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Tesco (TSCDY) Days Sales Outstanding

: 7.08 (As of Feb. 2024)
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Tesco's average Accounts Receivable for the six months ended in Feb. 2024 was $1,667 Mil. Tesco's Revenue for the six months ended in Feb. 2024 was $42,977 Mil. Hence, Tesco's Days Sales Outstanding for the six months ended in Feb. 2024 was 7.08.

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

TSCDY' s Days Sales Outstanding Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.42   Med: 7.95   Max: 9.4
Current: 7.04

During the past 13 years, Tesco's highest Days Sales Outstanding was 9.40. The lowest was 3.42. And the median was 7.95.

TSCDY's Days Sales Outstanding is ranked better than
74.84% of 306 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 23.52 vs TSCDY: 7.04

Tesco's Days Sales Outstanding declined from Feb. 2023 (7.33) to Feb. 2024 (7.08).


Tesco Days Sales Outstanding Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tesco'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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Tesco Annual Data
Trend Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23 Feb24
Days Sales Outstanding
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.28 8.09 7.61 7.58 6.98

Tesco Semi-Annual Data
Aug14 Feb15 Aug15 Feb16 Aug16 Feb17 Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23 Feb24
Days Sales Outstanding 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.18 7.84 7.33 6.77 7.08

Competitive Comparison

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Tesco'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.


Tesco Days Sales Outstanding Distribution

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Tesco's Days Sales Outstanding distribution charts can be found below:

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



Tesco 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.

Tesco's Days Sales Outstanding for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Days Sales Outstanding (A: Feb. 2024 )
=Average Accounts Receivable /Revenue*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Receivable (A: Feb. 2023 ) + Accounts Receivable (A: Feb. 2024 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Feb. 2024 )*Days in Period
=( (1588.164 + 1703.283) / 2 ) / 86094.697*365
=1645.7235 / 86094.697*365
=6.98

Tesco's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as:

Days Sales Outstanding (Q: Feb. 2024 )
=Average Accounts Receivable /Revenue*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Receivable (A: Aug. 2023 ) + Accounts Receivable (A: Feb. 2024 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Feb. 2024 )*Days in Period
=( (1630.241 + 1703.283) / 2 ) / 42977.273*365 / 2
=1666.762 / 42977.273*365 / 2
=7.08

* 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.


Tesco  (OTCPK:TSCDY) Days Sales Outstanding Explanation

For retailers, when we compare Days Sales Outstanding, it is important to compare the same period in the previous years.


Tesco Days Sales Outstanding Related Terms

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Tesco (TSCDY) Business Description

Address
Kestrel Way, Tesco House, Shire Park, Welwyn Garden, GBR, AL7 1GA
Tesco is one of the largest food retailers in the world, operating thousands of stores in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Europe. According to Kantar, Tesco is the market leader in the U.K. with a share of more than 27%, roughly double that of Asda or Sainsbury's. Tesco operates a core supermarket business in addition to convenience and neighborhood outlets. With a 35% digital market share in the U.K., the company holds a dominant position online. Tesco gained exposure to the cash-and-carry and out-of-home delivering industries with the landmark GBP 4 billion acquisition of Booker in 2018.

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