Shaw Communications (Shaw Communications) Accounts Receivable : $256 Mil (As of Nov. 2022)

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What is Shaw Communications Accounts Receivable?

Accounts Receivable are created when a customer has received a product but has not yet paid for that product. Shaw Communications's accounts receivables for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2022 was $256 Mil.

Accounts receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding. Shaw Communications's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2022 was 22.91.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value. Shaw Communications's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2022 was $-12.98.

Shaw Communications Accounts Receivable Historical Data

The historical data trend for Shaw Communications's Accounts Receivable can be seen below:

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Shaw Communications Accounts Receivable Chart

Shaw Communications Annual Data

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Accounts Receivable

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233.86

278.76

246.43

287.32

280.25

Shaw Communications Quarterly Data
	Feb18	May18	Aug18	Nov18	Feb19	May19	Aug19	Nov19	Feb20	May20	Aug20	Nov20	Feb21	May21	Aug21	Nov21	Feb22	May22	Aug22	Nov22
Accounts Receivable	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															249.07	284.01	261.30	280.25	255.63

Shaw Communications Accounts Receivable Calculation

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

Shaw Communications 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.

Shaw Communications's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2022 is calculated as:

	Days Sales Outstanding
=	Accounts Receivable	/	Revenue	*	Days in Period
=	255.629	/	1018.058	*	91
=	22.91

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

Shaw Communications's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2022 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)
=	(213.272	+	0.75 * 255.629	+	0.5 * 67.623	-	6927.25
-	0	-	0)	/	499.691
=	-12.98

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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630 - 3rd Avenue S.W., Suite 900, Finance Department, Calgary, AB, CAN, T2P 4L4

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https://www.shaw.ca

Shaw Communications is a Canadian cable company that is one of the biggest providers of internet, television, and landline telephone services in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and northern Ontario. In fiscal 2021, more than 75% of Shaw's total revenue resulted from this wireline business. Shaw now also offers wireless service over most of Canada's population footprint after acquiring Wind Mobile in 2016. As a smaller carrier, Shaw has favored bidding status in spectrum auctions, giving it a further boost in enhancing its wireless network. At the 2019 auction, Shaw added significant amounts of 600 MHz spectrum to the 700 MHz spectrum it is currently deploying.