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AQN (Algonquin Power & Utilities) Accounts Receivable : $329 Mil (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Algonquin Power & Utilities Accounts Receivable?

Accounts Receivable are created when a customer has received a product but has not yet paid for that product. Algonquin Power & Utilities's accounts receivables for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $329 Mil.

Accounts receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding. Algonquin Power & Utilities's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 51.40.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value. Algonquin Power & Utilities's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $-15.70.


Algonquin Power & Utilities Accounts Receivable Historical Data

The historical data trend for Algonquin Power & Utilities'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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Algonquin Power & Utilities Accounts Receivable Chart

Algonquin Power & Utilities Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Accounts Receivable
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Algonquin Power & Utilities Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 318.42 479.80 377.58 318.40 329.44

Algonquin Power & Utilities Accounts Receivable Calculation

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


Algonquin Power & Utilities 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.

Algonquin Power & Utilities's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

Days Sales Outstanding
=Accounts Receivable/Revenue*Days in Period
=329.44/584.828*91
=51.40

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

Algonquin Power & Utilities's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 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)
=(34.842+0.75 * 329.44+0.5 * 223.6-10780.484
-184.299-1473.344)/767.344
=-15.70

* 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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Algonquin Power & Utilities Business Description

Address
354 Davis Road, Suite 100, Oakville, ON, CAN, L6J 2X1
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp is a Canada-based diversified international generation, transmission, and distribution company. The company's operations are organized across two business units consisting of the Regulated Services Group, which owns and operates a portfolio of regulated electric, water distribution and wastewater collection, and natural gas utility systems and transmission operations in the United States, Canada, Bermuda, and Chile; and the Hydro Group, which consists of hydroelectric-generating facilities located in Canada. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Regulated Services Group segment.