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Connecticut Water Service (Connecticut Water Service) Accounts Receivable : $13.88 Mil (As of Jun. 2019)


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What is Connecticut Water Service Accounts Receivable?

Accounts Receivable are created when a customer has received a product but has not yet paid for that product. Connecticut Water Service's accounts receivables for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 was $13.88 Mil.

Accounts receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding. Connecticut Water Service's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 was 41.30.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value. Connecticut Water Service's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 was $N/A.


Connecticut Water Service Accounts Receivable Historical Data

The historical data trend for Connecticut Water Service'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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Connecticut Water Service Accounts Receivable Chart

Connecticut Water Service Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
Accounts Receivable
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Connecticut Water Service Quarterly Data
Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19
Accounts Receivable Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 13.26 16.44 14.17 12.65 13.88

Connecticut Water Service Accounts Receivable Calculation

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


Connecticut Water Service 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.

Connecticut Water Service's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 is calculated as:

Days Sales Outstanding
=Accounts Receivable/Revenue*Days in Period
=13.879/30.664*91
=41.30

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

Connecticut Water Service's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 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)
=(2.435+0.75 * 13.879+0.5 * 1.657-685.852
-0-0)/0
=N/A

* 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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Connecticut Water Service (Connecticut Water Service) Business Description

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Address
93 West Main Street, Clinton, CT, USA, 06413
Connecticut Water Service Inc is a water utility that operates in the northeastern region of the United States, specifically Connecticut and Maine. The company has various subsidiaries and divisions, including water operations, which supplies public drinking water; real estate transactions, which sells real estate holdings; and service rentals, which sells contracted water and wastewater services. The major customers of the firm are residential, commercial, fire protection, public authority, and industrial entities. The majority of the company's revenue is derived from its water operations segment and residential customers.