BCE (BCE) Days Sales Outstanding : 53.90 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is BCE Days Sales Outstanding?

BCE's average Accounts Receivable for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,850 Mil. BCE's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $4,825 Mil. Hence, BCE's Days Sales Outstanding for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 53.90.

The historical rank and industry rank for BCE's Days Sales Outstanding or its related term are showing as below:

BCE' s Days Sales Outstanding Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 45.21 Med: 50.66 Max: 57.98
Current: 56.96

During the past 13 years, BCE's highest Days Sales Outstanding was 57.98. The lowest was 45.21. And the median was 50.66.

BCE's Days Sales Outstanding is ranked worse than
51.18% of 381 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 56.4 vs BCE: 56.96

BCE's Days Sales Outstanding declined from Dec. 2022 (55.71) to Dec. 2023 (53.90).

BCE Days Sales Outstanding Historical Data

The historical data trend for BCE's Days Sales Outstanding can be seen below:

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BCE Days Sales Outstanding Chart

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Days Sales Outstanding

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44.76

48.68

54.24

59.70

57.43

BCE Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Days Sales Outstanding	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															55.71	59.01	56.32	57.62	53.90

Competitive Comparison of BCE's Days Sales Outstanding

For the Telecom Services subindustry, BCE's Days Sales Outstanding, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Sales Outstanding data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

BCE's Days Sales Outstanding Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, BCE's Days Sales Outstanding distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where BCE's Days Sales Outstanding falls into.

BCE Days Sales Outstanding Calculation

Days Sales Outstanding measures 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.

Accounts Receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding.

BCE's Days Sales Outstanding for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

	Days Sales Outstanding (A: Dec. 2023 )
=	Average Accounts Receivable					/	Revenue	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2022 )	+	Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2023 ))	/	count )	/	Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (2924.549	+	2862.999)	/	2 )	/	18390.727	*	365
=	2893.774					/	18390.727	*	365
=	57.43

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

	Days Sales Outstanding (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=	Average Accounts Receivable					/	Revenue	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Receivable (A: Sep. 2023 )	+	Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2023 ))	/	count )	/	Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (2836.45	+	2862.999)	/	2 )	/	4824.836	*	365 / 4
=	2849.7245					/	4824.836	*	365 / 4
=	53.90

BCE (NYSE:BCE) Days Sales Outstanding Explanation

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https://www.bce.ca

BCE provides wireless, broadband, television, and landline phone services in Canada. It is one of the big three national wireless carriers, with its roughly 10 million customers constituting about 30% of the market. It is also the ILEC (incumbent local exchange carrier—the legacy telephone provider) throughout much of the eastern half of Canada, including in the most populous Canadian provinces: Ontario and Quebec. Additionally, BCE has a media segment, which holds television, radio, and digital media assets. BCE licenses the Canadian rights to movie channels including HBO, Showtime, and Starz. In 2022, the wireline segment made up 52% of total EBITDA, while wireless was 31% and media provided the remainder.