermo Fisher Scientific's (TMO) quarterly Change in Receivables came in at $444.0 million in Q4 2020, up 562.5% on a YoY basis from $67.0 million in Q1 2020, and down 33.03% quarter-over-quarter from $663.0 million in Q3 2020.

Analysis

Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) Change in Receivables (2009 - 2020) Analysis & Trends

Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) has reported Change in Receivables for 12 consecutive years, with $444.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2020.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2020, Change in Receivables rose 562.5% year-over-year to $444.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2020 stood at $1.3 billion (up 478.67% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $426.0 million, up 149.12% from the prior year.
  • Change in Receivables eased to $444.0 million in Q4 2020 per TMO's latest filing, from $663.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Change in Receivables topped out at $663.0 million in Q3 2020 and bottomed at -$96.0 million in Q4 2019.
  • Historically, Change in Receivables has averaged $130.4 million across 5 years, with a median of $49.6 million in 2016.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2016 and 2019: Change in Receivables jumped 7629.03% in 2016, then tumbled 230.77% in 2019.
  • Over 5 years, Change in Receivables stood at $239.6 million in 2016, then retreated by 16.11% to $201.0 million in 2017, then surged by 50.25% to $302.0 million in 2018, then slumped by 131.79% to -$96.0 million in 2019, then soared by 562.5% to $444.0 million in 2020.
  • According to Business Quant data, Change in Receivables over the past three periods registered $444.0 million, $663.0 million, and -$23.0 million for Q4 2020, Q3 2020, and Q2 2020 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Receivables (Qtr)
1 Thermo Fisher Scientific 241.68 Bn 237.61 Bn 8.34 Bn -
2 Danaher 147.34 Bn 142.99 Bn 3.61 Bn -71.00 Mn
3 Agilent Technologies 43.34 Bn 41.59 Bn 1.04 Bn -22.00 Mn
4 Illumina 34.58 Bn 33.41 Bn 770.00 Mn 26.00 Mn
5 Revvity 16.31 Bn 15.29 Bn 416.87 Mn 17.63 Mn
6 Bio-Techne 11.28 Bn 11.01 Bn 211.39 Mn 2.87 Mn
7 Bio-Rad Laboratories 10.16 Bn 8.54 Bn 345.80 Mn -
8 Repligen 9.77 Bn 8.75 Bn 110.04 Mn 7.55 Mn
9 10x Genomics 9.45 Bn 8.90 Bn 112.50 Mn 8.51 Mn
10 Bruker 9.26 Bn 9.04 Bn 416.00 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2020 444.00 Mn
Sep 26, 2020 663.00 Mn
Jun 27, 2020 -23.00 Mn
Mar 28, 2020 218.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -96.00 Mn
Sep 28, 2019 326.00 Mn
Jun 29, 2019 -34.00 Mn
Mar 30, 2019 29.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 302.00 Mn
Sep 29, 2018 -33.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 26.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 71.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 201.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 34.00 Mn
Jul 1, 2017 109.00 Mn
Apr 1, 2017 18.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 239.60 Mn
Oct 1, 2016 17.40 Mn
Jul 2, 2016 65.10 Mn
Apr 2, 2016 29.90 Mn