G4S (GFSZY) Days Sales Outstanding : 61.21 (As of Jun. 2020)

View and export this data going back to 2008. Start your Free Trial

What is G4S Days Sales Outstanding?

G4S's average Accounts Receivable for the six months ended in Jun. 2020 was $1,480 Mil. G4S's Revenue for the six months ended in Jun. 2020 was $4,412 Mil. Hence, G4S's Days Sales Outstanding for the six months ended in Jun. 2020 was 61.21.

The historical rank and industry rank for G4S's Days Sales Outstanding or its related term are showing as below:

GFSZY's Days Sales Outstanding is not ranked ^*
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 58.545
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Days Sales Outstanding only.

G4S's Days Sales Outstanding increased from Jun. 2019 (60.32) to Jun. 2020 (61.21).

G4S Days Sales Outstanding Historical Data

The historical data trend for G4S's Days Sales Outstanding 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.

* Premium members only.

G4S Days Sales Outstanding Chart

G4S Annual Data

Trend

Dec10

Dec11

Dec12

Dec13

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Days Sales Outstanding

Get a 7-Day Free Trial

49.70

50.97

55.09

61.47

44.91

G4S Semi-Annual Data
	Dec10	Jun11	Dec11	Jun12	Dec12	Jun13	Dec13	Jun14	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20
Days Sales Outstanding	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															71.21	60.14	60.32	54.62	61.21

Competitive Comparison of G4S's Days Sales Outstanding

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, G4S's Days Sales Outstanding, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Sales Outstanding data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

G4S's Days Sales Outstanding Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, G4S's Days Sales Outstanding distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where G4S's Days Sales Outstanding falls into.

G4S Days Sales Outstanding Calculation

Days Sales Outstanding measures 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 Receivable are being managed.

Accounts Receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding.

G4S's Days Sales Outstanding for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2019 is calculated as

	Days Sales Outstanding (A: Dec. 2019 )
=	Average Accounts Receivable					/	Revenue	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2018 )	+	Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2019 ))	/	count )	/	Revenue (A: Dec. 2019 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (1296.203	+	1205.767)	/	2 )	/	10167.759	*	365
=	1250.985					/	10167.759	*	365
=	44.91

G4S's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2020 is calculated as:

	Days Sales Outstanding (Q: Jun. 2020 )
=	Average Accounts Receivable					/	Revenue	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2019 )	+	Accounts Receivable (A: Jun. 2020 ))	/	count )	/	Revenue (A: Jun. 2020 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (1205.767	+	1753.442)	/	2 )	/	4411.765	*	365 / 2
=	1479.6045					/	4411.765	*	365 / 2
=	61.21

G4S (OTCPK:GFSZY) Days Sales Outstanding Explanation

For retailers, when we compare Days Sales Outstanding, it is important to compare the same period in the previous years.

G4S Days Sales Outstanding Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of G4S's Days Sales Outstanding provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.

G4S (GFSZY) Business Description

Industry

GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Industrials » Business Services » G4S PLC (OTCPK:GFSZY) » Definitions » Days Sales Outstanding

Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

N/A

Address

105 Victoria Street, 5th Floor, Southside, London, GBR, SW1E 6QT

Website

https://www.g4s.com

G4S is a multinational security services company and constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. The company was formed through a series of large mergers, most notably in 2004 when British Securicor and Danish Group 4 Falck merged. G4S is now the world's largest security company and has operations in around 90 countries. With over 550,000 employees, it is also the world's third- largest private employer. The company offers a range of services from the supply of security personnel and response units to risk consulting and prison management.

G4S (GFSZY) Headlines

From GuruFocus

G4S Launches Global Risk Operations Center

By PRNewswire PRNewswire • 09-05-2019

G4S North America Training Institute Ranked Number 55 by Training Magazine's Training Top 125

By PRNewswire PRNewswire • 02-26-2019

Tweedy Browne Global Value Buys and Adds to 5 Stocks

By Holly LaFon Holly LaFon • 01-13-2017

G4S Publishes Latin America Emerging Travel Risks 2019 Report

By PRNewswire PRNewswire • 10-16-2019