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MDM Engineering Group (LSE:MDM) Accounts Receivable : £11.59 Mil (As of Mar. 2014)


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What is MDM Engineering Group Accounts Receivable?

Accounts Receivable are created when a customer has received a product but has not yet paid for that product. MDM Engineering Group's accounts receivables for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2014 was £11.59 Mil.

Accounts receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding. MDM Engineering Group's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2014 was 63.77.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value. MDM Engineering Group's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2014 was £0.21.


MDM Engineering Group Accounts Receivable Historical Data

The historical data trend for MDM Engineering Group'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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MDM Engineering Group Accounts Receivable Chart

MDM Engineering Group Annual Data
Trend Mar08 Mar09 Mar10 Mar11 Mar12 Mar13 Mar14
Accounts Receivable
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 6.44 4.01 15.18 15.37 11.59

MDM Engineering Group Semi-Annual Data
Mar12 Sep12 Mar13 Sep13 Mar14
Accounts Receivable 15.18 19.26 15.37 8.83 11.59

MDM Engineering Group Accounts Receivable Calculation

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


MDM Engineering Group 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.

MDM Engineering Group's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2014 is calculated as:

Days Sales Outstanding
=Accounts Receivable/Revenue*Days in Period
=11.592/33.177*91
=63.77

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

MDM Engineering Group's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 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)
=(11.213+0.75 * 11.592+0.5 * 0-11.896
-0-0)/37.2818
=0.21

* 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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MDM Engineering Group (LSE:MDM) Business Description

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MDM Engineering Group Ltd is engaged in the mineral process engineering and project management. The company has operations in the South Africa.

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