Essential Utilities (FRA:A2A) Days Sales Outstanding : 32.04 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Essential Utilities Days Sales Outstanding?

Essential Utilities's average Accounts Receivable for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was €154 Mil. Essential Utilities's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was €440 Mil. Hence, Essential Utilities's Days Sales Outstanding for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 32.04.

The historical rank and industry rank for Essential Utilities's Days Sales Outstanding or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:A2A' s Days Sales Outstanding Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 25.2 Med: 29.16 Max: 41.36
Current: 34.22

During the past 13 years, Essential Utilities's highest Days Sales Outstanding was 41.36. The lowest was 25.20. And the median was 29.16.

FRA:A2A's Days Sales Outstanding is ranked better than
75.79% of 504 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 53.49 vs FRA:A2A: 34.22

Essential Utilities's Days Sales Outstanding increased from Dec. 2022 (25.46) to Dec. 2023 (32.04).

Essential Utilities Days Sales Outstanding Historical Data

The historical data trend for Essential Utilities's Days Sales Outstanding can be seen below:

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Essential Utilities Days Sales Outstanding Chart

Essential Utilities Annual Data

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27.89

33.07

36.30

35.97

42.06

Essential Utilities Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Days Sales Outstanding	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															25.46	30.27	38.25	31.22	32.04

Competitive Comparison of Essential Utilities's Days Sales Outstanding

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, Essential Utilities's Days Sales Outstanding, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Sales Outstanding data, can be viewed below:

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Essential Utilities's Days Sales Outstanding Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Essential Utilities's Days Sales Outstanding distribution charts can be found below:

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Essential Utilities Days Sales Outstanding Calculation

Days Sales Outstanding measures 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 Receivable are being managed.

Accounts Receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding.

Essential Utilities's Days Sales Outstanding for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

	Days Sales Outstanding (A: Dec. 2023 )
=	Average Accounts Receivable					/	Revenue	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2022 )	+	Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2023 ))	/	count )	/	Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (250.636	+	183.387)	/	2 )	/	1883.357	*	365
=	217.0115					/	1883.357	*	365
=	42.06

Essential Utilities's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

	Days Sales Outstanding (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=	Average Accounts Receivable					/	Revenue	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Receivable (A: Sep. 2023 )	+	Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2023 ))	/	count )	/	Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (125.31	+	183.387)	/	2 )	/	439.627	*	365 / 4
=	154.3485					/	439.627	*	365 / 4
=	32.04

Essential Utilities (FRA:A2A) Days Sales Outstanding Explanation

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Essential Utilities (FRA:A2A) Business Description

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Address

762 West Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA, USA, 19010-3489

Website

https://www.essential.co

Essential Utilities is a Pennsylvania-based holding company for U.S. water, wastewater, and natural gas distribution utilities. The company's water business serves 3 million people in eight states. Nearly three fourths of its water earnings come from Pennsylvania, primarily suburban Philadelphia. Its Peoples subsidiary serves more than 700,000 gas distribution customers in Pennsylvania and Kentucky. Essential exited its noncore competitive water and energy services businesses.

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