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Linde (LIN) Receivables Turnover : 1.67 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Linde 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. Linde's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $8,100 Mil. Linde's average Accounts Receivable for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $4,864 Mil. Hence, Linde's Receivables Turnover for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.67.


Linde Receivables Turnover Historical Data

The historical data trend for Linde'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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Linde Receivables Turnover Chart

Linde Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Receivables Turnover
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.47 6.42 7.11 7.37 7.08

Linde Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 1.76 1.72 1.72 1.76 1.67

Competitive Comparison of Linde's Receivables Turnover

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Linde'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.


Linde's Receivables Turnover Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Linde's Receivables Turnover distribution charts can be found below:

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



Linde Receivables Turnover Calculation

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

Linde's Receivables Turnover for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Receivables Turnover (A: Dec. 2023 )
=Revenue / Average Total Inventories
=Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 ) / ((Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2022 ) + Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2023 )) / count )
=32854 / ((4559 + 4718) / 2 )
=32854 / 4638.5
=7.08

Linde's Receivables Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Receivables Turnover (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=Revenue / Average Total Inventories
=Revenue (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / ((Accounts Receivable (Q: Dec. 2023 ) + Accounts Receivable (Q: Mar. 2024 )) / count )
=8100 / ((4718 + 5009) / 2 )
=8100 / 4863.5
=1.67

* 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.


Linde  (NAS:LIN) 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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Linde (LIN) Business Description

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Address
10 Riverview Drive, Danbury, CT, USA, 06810
Linde is the largest industrial gas supplier in the world, with operations in over 100 countries. The firm's main products are atmospheric gases (including oxygen, nitrogen, and argon) and process gases (including hydrogen, carbon dioxide, and helium), as well as equipment used in industrial gas production. Linde serves a wide variety of end markets, including chemicals, manufacturing, healthcare, and steelmaking. Linde generated approximately $33 billion in revenue and $5.4 billion in GAAP operating profit in 2022.
Executives
Sean Durbin officer: Executive VP, EMEA C/O LINDE PLC, THE PRIESTLEY CENTRE 10 PRIESTLEY ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY X0 GU2 XY7
Guillermo Bichara officer: Senior VP& Chief Legal Officer 39 OLD RIDGEBURY ROAD, DANBURY CT 06810-5113
Oliver Pfann officer: Senior Vice President, EMEA FORGE, 43 CHURCH STREET WEST, WOKING SURREY X0 GU216HT
Stephen F Angel director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 39 OLD RIDGEBURY ROAD, DANBURY CT 06810-5113
Hugh Grant director C/O PPG INDUSTRIES, INC., 1 PPG PLACE, PITTSBURGH PA 15272
Kelcey E Hoyt officer: Principal Accounting Officer 39 OLD RIDGEBURY ROAD, DANBURY CT 06810-5113
David P Strauss officer: Senior VP & Chief HR Officer 10 RIVERVIEW DRIVE, DANBURY CT 06810
Andreas Opfermann officer: Executive VP, Americas C/O LINDE, THE PRIESTLEY CENTRE, 10 PRIESTLEY ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY X0 GU2 7XY
Sanjiv Lamba officer: Chief Operating Officer THE PRIESTLEY CENTRE, 10 PRIESTLEY RD, SURREY RESEARCH PARK, GUILDFORD, SURREY X0 GU2 7XY
Mr. Franz Fehrenbach Director
Franz Fehrenbach director THE PRIESTLEY CENTRE, 10 PRIESTLEY ROAD, THE SURREY RESEARCH PARK, GUILDFORD, SURREY X0 GU2 7XY
John Panikar officer: Executive VP, APAC 39 OLD RIDGEBURY ROAD, DANBURY CT 06810-5113
Alberto Weisser director
Josef Kaeser director HIGH TECH CAMPUS 60, EINDHOVEN P7 5656AG
Juergen Nowicki officer: Executive VP, Engineering C/O LINDE PLC, THE PRIESTLEY CENTRE, 10 PRIESTLEY ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY X0 GU2 7XY