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Calpine (FRA:CJ3A) Receivables Turnover : 1.90 (As of Dec. 2017)


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What is Calpine Receivables Turnover?

The Receivables Turnover ratio measures the number of times a company collects its average accounts receivable balance. It is calculated as Revenue divided by average Accounts Receivable. An efficient company has a higher accounts receivable turnover ratio while an inefficient company has a lower ratio. Calpine's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2017 was €1,522 Mil. Calpine's average Accounts Receivable for the three months ended in Dec. 2017 was €802 Mil. Hence, Calpine's Receivables Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 2017 was 1.90.


Calpine Receivables Turnover Historical Data

The historical data trend for Calpine's Receivables Turnover 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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Calpine Receivables Turnover Chart

Calpine Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Receivables Turnover
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 12.50 14.03 10.64 9.18 9.16

Calpine Quarterly Data
Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17
Receivables Turnover 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 1.99 2.82 2.48 2.78 1.90

Competitive Comparison of Calpine's Receivables Turnover

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers subindustry, Calpine's Receivables Turnover, along with its competitors' market caps and Receivables Turnover 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.


Calpine's Receivables Turnover Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Calpine's Receivables Turnover distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Calpine's Receivables Turnover falls into.



Calpine Receivables Turnover Calculation

Receivables Turnover measures the number of times a company collects its average accounts receivable balance.

Calpine's Receivables Turnover for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as

Receivables Turnover (A: Dec. 2017 )
=Revenue / Average Total Inventories
=Revenue (A: Dec. 2017 ) / ((Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2016 ) + Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2017 )) / count )
=7395.44 / ((795.372 + 819.65) / 2 )
=7395.44 / 807.511
=9.16

Calpine's Receivables Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as

Receivables Turnover (Q: Dec. 2017 )
=Revenue / Average Total Inventories
=Revenue (Q: Dec. 2017 ) / ((Accounts Receivable (Q: Sep. 2017 ) + Accounts Receivable (Q: Dec. 2017 )) / count )
=1521.845 / ((784.465 + 819.65) / 2 )
=1521.845 / 802.0575
=1.90

* 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.


Calpine  (FRA:CJ3A) Receivables Turnover Explanation

An efficient company has a higher accounts receivable turnover ratio while an inefficient company has a lower ratio. This metric is commonly used to compare companies within the same industry to check whether they are on par with their competitors.


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Calpine (FRA:CJ3A) Business Description

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Calpine is the largest natural gas power producer in the United States, with 3.0 GW of simple-cycle combustion turbines, 6.3 GW of combined-cycle cogeneration, and 15.8 GW of combined-cycle combustion turbines. It also owns 725 MW of geothermal generation in California geothermal generation and 4 MW of solar generation.

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