BKW AG (XSWX:BKW) Accounts Receivable : CHF849 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is BKW AG Accounts Receivable?

Accounts Receivable are created when a customer has received a product but has not yet paid for that product. BKW AG's accounts receivables for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF849 Mil.

Accounts receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding. BKW AG's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 73.64.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value. BKW AG's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF-89.78.

BKW AG Accounts Receivable Historical Data

The historical data trend for BKW AG's Accounts Receivable can be seen below:

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BKW AG Accounts Receivable Chart

BKW AG Annual Data

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Accounts Receivable

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579.30

538.70

808.00

934.00

848.90

BKW AG Semi-Annual Data
	Jun14	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23
Accounts Receivable	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															808.00	1,294.10	934.00	932.20	848.90

BKW AG Accounts Receivable Calculation

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

BKW AG 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.

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

	Days Sales Outstanding
=	Accounts Receivable	/	Revenue	*	Days in Period
=	848.9	/	2103.7	*	91
=	73.64

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

BKW AG'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)
=	(915.8	+	0.75 * 848.9	+	0.5 * 210.5	-	5964.6
-	0	-	431.8)	/	52.7813
=	-89.78

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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BKW AG (XSWX:BKW) Business Description

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BKWz:UK

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Viktoriaplatz 2, Bern, CHE, CH-3013

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https://www.bkw.ch

BKW AG is an electric utility company in which the Swiss state of Bern holds a majority stake. The company segments its operations into energy, grid, and services businesses. The energy division builds, operates, and maintains the company's European power plants. While BKW controls a portfolio of wind, hydroelectric, gas, coal, and nuclear facilities, its wind power sites are responsible for most of its total energy generation. The majority of BKW's revenue comes from its energy division in the form of electricity sales to the broader European market and other power plants. The company's networks division, which builds and operates electrical distribution grids for customers outside of its primary markets of Switzerland and Italy, also represents a substantial revenue stream.

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