Accounts Receivable are created when a customer has received a product but has not yet paid for that product. CNA Financial's accounts receivables for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $8,854 Mil.
Accounts receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding.
CNA Financial's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 234.79.
In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value. CNA Financial's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-19.35.
CNA Financial Accounts Receivable Historical Data
The historical data trend for CNA Financial's Accounts Receivable can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Accounts Receivable is money owed to a business by customers and shown on its Balance Sheet as an asset.
CNA Financial Accounts Receivable Explanation
1. Accounts Receivable are created when a customer has received a product but has not yet paid for that product. Days Sales Outstanding measures of the average number of days that a company takes to collect revenue after a sale has been made. It is a financial ratio that illustrates how well a company's accounts receivables are being managed.
CNA Financial's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:
2. In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC), CNA Financial's accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value:
CNA Financial's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Be Aware
Net receivables tells us a great deal about the different competitors in the same industry. In competitive industries, some attempt to gain advantage by offering better credit terms, causing increase in sales and receivables.
If company consistently shows lower % Net receivables to gross sales than competitors, then it usually has some kind of competitive advantage which requires further digging.
Average Days Sales Outstanding is a good indicator for measuring a company's sales channel and customers. A company may book great revenue and earnings growth but never receive payment from their customers. This may force a write-off in the future and depress future earnings.
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CNA Financial (CNA Financial) Business Description
CNA Financial Corporation (CNAF) is an insurance holding company that provides commercial property and casualty insurance. The company operates under five segments: Specialty, Commercial and International being its core business and two segments for its non-core businesses, which are Life and Group and Corporate and Other. CNAF, through its segments, provides professional, financial, specialty property and casualty products to small businesses and medium scale organizations. It has its business spread across Continental Europe, United Kingdom, and Canada. The majority of the revenues are generated from the Specialty and Commercial segment of the business.
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