Accounts Receivable are created when a customer has received a product but has not yet paid for that product. Agilent Technologies's accounts receivables for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $1,295 Mil.
Accounts receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding.
Agilent Technologies's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 71.27.
In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value. Agilent Technologies's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $-5.20.
Agilent Technologies Accounts Receivable Historical Data
The historical data trend for Agilent Technologies's Accounts Receivable 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.
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.
Agilent Technologies's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as:
2. In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC), Agilent Technologies's accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value:
Agilent Technologies's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as:
* 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.
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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Agilent Technologies (Agilent Technologies) Business Description
Originally spun out of Hewlett-Packard in 1999, Agilent has evolved into a leading life sciences and diagnostics firm. Today, Agilent's measurement technologies serve a broad base of customers with its three operating segments: life science and applied tools, cross lab (consisting of consumables and services related to life science and applied tools), and diagnostics and genomics. Over half of its sales are generated from the biopharmaceutical, chemical, and advanced materials end markets, but it also supports clinical lab, environmental, forensics, food, academic, and government-related organizations. The company is geographically diverse, with operations in the U.S. and China representing the largest country concentrations.
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