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Meta Platforms (LIM:META) Accounts Receivable : $13,430 Mil (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Meta Platforms Accounts Receivable?

Accounts Receivable are created when a customer has received a product but has not yet paid for that product. Meta Platforms's accounts receivables for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $13,430 Mil.

Accounts receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding. Meta Platforms's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 33.62.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value. Meta Platforms's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $-2.02.


Meta Platforms Accounts Receivable Historical Data

The historical data trend for Meta Platforms'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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Meta Platforms Accounts Receivable Chart

Meta Platforms Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Accounts Receivable
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9,518.00 11,335.00 14,039.00 13,466.00 16,169.00

Meta Platforms Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Accounts Receivable Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 11,044.00 12,511.00 12,944.00 16,169.00 13,430.00

Meta Platforms Accounts Receivable Calculation

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


Meta Platforms 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.

Meta Platforms's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Days Sales Outstanding
=Accounts Receivable/Revenue*Days in Period
=13430/36455*91
=33.62

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

Meta Platforms'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)
=(58120+0.75 * 13430+0.5 * 0-73315
-0-0)/2537
=-2.02

* 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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Meta Platforms (LIM:META) Business Description

Address
1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, USA, 94025
Meta is the world's largest online social network, with 3.8 billion family of apps monthly active users. Users engage with each other in different ways, exchanging messages and sharing news events, photos, and videos. The firm's ecosystem consists mainly of the Facebook app, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, and many features surrounding these products. Users can access Facebook on mobile devices and desktops. Advertising revenue represents more than 90% of the firm's total revenue, with more than 45% coming from the U.S. and Canada and over 20% from Europe.

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