G4S (GFSZY) Receivables Turnover : 2.98 (As of Jun. 2020)

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What is G4S Receivables Turnover?

The Receivables Turnover ratio measures the number of times a company collects its average accounts receivable balance. It is calculated as Revenue divided by average Accounts Receivable. An efficient company has a higher accounts receivable turnover ratio while an inefficient company has a lower ratio. G4S's Revenue for the six months ended in Jun. 2020 was $4,412 Mil. G4S's average Accounts Receivable for the six months ended in Jun. 2020 was $1,480 Mil. Hence, G4S's Receivables Turnover for the six months ended in Jun. 2020 was 2.98.

G4S Receivables Turnover Historical Data

The historical data trend for G4S's Receivables Turnover can be seen below:

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G4S Receivables Turnover Chart

G4S Annual Data

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7.34

7.16

6.63

5.94

8.13

G4S Semi-Annual Data
	Dec10	Jun11	Dec11	Jun12	Dec12	Jun13	Dec13	Jun14	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20
Receivables Turnover	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															2.56	3.03	3.03	3.34	2.98

Competitive Comparison of G4S's Receivables Turnover

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, G4S's Receivables Turnover, along with its competitors' market caps and Receivables Turnover 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.

G4S's Receivables Turnover Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, G4S's Receivables Turnover distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where G4S's Receivables Turnover falls into.

G4S Receivables Turnover Calculation

Receivables Turnover measures the number of times a company collects its average accounts receivable balance.

G4S's Receivables Turnover for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2019 is calculated as

	Receivables Turnover (A: Dec. 2019 )
=	Revenue	/	Average Total Inventories
=	Revenue (A: Dec. 2019 )	/ (	(Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2018 )	+	Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2019 ))	/	count )
=	10167.759	/ (	(1296.203	+	1205.767)	/	2 )
=	10167.759	/	1250.985
=	8.13

G4S's Receivables Turnover for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2020 is calculated as

	Receivables Turnover (Q: Jun. 2020 )
=	Revenue	/	Average Total Inventories
=	Revenue (Q: Jun. 2020 )	/ (	(Accounts Receivable (Q: Dec. 2019 )	+	Accounts Receivable (Q: Jun. 2020 ))	/	count )
=	4411.765	/ (	(1205.767	+	1753.442)	/	2 )
=	4411.765	/	1479.6045
=	2.98

G4S (OTCPK:GFSZY) Receivables Turnover Explanation

An efficient company has a higher accounts receivable turnover ratio while an inefficient company has a lower ratio. This metric is commonly used to compare companies within the same industry to check whether they are on par with their competitors.

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G4S is a multinational security services company and constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. The company was formed through a series of large mergers, most notably in 2004 when British Securicor and Danish Group 4 Falck merged. G4S is now the world's largest security company and has operations in around 90 countries. With over 550,000 employees, it is also the world's third- largest private employer. The company offers a range of services from the supply of security personnel and response units to risk consulting and prison management.

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