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DFS Furniture (LSE:DFS) Accounts Receivable : £11 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is DFS Furniture Accounts Receivable?

Accounts Receivable are created when a customer has received a product but has not yet paid for that product. DFS Furniture's accounts receivables for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was £11 Mil.

Accounts receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding. DFS Furniture's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.79.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value. DFS Furniture's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was £-3.23.


DFS Furniture Accounts Receivable Historical Data

The historical data trend for DFS Furniture'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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DFS Furniture Accounts Receivable Chart

DFS Furniture Annual Data
Trend Jul14 Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Accounts Receivable
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.10 10.40 9.30 12.60 7.70

DFS Furniture Semi-Annual Data
Jul13 Jul14 Jan15 Jul15 Jan16 Jul16 Jan17 Jul17 Jan18 Jul18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 13.30 12.60 21.20 7.70 10.50

DFS Furniture Accounts Receivable Calculation

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


DFS Furniture 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.

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

Days Sales Outstanding
=Accounts Receivable/Revenue*Days in Period
=10.5/505.1*91
=3.79

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

DFS Furniture's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 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)
=(13.7+0.75 * 10.5+0.5 * 52.1-809.2
-0-0)/236
=-3.23

* 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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DFS Furniture (LSE:DFS) Business Description

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Adwick-le-Street, 1 Rockingham Way, Redhouse Interchange, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, GBR, DN6 7NA
DFS Furniture PLC is an upholstery retailer in the United Kingdom. It is engaged in designing, manufacturing, selling, delivering and installing a range of sofas, and other upholstered and furniture products. The company's segment includes DFS; Sofology and others. It generates maximum revenue from the DFS segment. DFS segment includes the retailing of upholstered furniture and related products through DFS and Dwell branded stores and websites.