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West Pharmaceutical Services (West Pharmaceutical Services) Accounts Receivable : $524 Mil (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is West Pharmaceutical Services Accounts Receivable?

Accounts Receivable are created when a customer has received a product but has not yet paid for that product. West Pharmaceutical Services's accounts receivables for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $524 Mil.

Accounts receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding. West Pharmaceutical Services's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 68.76.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value. West Pharmaceutical Services's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $3.88.


West Pharmaceutical Services Accounts Receivable Historical Data

The historical data trend for West Pharmaceutical Services'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.

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West Pharmaceutical Services Accounts Receivable Chart

West Pharmaceutical Services Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Accounts Receivable
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West Pharmaceutical Services Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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West Pharmaceutical Services Accounts Receivable Calculation

Accounts Receivable is money owed to a business by customers and shown on its Balance Sheet as an asset.


West Pharmaceutical Services 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.

West Pharmaceutical Services's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Days Sales Outstanding
=Accounts Receivable/Revenue*Days in Period
=524/695.4*91
=68.76

2. In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC), West Pharmaceutical Services's accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value:

West Pharmaceutical Services's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Net-Net Working Capital Per Share
=(Cash And Cash Equivalents+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(601.8+0.75 * 524+0.5 * 429.9-921.7
-0-0)/74.300
=3.88

* 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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West Pharmaceutical Services (West Pharmaceutical Services) Business Description

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Address
530 Herman O. West Drive, Exton, PA, USA, 19341-0645
West Pharmaceutical Services is a Pennsylvania-based medical supplies company that operates as a key supplier to firms in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and generic drug industries. West develops, manufactures, and distributes elastomer-based supplies for the containment and administration of injectable drugs, including basic equipment such as syringes, stoppers, and plungers, along with somewhat more complicated devices including auto-injectors and other self-injection platforms. The company reports in two segments: proprietary products (82% of 2021 sales) and contract-manufactured products (18%). It generates 55% of its revenue from international markets and 45% from the United States.
Executives
Chad Winters officer: VP, CAO & Controller 530 HERMAN O. WEST DRIVE, EXTON PA 19341
Charles Witherspoon officer: VP & Treasurer 530 HERMAN O WEST DRIVE, EXTON PA 19341
Annette F Favorite officer: Sr. VP Human Resources Officer 530 HERMAN O. WEST DRIVE, EXTON PA 19341
Cindy Reiss-clark officer: Senior Vice President 530 HERMAN O. WEST DRIVE, EXTON PA 19341-1147
Quintin J Lai officer: VP Corp Development & Strategy 530 HERMAN 0. WEST DRIVE, EXTON PA 19341
Silji Abraham officer: Chief Digital & Trans Officer 5000 TOWN CENTER, U, SOUTHFIELD MI 48075
Eric Mark Green officer: Chief Executive Officer 530 HERMAN O. WEST DRIVE, EXTON PA 19341
Bernard Birkett officer: Sr VP, CFO & Treasurer 1600 WEST MERIT PARKWAY, SOUTH JORDAN UT 84095
Thomas W Hofmann director FIVE RADNOR CORPORATE CENTER, SUITE 500, RADNOR PA 19087
Stephen H Lockhart director C/O NATIONAL RESEARCH CORPORATION, 1245 Q STREET, LINCOLN NE 68508
Molly Joseph director 9209 GRAND SUMMIT BLVD, DRIPPING SPRINGS TX 78620
Kimberly Banks Mackay officer: SVP, GC & Corporate Secretary 530 HERMAN O. WEST DRIVE, EXTON PA 19341
George Lloyd Miller officer: Sr. VP, GC & Corp. Sec. 530 HERMAN O. WEST DRIVE, EXTON PA 19341
David A Montecalvo officer: SVP, Glob Ops and Supply Chain 530 HERMAN O. WEST DRIVE, EXTON PA 19341
Robert F Friel director 940 WINTER STREET, WALTHAM MA 02451