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Westfield Trust (ASX:WFT) Accounts Receivable : A$0.00 Mil (As of Dec. 2003)


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What is Westfield Trust Accounts Receivable?

Accounts Receivable are created when a customer has received a product but has not yet paid for that product. Westfield Trust's accounts receivables for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2003 was A$0.00 Mil.

Accounts receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding. Westfield Trust's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2003 was 0.00.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value. Westfield Trust's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2003 was A$-2.52.


Westfield Trust Accounts Receivable Historical Data

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

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Westfield Trust Accounts Receivable Chart

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Westfield Trust Accounts Receivable Calculation

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


Westfield Trust 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.

Westfield Trust's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2003 is calculated as:

Days Sales Outstanding
=Accounts Receivable/Revenue*Days in Period
=0/1915.301*91
=0.00

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

Westfield Trust's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2003 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)
=(0+0.75 * 0+0.5 * 0-5313
-0-91.7)/2145.125
=-2.52

* 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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Westfield Trust (ASX:WFT) Business Description

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Westfield Trust (WFT) comprises interests in 50 shopping centres in Australia and New Zealand, with 3.1m sqm2 of gross lettable area servicing more than 9,400 retailers who generate in excess of $13.9 billion of retail sales.

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