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TELUS (TU) Days Sales Outstanding : 56.78 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is TELUS Days Sales Outstanding?

TELUS's average Accounts Receivable for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,391 Mil. TELUS's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $3,843 Mil. Hence, TELUS's Days Sales Outstanding for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 56.78.

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

TU' s Days Sales Outstanding Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 34.92   Med: 39.1   Max: 57.7
Current: 56.4

During the past 13 years, TELUS's highest Days Sales Outstanding was 57.70. The lowest was 34.92. And the median was 39.10.

TU's Days Sales Outstanding is ranked better than
50.13% of 381 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 56.4 vs TU: 56.40

TELUS's Days Sales Outstanding increased from Dec. 2022 (54.19) to Dec. 2023 (56.78).


TELUS Days Sales Outstanding Historical Data

The historical data trend for TELUS'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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TELUS Days Sales Outstanding Chart

TELUS Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Days Sales Outstanding
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 38.30 44.79 49.13 55.72 57.36

TELUS Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 54.19 56.07 54.70 56.37 56.78

Competitive Comparison of TELUS's Days Sales Outstanding

For the Telecom Services subindustry, TELUS'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.


TELUS's Days Sales Outstanding Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, TELUS's Days Sales Outstanding distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where TELUS's Days Sales Outstanding falls into.



TELUS 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.

TELUS's Days Sales Outstanding for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Days Sales Outstanding (A: Dec. 2023 )
=Average Accounts Receivable /Revenue*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2022 ) + Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2023 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )*Days in Period
=( (2215.679 + 2470.93) / 2 ) / 14911.3*365
=2343.3045 / 14911.3*365
=57.36

TELUS's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Days Sales Outstanding (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Average Accounts Receivable /Revenue*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Receivable (A: Sep. 2023 ) + Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2023 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )*Days in Period
=( (2311.729 + 2470.93) / 2 ) / 3843.172*365 / 4
=2391.3295 / 3843.172*365 / 4
=56.78

* 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.


TELUS  (NYSE:TU) Days Sales Outstanding Explanation

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TELUS (TU) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
510 West Georgia Street, 23rd Floor, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6B 0M3
Telus is one of the Big Three wireless service providers in Canada, with its nearly 10 million mobile phone subscribers nationwide constituting about 30% of the total market. It is the incumbent local exchange carrier in the western Canadian provinces of British Columbia and Alberta, where it provides internet, television, and landline phone services. It also has a small wireline presence in eastern Quebec. Mostly because of recent acquisitions, more than 20% of Telus' sales now come from nontelecom businesses, most notably in the international business services, health, security, and agriculture industries. The firm has a 55% economic stake in Telus International.