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Dean Foods Co (FRA:DFODQ) Accounts Receivable : €517 Mil (As of Dec. 2019)


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What is Dean Foods Co Accounts Receivable?

Accounts Receivable are created when a customer has received a product but has not yet paid for that product. Dean Foods Co's accounts receivables for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2019 was €517 Mil.

Accounts receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding. Dean Foods Co's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2019 was 28.47.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value. Dean Foods Co's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2019 was €-17.36.


Dean Foods Co Accounts Receivable Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dean Foods Co'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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Dean Foods Co Accounts Receivable Chart

Dean Foods Co Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19
Accounts Receivable
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Dean Foods Co Quarterly Data
Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19
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 517.96 510.86 451.18 461.80 516.73

Dean Foods Co Accounts Receivable Calculation

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


Dean Foods Co 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.

Dean Foods Co's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2019 is calculated as:

Days Sales Outstanding
=Accounts Receivable/Revenue*Days in Period
=516.731/1656.019*91
=28.47

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

Dean Foods Co's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 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)
=(72.01+0.75 * 516.731+0.5 * 225.437-2158.917
-0-9.794)/91.94
=-17.36

* 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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Dean Foods Co (FRA:DFODQ) Business Description

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Address
2711 North Haskell Avenue, Suite 3400, Dallas, TX, USA, 75204
Dean Foods Company is a food and beverage company based in the United States. The company processes, sells, and distributes dairy products under more than 50 local and regional dairy brands and private labels such as DairyPure and TruMoo. Dean Foods provides products including ice cream, cultured products, juices, teas, bottled water, and other products to retailers, distributors, foodservice outlets, educational institutions, and governmental entities throughout the United States. The majority of the company's income is generated from fluid milk sales.