WPP (WPP) Accounts Receivable

: $8,930 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)

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Accounts Receivable are created when a customer has received a product but has not yet paid for that product. WPP's accounts receivables for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $8,930 Mil.

Accounts receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding. WPP's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 168.89.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value. WPP's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-92.67.

WPP Accounts Receivable Historical Data

The historical data trend for WPP's Accounts Receivable can be seen below:

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WPP Annual Data

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Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Accounts Receivable

15,494.50

8,833.60

8,777.26

9,018.15

8,930.38

WPP Semi-Annual Data
	Jun14	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23
Accounts Receivable																8,777.26	7,994.70	9,018.15	7,787.63	8,930.38

WPP Accounts Receivable Calculation

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

WPP 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.

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

	Days Sales Outstanding
=	Accounts Receivable	/	Revenue	*	Days in Period
=	8930.38	/	9650.127	*	91
=	168.89

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

WPP'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)
=	(2806.962	+	0.75 * 8930.38	+	0.5 * 0	-	28847.722
-	0	-	578.608)	/	214.968
=	-92.67

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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18 Upper Ground, Sea Containers, London, GBR, SE1 9GL

Website

https://www.wpp.com

Headquartered in the United Kingdom, WPP is the world's largest ad holding company, based on annual revenues. WPP's services, which include traditional and digital advertising, public relations, and consulting, are provided worldwide, with over 70% of its revenue coming from more developed regions such as North America, the U.K., and Western Europe.