Brown-Forman (Brown-Forman) Accounts Receivable

: $878 Mil (As of Jan. 2024)

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Accounts Receivable are created when a customer has received a product but has not yet paid for that product. Brown-Forman's accounts receivables for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $878 Mil.

Accounts receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding. Brown-Forman's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 74.95.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value. Brown-Forman's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $-5.25.

Brown-Forman Accounts Receivable Historical Data

The historical data trend for Brown-Forman's Accounts Receivable can be seen below:

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Brown-Forman Annual Data

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Apr23

Accounts Receivable

609.00

570.00

753.00

813.00

855.00

Brown-Forman Quarterly Data
	Apr19	Jul19	Oct19	Jan20	Apr20	Jul20	Oct20	Jan21	Apr21	Jul21	Oct21	Jan22	Apr22	Jul22	Oct22	Jan23	Apr23	Jul23	Oct23	Jan24
Accounts Receivable																944.00	855.00	872.00	948.00	878.00

Brown-Forman Accounts Receivable Calculation

Accounts Receivable is money owed to a business by customers and shown on its Balance Sheet as an asset.

Brown-Forman Accounts Receivable Explanation

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.

Brown-Forman's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as:

	Days Sales Outstanding
=	Accounts Receivable	/	Revenue	*	Days in Period
=	878	/	1069	*	91
=	74.95

2. In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC), Brown-Forman's accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value:

Brown-Forman's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as:

	Net-Net Working Capital Per Share
=	(Cash And Cash Equivalents	+	0.75 * Accounts Receivable	+	0.5 * Total Inventories	-	Total Liabilities
-	Preferred Stock	-	Minority Interest)	/	Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=	(589	+	0.75 * 878	+	0.5 * 2529	-	4992
-	0	-	0)	/	472.524
=	-5.25

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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Brown-Forman (Brown-Forman) Business Description

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Address

850 Dixie Highway, Louisville, KY, USA, 40210

Website

https://www.brown-forman.com

Brown-Forman is a U.S.-based manufacturer of premium distilled spirits that generates close to 70% of revenues in the whiskey category, under well-known Tennessee whiskey brand Jack Daniel's and bourbon brands Woodford Reserve and Old Forester. It also manufactures and distributes tequila, vodka, rum, gin, and premium wines. The company generates 47% of sales from its home market, while the bulk of international revenues come from Europe, Australia, and Latin America. The Brown family controls over 50% of the economic interests and a 67% voting power of the company.

Executives

Elizabeth M Brown	director	850 DIXIE HIGHWAY, LOUISVILLE KY 40210
Elizabeth A Smith	director	1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105
Mark A. Clouse	director	C/O MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL, INC., THREE LAKES DRIVE, NORTHFIELD IL 60093
Jeremy J Shepherd	officer: VP, Pres, USA & Canada	850 DIXIE HIGHWAY, LOUISVILLE KY 40210
Crystal L Peterson	officer: SVP, Chief Inclusion Officer	850 DIXIE HIGHWAY, LOUISVILLE KY 40210
Jan Singer	director	2 PARK AVENUE, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10016
Timothy M Nall	officer: SVP CIO	850 DIXIE HIGHWAY, LOUISVILLE KY 40210
Leanne D Cunningham	officer: SVP, Chief Fin Officer	850 DIXIE HIGHWAY, LOUISVILLE KY 40210
Matias Bentel	officer: SVP, Chief Brands Officer	850 DIXIE HWY, LOUISVILLE KY 40210
Kelli Nelson	officer: SVP, Chief Accounting Officer	850 DIXIE HIGHWAY, LOUISVILLE KY 40210
Mike J. Keyes	officer: SVP, Chief Corporate Affairs	850 DIXIE HWY, LOUISVILLE KY 40210
Tracy L Skeans	director	1441 GARDINER LANE, LOUISVILLE KY 40213
John V. Hayes	officer: SVP, Chief Marketing Officer	850 DIXIE HIGHWAY, LOUISVILLE KY 40210
Michael Andrew Masick	officer: VP DIR CORP STRATEGY	850 DIXIE HIGHWAY, LOUISVILLE KY 40210
Kathleen M. Gutmann	director	55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328