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Smiths City Group (NZSE:SCY) Accounts Receivable : NZ$6.0 Mil (As of Oct. 2019)


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What is Smiths City Group Accounts Receivable?

Accounts Receivable are created when a customer has received a product but has not yet paid for that product. Smiths City Group's accounts receivables for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2019 was NZ$6.0 Mil.

Accounts receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding. Smiths City Group's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2019 was 12.07.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value. Smiths City Group's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2019 was NZ$-1.96.


Smiths City Group Accounts Receivable Historical Data

The historical data trend for Smiths City Group'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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Smiths City Group Accounts Receivable Chart

Smiths City Group Annual Data
Trend Apr10 Apr11 Apr12 Apr13 Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19
Accounts Receivable
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.30 4.50 4.20 7.00 35.30

Smiths City Group Semi-Annual Data
Apr10 Oct10 Apr11 Oct11 Apr12 Oct12 Apr13 Oct13 Apr14 Oct14 Apr15 Oct15 Apr16 Oct16 Apr17 Oct17 Apr18 Oct18 Apr19 Oct19
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 73.88 7.00 12.30 35.30 6.00

Smiths City Group Accounts Receivable Calculation

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


Smiths City Group 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.

Smiths City Group's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2019 is calculated as:

Days Sales Outstanding
=Accounts Receivable/Revenue*Days in Period
=6/90.7*91
=12.07

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

Smiths City Group's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Oct. 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)
=(9.2+0.75 * 6+0.5 * 32.5-133
-0-0)/52.6881
=-1.96

* 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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Smiths City Group (NZSE:SCY) Business Description

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Address
261 Opawa Road, PO Box 2343, Hillsborough, Christchurch, NZL, 8022
Smiths City Group Ltd is a holding company. The company has two principal activities: Retail Trading, which is engaged in the retailing of consumer electronic products, kitchen appliances, home heating solutions, home furnishings and sporting goods through the Smiths City brand, and Finance, which is engaged in the provision of finance by Smiths City Finance Limited to support the retailing operation. The Company operates through two segments: retail and the financing of retail sales.

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