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China Food Co (LSE:CFC) Accounts Receivable : £0.00 Mil (As of Jun. 2013)


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What is China Food Co Accounts Receivable?

Accounts Receivable are created when a customer has received a product but has not yet paid for that product. China Food Co's accounts receivables for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2013 was £0.00 Mil.

Accounts receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding. China Food Co's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2013 was 0.00.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value. China Food Co's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2013 was £-0.46.


China Food Co Accounts Receivable Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Food 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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China Food Co Accounts Receivable Chart

China Food Co Annual Data
Trend Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11
Accounts Receivable
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.28 0.39 0.35 0.55 0.54

China Food Co Semi-Annual Data
Jun08 Dec08 Jun09 Dec09 Jun10 Dec10 Jun11 Dec11 Jun12 Dec12 Jun13
Accounts Receivable Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.44 0.54 2.71 1.28 -

China Food Co Accounts Receivable Calculation

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


China Food 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.

China Food Co's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2013 is calculated as:

Days Sales Outstanding
=Accounts Receivable/Revenue*Days in Period
=0/6.332*91
=0.00

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

China Food Co's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2013 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)
=(5.628+0.75 * 0+0.5 * 6.562-41.695
-0-0)/71.447
=-0.46

* 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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China Food Co (LSE:CFC) Business Description

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China Food Company PLC is incorporated in England and Wales. It produces and distributes cooking and dipping sauces, soya sauce and vinegar/bean paste through its subsidiaries in the People's Republic of China.

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