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Corporate Resource Services (FRA:HTS1) Accounts Receivable : €87.9 Mil (As of Sep. 2014)


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What is Corporate Resource Services Accounts Receivable?

Accounts Receivable are created when a customer has received a product but has not yet paid for that product. Corporate Resource Services's accounts receivables for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was €87.9 Mil.

Accounts receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding. Corporate Resource Services's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was 39.69.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value. Corporate Resource Services's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was €-0.33.


Corporate Resource Services Accounts Receivable Historical Data

The historical data trend for Corporate Resource Services'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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Corporate Resource Services Accounts Receivable Chart

Corporate Resource Services Annual Data
Trend Sep00 Sep01 Sep02 Sep03 Sep08 Sep09 Sep10 Sep11 Sep12 Dec13
Accounts Receivable
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.77 1.05 5.95 4.25 70.62

Corporate Resource Services Quarterly Data
Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14
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 9.09 70.62 69.79 78.97 87.86

Corporate Resource Services Accounts Receivable Calculation

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


Corporate Resource Services 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.

Corporate Resource Services's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 is calculated as:

Days Sales Outstanding
=Accounts Receivable/Revenue*Days in Period
=87.856/201.981*91
=39.69

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

Corporate Resource Services's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 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)
=(0.121+0.75 * 87.856+0.5 * 0-119.229
-0-0)/162.159
=-0.33

* 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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Corporate Resource Services (FRA:HTS1) Business Description

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Address
160 Broadway, 13th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10038
Corporate Resource Services Inc provides diversified technology staffing, recruiting and consulting services. It offers trained employees for Insurance, IT, Accounting, Science, Healthcare, Creative Services, Hospitality, Retail and Light Industrial Work.

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