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Consolidated Water Co (FRA:CW2) Accounts Receivable : €38.4 Mil (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Consolidated Water Co Accounts Receivable?

Accounts Receivable are created when a customer has received a product but has not yet paid for that product. Consolidated Water Co's accounts receivables for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €38.4 Mil.

Accounts receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding. Consolidated Water Co's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 96.02.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value. Consolidated Water Co's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €2.82.


Consolidated Water Co Accounts Receivable Historical Data

The historical data trend for Consolidated Water Co'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.

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Consolidated Water Co Accounts Receivable Chart

Consolidated Water Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Accounts Receivable
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Consolidated Water Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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Consolidated Water Co Accounts Receivable Calculation

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


Consolidated Water Co 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.

Consolidated Water Co's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Days Sales Outstanding
=Accounts Receivable/Revenue*Days in Period
=38.423/36.514*91
=96.02

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

Consolidated Water Co's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 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)
=(42.484+0.75 * 38.423+0.5 * 3.847-23.851
-0.024-4.759)/15.8289
=2.82

* 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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Consolidated Water Co (FRA:CW2) Business Description

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Address
West Bay Road, 4th Floor, Windward Three, P.O. Box 1114, Regatta Office Park, Grand Cayman, CYM, KY1-1102
Consolidated Water Co Ltd is a water utility company. It develops and operates seawater desalination plants and water distribution systems. The company's business segments are; The retail segment operates the water utility for the Seven Mile Beach and West Bay areas of Grand Cayman Island, The bulk segment supplies potable water to government utilities in Grand Cayman and The Bahamas under long-term contracts, The services segment designs, constructs and sells water infrastructure and provides management and operating services to third parties, and The manufacturing segment manufactures and services a wide range of custom and specialized water-related products applicable to commercial, municipal and industrial water production, supply and treatment.

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