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Bic (BICEY) Accounts Receivable : $478 Mil (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Bic Accounts Receivable?

Accounts Receivable are created when a customer has received a product but has not yet paid for that product. Bic's accounts receivables for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $478 Mil.

Accounts receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding. Bic's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 78.79.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value. Bic's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $0.42.


Bic Accounts Receivable Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bic'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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Bic Accounts Receivable Chart

Bic Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Accounts Receivable
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 419.68 439.75 376.91 388.33 477.91

Bic Semi-Annual Data
Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 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 376.91 563.05 388.33 607.21 477.91

Bic Accounts Receivable Calculation

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


Bic 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.

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

Days Sales Outstanding
=Accounts Receivable/Revenue*Days in Period
=477.906/1107.016*91
=78.79

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

Bic'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)
=(484.084+0.75 * 477.906+0.5 * 563.979-1090.262
-0-0)/82.385
=0.42

* 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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Bic Business Description

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Bic SA Bic SA manufactures and markets writing instruments lighters shavers advertising and promotional products in France and globally. The company offers its products through various channels stationery stores office supplies companies convenience stores distributors wholesalers cash and carry stores and e-commerce. Its products include BIC 3 BIC Comfort 3 BIC EasyHybrid 3blade BIC Flex range BIC Flex Hybrid range BIC Pure 3 Lady BIC Soleil and Others. By net sales, the majority of the market is in North America followed by Europe and the developing markets of the Middle East Africa Latin America, and Asia.

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