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China Power Equipment (China Power Equipment) Accounts Receivable : $6.12 Mil (As of Sep. 2013)


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What is China Power Equipment Accounts Receivable?

Accounts Receivable are created when a customer has received a product but has not yet paid for that product. China Power Equipment's accounts receivables for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 was $6.12 Mil.

Accounts receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding. China Power Equipment's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 was 61.15.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value. China Power Equipment's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 was $1.65.


China Power Equipment Accounts Receivable Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Power Equipment'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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China Power Equipment Accounts Receivable Chart

China Power Equipment Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12
Accounts Receivable
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China Power Equipment Quarterly Data
Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13
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 7.21 10.11 8.59 6.24 6.12

China Power Equipment Accounts Receivable Calculation

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


China Power Equipment 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.

China Power Equipment's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 is calculated as:

Days Sales Outstanding
=Accounts Receivable/Revenue*Days in Period
=6.118/9.13*91
=61.15

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

China Power Equipment's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 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)
=(31.755+0.75 * 6.118+0.5 * 0.882-4.534
-0.004-0)/19.6026
=1.65

* 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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China Power Equipment (China Power Equipment) Business Description

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Yongle Industry Zone, Jingyang Industry Concentration Area, Xi’an, Shaanxi, CHN, 713702
China Power Equipment Inc designs, manufactures, and distributes amorphous alloy transformer cores and amorphous alloy distribution transformers in the Peoples Republic of China. Its devices are used to step down voltage at the final phase of the distribution of electricity to consumers, businesses, and industries. The Company offers its products to electricity generators and suppliers, suppliers of electrical equipment, and other electric power transformers manufacturers.

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