Alibaba Group Holding (BUE:BABA) Accounts Receivable : ARS0 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Alibaba Group Holding Accounts Receivable?

Accounts Receivable are created when a customer has received a product but has not yet paid for that product. Alibaba Group Holding's accounts receivables for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ARS0 Mil.

Accounts receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding. Alibaba Group Holding's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 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. Alibaba Group Holding's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ARS-55.05.

Alibaba Group Holding Accounts Receivable Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alibaba Group Holding's Accounts Receivable can be seen below:

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Alibaba Group Holding Annual Data

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Accounts Receivable

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80,202.09

174,931.01

374,603.53

555,306.76

921,225.36

Alibaba Group Holding Quarterly Data
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Accounts Receivable	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-	921,225.36	-	-	-

Alibaba Group Holding Accounts Receivable Calculation

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

Alibaba Group Holding 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.

Alibaba Group Holding's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

	Days Sales Outstanding
=	Accounts Receivable	/	Revenue	*	Days in Period
=	0	/	13162884.513	*	91
=	0.00

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

Alibaba Group Holding's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 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)
=	(31063281.001	+	0.75 * 0	+	0.5 * 0	-	34305971.261
-	0	-	6665673.23)	/	180000
=	-55.05

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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Alibaba is the world's largest online and mobile commerce company as measured by gross merchandise volume (CNY 8.3 trillion for the fiscal year ended March 2022). It operates China's online marketplaces, including Taobao (consumer-to-consumer) and Tmall (business-to-consumer). Alibaba's China commerce retail division accounted for 67% of revenue in the year ended March 2022. Additional revenue sources include China commerce wholesale (2%), international commerce retail/wholesale (5%/2%), local consumer services (5%), cloud computing (9%), digital media and entertainment platforms (4%), Cainiao logistics services (5%), and innovation initiatives/other (1%).