Caterpillar (CHIX:CATZ) Change In Receivables : CHF-165 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2024)

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What is Caterpillar Change In Receivables?

Caterpillar's change in receivables for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was CHF-72 Mil. It means Caterpillar's Accounts Receivable increased by CHF72 Mil from Dec. 2023 to Mar. 2024 .

Caterpillar's change in receivables for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF-378 Mil. It means Caterpillar's Accounts Receivable increased by CHF378 Mil from Dec. 2022 to Dec. 2023 .

Caterpillar's Accounts Receivable for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was CHF16,654 Mil.

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 Receivable are being managed. Caterpillar's Days Sales Outstanding for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 108.25.

In Ben Graham's calculation of liquidation value, Apple Inc's Accounts Receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value. Caterpillar's liquidation value for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was CHF-34,304 Mil.

Caterpillar Change In Receivables Historical Data

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Caterpillar Quarterly Data
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Change In Receivables	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-304.49	-122.45	131.34	-102.05	-71.98

Caterpillar Change In Receivables Calculation

Change In Accounts Receivable relative to the previous period. It is any increase or decrease in the cash a company is owed by its customers.

Change In Receivables for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was CHF-165 Mil.

Caterpillar (CHIX:CATz) Change In Receivables 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 Receivable are being managed.

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

	Days Sales Outstanding
=	Accounts Receivable	/	Revenue	*	Days in Period
=	16654.141	/	14038.991	*	91
=	108.25

2. In Ben Graham's calculation of liquidation value, Caterpillar's accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value:

Caterpillar's liquidation value for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

	Liquidation Value
=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	-	Total Liabilities	+	(0.75 * Accounts Receivable)	+	(0.5 * Total Inventories)
=	4406.567	-	58732.906	+	0.75 * 16654.141	+	0.5 * 15064.436
=	-34,304

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Caterpillar is the premier manufacturer of heavy equipment, power solutions, and locomotives. It is currently the world's largest manufacturer of heavy equipment with over 13% market share in 2021. The company is divided into four reportable segments: construction industries, resource industries, energy and transportation, and Caterpillar Financial Services. Its products are available through a dealer network that covers the globe with about 2,700 branches maintained by 160 dealers. Caterpillar Financial Services provides retail financing for machinery and engines to its customers, in addition to wholesale financing for dealers, which increases the likelihood of Caterpillar product sales.

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