METRO AG (XTER:B4B) Days Sales Outstanding

: 7.91 (As of Sep. 2023)

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METRO AG's average Accounts Receivable for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was €685 Mil. METRO AG's Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was €7,904 Mil. Hence, METRO AG's Days Sales Outstanding for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was 7.91.

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

XTER:B4B' s Days Sales Outstanding Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.66 Med: 6.63 Max: 7.85
Current: 7.85

During the past 11 years, METRO AG's highest Days Sales Outstanding was 7.85. The lowest was 3.66. And the median was 6.63.

XTER:B4B's Days Sales Outstanding is ranked better than
72.55% of 306 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 23.52 vs XTER:B4B: 7.85

METRO AG's Days Sales Outstanding increased from Sep. 2022 (6.79) to Sep. 2023 (7.91).

METRO AG Days Sales Outstanding Historical Data

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

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METRO AG Annual Data

Trend

Sep14

Sep15

Sep16

Sep17

Sep18

Sep19

Sep20

Sep21

Sep22

Sep23

Days Sales Outstanding

7.08

6.49

6.82

6.73

7.62

METRO AG Quarterly Data
	Dec18	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23
Days Sales Outstanding																6.79	7.24	8.69	7.90	7.91

Competitive Comparison

For the Food Distribution subindustry, METRO AG'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.

METRO AG Days Sales Outstanding Distribution

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, METRO AG's Days Sales Outstanding distribution charts can be found below:

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

METRO AG 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.

METRO AG's Days Sales Outstanding for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

	Days Sales Outstanding (A: Sep. 2023 )
=	Average Accounts Receivable					/	Revenue	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Receivable (A: Sep. 2022 )	+	Accounts Receivable (A: Sep. 2023 ))	/	count )	/	Revenue (A: Sep. 2023 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (601	+	674)	/	2 )	/	30551	*	365
=	637.5					/	30551	*	365
=	7.62

METRO AG's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as:

	Days Sales Outstanding (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=	Average Accounts Receivable					/	Revenue	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Receivable (A: Jun. 2023 )	+	Accounts Receivable (A: Sep. 2023 ))	/	count )	/	Revenue (A: Sep. 2023 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (696	+	674)	/	2 )	/	7904	*	365 / 4
=	685					/	7904	*	365 / 4
=	7.91

METRO AG (XTER:B4B) Days Sales Outstanding Explanation

For retailers, when we compare Days Sales Outstanding, it is important to compare the same period in the previous years.

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METRO AG (XTER:B4B) Business Description

Industry

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0RTE:UK MEO:Austria

Address

Metro-Strasse 1, Dusseldorf, NW, DEU, 40235

Website

https://www.metroag.de

METRO AG operates as a food service company. It is active in the self-service wholesale trade with the brands METRO and MAKRO as well as in the delivery sales with the METRO delivery service, and the supply specialists Classic Fine Foods, Pro a Pro, and Rungis Express. Its business consists of segments which include METRO Germany, METRO Western Europe, METRO Russia, METRO Eastern Europe, and others. The other segment includes Hospitality Digital, the business unit that bundles the group's digitalization initiatives. It also includes service companies that provide group-wide services in the areas of real estate, logistics, information technology, advertising, and procurement.

Executives

Rafael Gasset Giraldez	Board of Directors
Claude Sarrailh	Board of Directors
Dr. Steffen Greubel	Board of Directors

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