Accounts Receivable are created when a customer has received a product but has not yet paid for that product. The Bon-Ton Stores's accounts receivables for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2017 was $59 Mil.
Accounts receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding.
The Bon-Ton Stores's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2017 was 9.94.
In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value. The Bon-Ton Stores's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2017 was $-60.79.
The Bon-Ton Stores Accounts Receivable Historical Data
The historical data trend for The Bon-Ton Stores'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.
The Bon-Ton Stores Accounts Receivable Calculation
Accounts Receivable is money owed to a business by customers and shown on its Balance Sheet as an asset.
The Bon-Ton Stores 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.
The Bon-Ton Stores's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2017 is calculated as:
2. In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC), The Bon-Ton Stores's accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value:
The Bon-Ton Stores's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2017 is calculated as:
* 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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The Bon-Ton Stores (The Bon-Ton Stores) Business Description
The Bon-Ton Stores Inc operates is a department store operator in the United States. It offers a range of brand-name fashion apparel and accessories for women, men, and children, through stores in the United States. Its nationally distributed brand assortment includes a range of labels in the apparel, accessories, footwear, cosmetics and home furnishings industries, such as Anne Klein, Calvin Klein, Carters, Chaps, Clarks, Clinique, Coach, Estee Lauder and Others.
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