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Great Plains Energy (Great Plains Energy) Days Sales Outstanding : 27.66 (As of Mar. 2018)


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What is Great Plains Energy Days Sales Outstanding?

Great Plains Energy's average Accounts Receivable for the three months ended in Mar. 2018 was $177.00 Mil. Great Plains Energy's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2018 was $583.90 Mil. Hence, Great Plains Energy's Days Sales Outstanding for the three months ended in Mar. 2018 was 27.66.

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

GXPPL.PFD' s Days Sales Outstanding Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 15.37   Med: 25.76   Max: 52.95
Current: 23.47

During the past 13 years, Great Plains Energy's highest Days Sales Outstanding was 52.95. The lowest was 15.37. And the median was 25.76.

GXPPL.PFD's Days Sales Outstanding is not ranked
in the Utilities - Regulated industry.
Industry Median: 53.57 vs GXPPL.PFD: 23.47

Great Plains Energy's Days Sales Outstanding declined from Mar. 2017 (29.79) to Mar. 2018 (27.66).


Great Plains Energy Days Sales Outstanding Historical Data

The historical data trend for Great Plains Energy'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.

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Great Plains Energy Days Sales Outstanding Chart

Great Plains Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Days Sales Outstanding
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 25.77 24.40 25.08 25.18 25.18

Great Plains Energy Quarterly Data
Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18
Days Sales Outstanding 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 29.79 23.98 21.04 30.05 27.66

Competitive Comparison of Great Plains Energy's Days Sales Outstanding

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Great Plains Energy'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.


Great Plains Energy's Days Sales Outstanding Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Great Plains Energy's Days Sales Outstanding distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Great Plains Energy's Days Sales Outstanding falls into.



Great Plains Energy 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.

Great Plains Energy's Days Sales Outstanding for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as

Days Sales Outstanding (A: Dec. 2017 )
=Average Accounts Receivable /Revenue*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2016 ) + Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2017 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2017 )*Days in Period
=( (194.6 + 179) / 2 ) / 2708.2*365
=186.8 / 2708.2*365
=25.18

Great Plains Energy's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2018 is calculated as:

Days Sales Outstanding (Q: Mar. 2018 )
=Average Accounts Receivable /Revenue*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2017 ) + Accounts Receivable (A: Mar. 2018 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Mar. 2018 )*Days in Period
=( (179 + 175) / 2 ) / 583.9*365 / 4
=177 / 583.9*365 / 4
=27.66

* 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.


Great Plains Energy  (OTCPK:GXPPL.PFD) Days Sales Outstanding Explanation

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Great Plains Energy (Great Plains Energy) Business Description

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Great Plains Energy is the holding company of Kansas City Power & Light and Greater Missouri Operations. The two regulated utilities provide electric service to roughly 900,000 customers in the Kansas City area and nearby western Missouri and eastern Kansas. The company has about 6.5 gigawatts of generating capacity. More than 80% of its electricity generation is from coal-fired plants, approximately 15% comes from its co-owned Wolf Creek nuclear plant, and the remainder is from gas, oil, and wind farms.

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