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WLS Holdings (HKSE:08021) Accounts Receivable : HK$41.0 Mil (As of Oct. 2023)


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What is WLS Holdings Accounts Receivable?

Accounts Receivable are created when a customer has received a product but has not yet paid for that product. WLS Holdings's accounts receivables for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was HK$41.0 Mil.

Accounts receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding. WLS Holdings's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was 177.22.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value. WLS Holdings's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was HK$-0.01.


WLS Holdings Accounts Receivable Historical Data

The historical data trend for WLS Holdings'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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WLS Holdings Accounts Receivable Chart

WLS Holdings Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
Accounts Receivable
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WLS Holdings Quarterly Data
Jan19 Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23
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WLS Holdings Accounts Receivable Calculation

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


WLS Holdings 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.

WLS Holdings's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as:

Days Sales Outstanding
=Accounts Receivable/Revenue*Days in Period
=41.022/21.122*91
=177.22

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

WLS Holdings's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 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)
=(64.048+0.75 * 41.022+0.5 * 0.529-194.043
-0-0)/14367.1
=-0.01

* 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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WLS Holdings (HKSE:08021) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No.11 Yip Hing Street, Rooms 1001-1006, 10th Floor, Tower A, Southmark, Wong Chuk Hang, Aberdeen, Hong Kong, HKG
WLS Holdings Ltd is a Hong Kong-based company engaged in providing construction services. It operates through the segments of Scaffolding, fitting out, and other auxiliary services for construction and building work, Money lending business, and Securities investment business. The group generates a majority of the revenue from the Scaffolding services segment Geographically, the company carries its business operations in Hong Kong.
Executives
Chong Man San Denise
Leung Wai Ho

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