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Foresight Group Holdings (LSE:FSG) Accounts Receivable : £11.9 Mil (As of Mar. 2023)


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What is Foresight Group Holdings Accounts Receivable?

Accounts Receivable are created when a customer has received a product but has not yet paid for that product. Foresight Group Holdings's accounts receivables for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 was £11.9 Mil.

Accounts receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding. Foresight Group Holdings's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 was 31.77.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value. Foresight Group Holdings's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 was £-0.16.


Foresight Group Holdings Accounts Receivable Historical Data

The historical data trend for Foresight Group Holdings'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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Foresight Group Holdings Accounts Receivable Chart

Foresight Group Holdings Annual Data
Trend Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Accounts Receivable
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 5.34 6.84 9.52 12.26 11.91

Foresight Group Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Mar18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23
Accounts Receivable Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.52 11.02 12.26 20.80 11.91

Foresight Group Holdings Accounts Receivable Calculation

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


Foresight Group Holdings 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.

Foresight Group Holdings's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as:

Days Sales Outstanding
=Accounts Receivable/Revenue*Days in Period
=11.912/68.435*91
=31.77

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

Foresight Group Holdings's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 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)
=(39.761+0.75 * 11.912+0.5 * 0-67.364
-0-0)/116.271
=-0.16

* 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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Foresight Group Holdings (LSE:FSG) Business Description

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Address
32 London Bridge Street, The Shard, London, GBR, SE1 9SG
Foresight Group Holdings Ltd is an asset management company. The company is an independent infrastructure and private equity investment manager. It invests in renewable energy businesses and social infrastructure projects.

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